half acre big hugs

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  1. elliott1184

    elliott1184 Maven (1,320) Mar 31, 2011 Minnesota
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    anyone seen this in stores in or around Chicago, or is it brewery only at this point? Or gone entirely?
     
  2. sleuthdog

    sleuthdog Savant (1,218) Oct 21, 2008 Illinois
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    ^^This...inquiring minds would like to know!
     
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  3. Askchucky

    Askchucky Zealot (528) May 2, 2011 Illinois
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    I haven't seen it out yet, but was just at the taproom today and they had tons left.
     
  4. elliott1184

    elliott1184 Maven (1,320) Mar 31, 2011 Minnesota
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    Bombers or on tap?
     
  5. ravot

    ravot Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2012 Illinois

    this will definitely hit stores this week.
     
  6. Vav

    Vav Savant (1,049) Jul 27, 2008 Illinois

    According to the wholesaler, 50 cases were sent out with instructions no one get more than 1 case, so good luck.
     
  7. jmdarcy

    jmdarcy Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2010 Connecticut

    Both, I was there on Thursday and they had it on tap plus a ton of bombers in the fridge. Great stuff!!!
     
  8. DarkMagneto

    DarkMagneto Crusader (491) Apr 17, 2007 Illinois

    Was at the Half Acre tap room yesterday. Big Hugs is still on draft. They had about 2 shelves of bombers left at the packaged good store, the guy told me that was all that was left of Big Hugs.
     
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  9. SWChi

    SWChi Pooh-Bah (1,931) Oct 25, 2012 Illinois
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    Thanks for the info..got a friend picking it up for me...
     
  10. JPortillo

    JPortillo Initiate (0) Mar 12, 2012 Illinois

    Looking to stop by half acre today...anybody know if that vanilla big hugs still flowing on tap?
     
  11. dmsulli

    dmsulli Zealot (628) Jan 30, 2012 Colorado
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    It is not. It kicked around 4:00 yesterday.
     
  12. JPortillo

    JPortillo Initiate (0) Mar 12, 2012 Illinois

    But the regular one is still flowing right?
     
  13. DarkMagneto

    DarkMagneto Crusader (491) Apr 17, 2007 Illinois

    Yes, regular was flowing last night
     
  14. skawars1

    skawars1 Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2006 California

    Anyone know if bottles are floating around anywhere? The nasty bug that's floating got me and I never made it to the brewery. I would love to get a bottle this year.
     
  15. skawars1

    skawars1 Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2006 California

    Anyone????
     
  16. jbecke2

    jbecke2 Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2011 Illinois
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    Check out beer menus, they show a couple places.
     
  17. yeahnatenelson

    yeahnatenelson Pooh-Bah (1,952) Feb 8, 2010 Illinois
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    I picked some up at West Lakeview on Saturday, so they're still floating around.
     
  18. jakeox

    jakeox Initiate (0) Dec 15, 2012 Illinois

    I ran into one today, too. Last one at the store, but more evidence that there are still some out there.
     
  19. danimalarkey

    danimalarkey Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2008 Illinois

    I'd look for Pipeworks' Coffee Break Abduction - maybe a little lighter on the coffee flavor but the body is much thicker. The finish was a little too bitter (like spent coffee grounds) for me, though. But, just the same, a very worthy alternative!
     
  20. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    FWIW, I cracked my bottle the other night and thought this year's batch was amazeballs.
     
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