What happened to Floyd?

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Only non ipa or apa I see out this way from 3 Floyds is Robert the Bruce Scottish ale which is a change of pace.

He went to the Giants.

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Bell's selling out. https://www.brewbound.com/news/bells-brewery-to-sell-to-new-belgium-parent-co-lion-larry-bell-to-retire

Alpha Klaus will be out soon and it's a good porter from them.

Have any if you ever had Pliny The Elder or Heady Topper or know where and how to get it?

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

Pliny the Elder is fantastic. Had it many times when I was in the San Fran area. If you know anyone going out that way in the near future, hit them up and have them bring you back a couple bottles.

Check out https://halftimebeverage.com I did get a Pliny as part of a gift box.

I have not had HT but I’d love to try it.

Founders Velvet Rush. Big time sipper.

I’m realizing more & more that the hazies fuck up my digestive system.

One or two are ok but I’ve come to realize there’s a reason things are filtered.

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Could be all that lactose some of those hazier have.

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I'm getting there too with them. Plus, I'm getting tired of the style - actually went West Coast for my recent add to the kegerator.

Noon Whistle Brewing....their gummy ipa's are phenomenal.

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I had a Leinenkugel Chocolate Dunkel last night and was pleasantly surprised.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

....that you didn't die?

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Noon Whistle is very good, but in my view they're a couple levels below Hop Butcher as far as Chicago-area IPAs go. I also prefer some of the stuff I've tried by Maplewood and Sketchbook (though Sketchbook is typically not as good as Noon Whistle).

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Maplewood is very good. I've enjoyed everything I have had of theirs.

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Well since I followed it up with a Hamms....yeah I guess I'm leading a charmed life.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

Maplewood Son Of Juice is excellent.

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I like Noon Whistle’s Triple IPA that’s brewed with honey. Don’t recall the name off the top of my head.

I went to Hala Kahiki tiki bar this weekend. I had one rum drink but I was with a group and we would be there for a while so I switched to beer. They had what might have been the best light beer I have ever tasted from a brewery in Hawaii, Kona Brewery Company: Mai Time Light. So full of flavor for a light and not horrible abv at 4. I had pregamed with bourbon so I didn't need a lot of alcohol anyway.

I had wanted to go to that place for a long time. I thought it was pretty cool for a fun group place with all the expected bamboo and flaming drinks. I was surprised how crowded it was when I left at 1:30. Gene and Jude's was half a block away so I got a dog before the closing. I semi witnessed a murder at the bowling alley nearby. I was standing in the parking lot slobbering on myself when about 10 police cars came by with lights and sirens blaring and a guy drove into the parking lot saying he saw someone get shot.

Eventful night.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Not a suggestion, but my Secret Santa at work got me a sixer of Zombie Dust...in cans.

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An unjust law is no law at all--St. Augustine of Hippo

Cause tried and true
I see the light in you
Oh, can you dig in my soul?
Could you smell my whole...
life?--Gener and Deaner

i love Hop Butcher
basically my go to
If you're going to gouge me for 15$ for a 4pack, at least give me a goddamn pint not a 12oz can

Good score!

I assume their stuff is available at Binny’s?

Not sure I rarely go there
It’s at Joes Beverage warehouse in romeoville
And Kenwood has it

Anybody know when Hop Butcher is going to open in the old Half Acre space on Lincoln Avenue? I'll probably be in town in February and am hoping it will be going by then.

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Would you like some of the Double Blazed Orange I just purchased? I find it revolting.

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I am curious about it, but I'm not a huge fan of milkshake IPAs. While the mouthfeel can't be beat, the flavors are often disorienting. Double Blazed Orange is intriguing, though, because it sounds like a knockoff of a pretty great Treehouse beer--King Creamsicle.

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I’ll be in town next week. I’ll check Binnys. Any of their stuff or is there one beer that is their flagship? Edit: No, I’m not interested in milkshake IPAs.

Hop Butcher makes non-milkshake IPAS. They brew some of the best hazies in the country.

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