Driving back to KC for a funeral this afternoon. Going to take the opportunity to swing through Narrow Gauge and grab some crowlers. Looking forward to trying their beers.

Taking the family to Tulsa this weekend for my oldest's birthday. Staying downtown by Prairie Pub. Will definitely be hitting it.

Make sure to get Cloud City, Hoppy Meal and All the Citrus to go. The rest of the beers are very solid but aren't big time stand outs. I will say, Oast #5 is the haziest hazy IPA I've ever seen. it seriously looks more like a mango lassi than a beer.

Cloud City is my absolute favorite IPA right now. It's got a ton of citrus hop punch.

The food is good too, we were just there last weekend!

Thanks for the suggestions, I've heard great things about Cloud City. Oast #5 is a must try for me with galaxy, nelson sauvin, and motueka. That sounds right up my alley.

Elysian just started distributing in STL (or I've been asleep) and I finally was able to try Space Dust. Good stuff.

Buying a 6 of this on the way home from the office tonight

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Good news: Narrow Gauge was releasing a stout called Zavtrak when I rolled through on my way back to Chicago yesterday. Its an imperial with cocoa nibs, vanilla, coffee, cinnamon, and maple syrup.

Bad news: I pretty much had to sit through 4 hours of the Bachelor last night for making my wife wait an hour in line to get it. Had to be a 100+ people wrapped around the parking lot when we rolled up.

I also got crowlers of Cloud City and Hoppy Meal. Looking forward to trying one of the pales today.

4 hours of the bachelor after getting a bunch of beer? Sounds like the perfect time to get hammered!

If you like Russian Imperial Stouts, this one is excellent.


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Just picked up two bottles of Rye on Rye on Rye.

Hopefully one of you Boulevard aficionados can clear this up for me.

Local craft bar taps a barrel aged keg every Monday. This weeks was advertised as a 2015 Boulevard Rye-On-Rye-On-Rye, so I stopped in for a pour.

Delicious no doubt, but I can't find any info on a 2015 Rye-On-Rye-On-Rye, only 2016/17. Did it exist in 2015 or do they simply have it mislabeled? I asked the bartender if this was something Boulevard just distro'd or if they'd been sitting on the keg and he said they sit on BA kegs to roll out at future dates.

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Pretty sure there was only Rye-on-Rye in 2015, and their release calendar confirms that.

Went to 8th Wonder here in Houston last Friday.

Had:

Haterade. Gose. Very salty and tart. Would be great on a warmer day.
Mission Control. Porter. Tastes like their regular offering, Rocket Fuel, but without the coffee undertones. Sweet, malty, and a bit of a cocoa flavor. Decent.
Nitro Cougar Paw. Nitro Red Ale. Pretty standard red ale. Very smooth due to the nitro.

What did you think overall? I remember thinking they were mostly decent, but nothing jumped out at me as wonderful.

That's what I saw as well. I'll stop by and let them know.

Also, Chicago's first pour-your-own bar opens in my hood tonight. You purchase a card for 32oz and can choose between 62 taps. There's a concierge onsite that can re-up your card if you're not displaying visible drunkenness after your 32oz expires. Could be a good way to try a wide variety of beers with 2oz pours.