Took me a long time to aquire the taste for beer any beer, then I loved an ice cold beer, would keep mugs in the freezer and pride myself in pouring a perfect head. Then a few years again, it went back to....yuck. I'd lost the taste for beer.

Now it's whiskey and Coke, a half pint of AA a nice mild buzz. Sip thru a straw.

Glad you made it to Fulton. What did you think of the Apple Cart? Heard it's super sweet but nice, especially if sampling alongside other BCS.

RE Mikerphone: Anytime you see a really good "Chicago" brewery outside the city, it's a cost/space decision. Some go so far as to open in northern Indiana and even Michigan (3 Floyds, 18th Street, Transient Artisan Ales) for less expensive space, but are all still considered Chicagoland breweries. Also, Mike(rphone) is a outward family man, so he wanted to have a space to brew, settle his family, and provide a family friendly taproom which can obviously be more challenging in the city. Elk Grove Village fit that bill for him. I sorely wish he was here in the city, but respect his decisions.

I really liked Apple Cart. Didn't think it was overly sweet, but that's coming from someone who loves Southern Tier's diabetes beers, too.

Makes sense... his stuff is phenomenal. We had all of the Bean Spirit variants that were on tap, the root beer inspired stout, a German chocolate stout, an IPA or two. The beer aromas are hard to beat, especially the maple syrup aroma in the Bean Spirit. In a world of IPAs and relatively lighter beer lineups, their stout lineup is truly impressive.

Then stay the **** out of our beer thread. It clearly says this thread is about beer in the title.

Recently in Fort Collins, CO. This was one of the better sours I've had:

https://i.imgur.com/PtwsPvE.jpg

La Folie, French for "the folly," is a beer steeped in New Belgium brewing tradition. This wood-aged, sour brown spends one to three years in big oak barrels known as foeders. And when the beer finally hits the glass, La Folie is sharp and sour, full of green apple, cherry, and plum-skin notes. Pouring a deep mahogany, the mouthfeel will get you puckering while the smooth finish will get you smiling. Not a beer for the timid, La Folie is a sour delight that will turn your tongue on its head.

https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/la-folie/

Had a roasted tea stout while in Japan. At Kyoto Beer Lab. It was pretty good. Almost like an espresso stout.

I've seen them in other markets but we're starting to see some 3 Fonteinen drops here locally. Happily grabbed a Cuvee Armand & Gaston this morning.

Anyone tried Restless Nights, the Modern Times and Boulevard collaboration?


I'm a bit curious, might have to pick it up.... as far as my personal preferences these days and what each brewery is good at, it feels like Fogo de Chao teaming up with Chick-fil-a.

Very tasty, the coffee really pops.

A ton of A&G magnums hit KC and StL this year, 74.99 each.

La Folie was my original gateway sour and it almost pushed me away from sours permanently. Fortunately, I stuck with it and went back to try it later and realized it was amazing. At a party a couple of years ago, I got to drink a 2003 and 2006 La Folie. They were still AMAZING.

They're in the $75-80 range here. We also just had some Cuvée Saint-Gilloise drop.

In case you haven't seen this. Mahomes glassware. This isn't me even though Phase Three is Chicago.

https://randomspress.bigcartel.com/p...homespintglass

Holy shit that's awesome!