Friday, August 22, 2014

Aug 22, Sweet Corn Fest and ... MOVE IN!!! or stop going to campus for 9 months

Where are you drinking this weekend?

Saturday is the Goose Island Wild Goose Chase.

Wild Goose Chase

 It's basically in all the downtown Champaign bars. Check in starts at noon at Guidos. You need to register, yeah this is kinda late. Register here. I've been told that there might be free signup with the code GOOSECHASE at the checkout page... Don't tell anyone where you got it, it may not work... who knows...

Radio Maria

     1) KasteelBier Cuvee Du Chateau (A Belgian strong ale, that has a sweet vanilla and caramel taste abv 11%)………….….          6
        2) Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA (A powerful east coast IPA that is also a flagship and session ale. IBU 60, abv 6%)….……       5
        3) The Civil Life German Wheat (Fermented on the warmer side, for the classic bread, banana and clove combo, abv 5%)...       5
        4)  New Belgium/3 Floyds Lips of Faith Gratzer (Dark body with a very light sourness and smoke flavor, abv 4.5%)….…...6
        5) Van Steenberger Monk’s Café (This Sour ale is brewed in the Oud Bruin Style mixing young and old ale, abv 5.5%)…...        7
        6) Central Waters/Local Option La Petite Mort (Bourbon barrel aged, Belgian inspired Weissenbock, abv 9%)………...…6
        7) Petrus Oud Bruin Brown (Oak Aged Flemish beer, oak masks the sour, malty, very interesting beer abv 6%)…………...         6.5
        8) Tyranena Bitter Women IPA (IPA with a very crisp bite, fresh hops, very flavorful, abv 5.7%)………………………….            5
        9) Goose Island Gillian ‘13 (Saison brewed with strawberry, honey and white pepper, abv 9.5%)……………………...……           7
        10)  B. Nektar Black Fang (A sparkling session mead made with honey, blackberry, clove and orange zest , abv 6%)………..6
        11) Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Coffee ‘13 (Brewed with Intelligentsia Los Inmortales, abv 13.4%)………....……            7
        12) Tyranena The Kissers’ (This Monday night special Imperial black IPA pours dark brown and hoppy  , abv 8.5%)…....         6
        13) Triptych Imperial Red XPA (Aroma overflows with citrus, fruit and dank resinous hops, IBU 89, abv 8.5%)………..…          6.5
        14) Ballast Point Longfin Lager (A classic German style beer, this is a solidly Helles inspired Lager, abv 4.6%)……..….….5
        15) Founders Rubaeus (This stunning berry red masterpiece is the perfect balance of sweet and tart, IBU 15, abv 5.7%)...           6
        16) Deschutes Obsidian Stout Nitro (Deep, robust and richly rewarding a good stout to linger over, abv 6.4%)……….……        4.5
        17) Deschutes Armory XPA Nitro (Five different hops providing a nice citrus kick, IBU 58, abv 5.9%).…………………….          4.5
        18) Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (3rd rated IPA in the world, incredibly smooth, well balanced hops but smoky abv 7%)……...       6
        19) Petrus Dubbel Bruin (Dark brown, with notes of caramel, dark fruits and spices, abv 6.5%).............................................            6
        20) Victory Hop Ranch Imperial IPA (Using only the finest varieties of natural whole flower form hops, abv 9%)….….….          6
        21) Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA (American double IPA that beer drinker’s measure other IPA’s against abv 9%)……….…       5
        22) Stone Saison (This Ale has a thick frothy white head and is brewed with lemon zest, lemon thyme and lavender abv 6%). 6
        23) North Coast Brother Thelonious (A Belgian strong ale brewed in the Abby style in support of jazz education abv 9.4%)     5
      24) Buckledown Belt & Suspenders (Citrus & pine aromatics with a slightly biscuity malt backbone, abv 7%)………….......       5
        25) Southern Tier Harvest (Fall seasonal, classic English style Extra Special Bitter, deep ruby, abv 6.4%) (Fu’s Pick)……...       5
        26) New Belgium/Cigar City Lips of Faith (This amazing ale was brewed with Anaheim and Marash chilies, abv 8.5%)….          6
        27) PBR (Dubious claims to winning a ribbon in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, abv 5%)……………...        2.25
Blind Pig Brewery


Blind Pig Hey Porter!
Our English style porter is made with pale chocolate malt, black patent malt, and a fruity yeast. Not as roasty as a stout and not as hoppy as a Black IPA, just an easy drinking session ale. ABV 4.1%

Blind Pig Down Under IPA
Crikey, it's the latest in our series of single hop IPAs! This time it's 100% Galaxy hops from Australia. Pale, dry, hoppy, and unfiltered, with tropical fruit and citrus aromas. ABV 6.5%

Blind Pig Replicale Red
Thirty Illinois breweries have brewed the same recipe (American Red Ale) for this year's Replicale project. Taste them all at the Oak Park Micro Brew Review on Saturday August 16th. ABV 5.4%

Blind Pig Bamberger Smoked Rye
Made with 20% rye malt and 15% beechwood smoked barley malt, our Bamberger Smoked Rye Ale has a rich smoky aroma and a slightly spicy finish. ABV 6.6%

Blind Pig Ankle Biter ESB
An English style Extra Special Bitter made with two types of crystal malt, honey malt, and Sonnet Golding hops. An amber color and a earthy, woody hop aroma. ABV 4.3%
Ale Asylum Bedlam
Stone Ruination
Lost Abbey 10 Commandments
Stone Unapologetic IPA
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Chipotle
Dark Horse F.F. Dekoorc Eert
Blind Pig Summer Glow
Stone Oaked Bastard
Stone Go-To IPA
Founders Nitro Pale Ale
Blind Pig

Goose Island BCS Backyard Rye
Goose Island 2012 BCS Coffee
Cider Boys Mad Bark
Goose Island The Ogden
Goose Island Devon Ave
Greenbush Dunegras
Goose Island IPA
Pilsner Urquell
Civil Life English Pale Ale
Deschutes Not The Stoic
Goose Island Matilda
Goose Island 312
Stella Artois
Victory All Malt Dark Lager
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Two Brothers Dog Days Lager
Petrus Aged Red
Founders Porter
Tyranena Hop Whore
Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
Galena Rastafa Rye
AleSmith YuleSmith Summer
Lagunitas IPA
Timmermans Framboise
Boulder Flashback Brown Nitro
Guinness
Quality
8-16 tap list
 Kona Longboard Lager
Smuttynose Frankenlager
Founders Double Trouble
Stone Ruinten
Stone Unapolegetic
Bell's Oberon
Civil Live Rye Pale Ale
Tallgrass Halcyon
Lefthand Haystack
Original Sin Elderberry
Bell's Amber
Goose Island the Ogden
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Civil Life American Brown
Lefthand Nitro Milk Stout
 Mike 'N Molly's

8-19 tap list

Guinness
Strongbow Cider
Hamms
Port Brewing Summer Ale...subtle pine, tangerine bite with a lovely bitterness...6%
Founders Double Trouble...9.4%
Stiegl Radler
Stone Saison...lemony and herbal with a dry, peppery finish. SO GOOD..6%
Green Flash White IPA
Blanche de Bruxelles
Ritterguts Gose..boldly sour with a smidge of sweetness. Absolutely delicious...4.2%

Crane Alley


Against the Grain Goin' H.A.M.
Alesmith Yule Smith Summer
Arcadia Bourbon Aged Deliverance
Bell's Oarsman
Bell's Oberon
Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale Nitro
Founders Porter
Green Flash 30th Street Pale Ale
Gulden Draak
HeBrew Hop Mana
Hebrew Jewbelation 17
Nogne 0 Imperial Premiant India Pilsner
PBR
Smuttynose Bouncy House
Stiegl Radler Grapefruit (this beer will be perfect if you are going to the sweetcorn fest, and they will probably sell it to you in a plastic cup since the roads are close)
Tyranena Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown
Victory Braumeister Pils
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier
Yeastie Boys Pot Kettle Black

 Jupiter's Downtown

Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider
Civil Life American Brown
Founders Porter
J Walker's Jupiter's IO
Left Hand Milk Stout
Samuel Adams Rebel IPA
Stone Unapolegetic
Victory Hop Devil IPA Nitro
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

North Coast Red Seal Ale (cask)
Founders Nitro Oatmeal Stout
Green Flash 30th Street Pale Ale
JT Walker's/Black Dog's Probably Pablo
Moylan's Kilt Lifter Scotch Ale
Shmaltz He'Brew Hop Manna
Stone Smoked Porter with Chipotle
Triptych Brewing
Dirty Hippy
Grisette
Replicale
English IPA
Skajaquada
Bourbon Barrel Valentine (how do i make this flash??? look, you want this beer!!!)

Cowboy Monkey, Seven Saints, and Big Grove haven't updated a list within the past week.

See you somewhere. I'll be pouring at Triptych tonight and tomorrow. 

Laterzzz

V





Thursday, August 14, 2014

Aug 14, Where are you drinking this weekend? Taste of C-U

This weekend is the Taste of C-U.

Taste of C-U

Friday, August 15 • 5–11pm
Saturday, August 16 • 11am–11pm

 Beer will be sold by Destihl, Triptych, Blind Pig Brewery, and JT Walker's Restaurant and Brewery. Here's what they will have. 

(Tickets are $1.25)

B1 Destihl (1 ticket for 2 oz sample)
Strawberry Blonde(5)
Abbey's Single (5)
Hoperation (7)

B2 Triptych (I'll be pouring from 11-5)
Helles (4)
Rye Pale Ale (4)

B3 Blind Pig
Golden Ale (4)
IPA (4)
Red (4)

B4 JT Walker's
Hale to the Chief IPA (5)
Orange and Blue Belgian-Style Wit (5)
Bulldog Brown Ale (5)

Radio Maria

        1) currently unavailable
        2) Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA (A powerful east coast IPA that is also a flagship and session ale. IBU 60, abv 6%)….……       5
        3) The Civil Life German Wheat (Fermented on the warmer side, for the classic bread, banana and clove combo, abv 5%)...       5
        4)  New Belgium/3 Floyds Lips of Faith Gratzer (Dark body with a very light sourness and smoke flavor, abv 4.5%)….…...6
        5) Van Steenberger Monk’s Café (This Sour ale is brewed in the Oud Bruin Style mixing young and old ale, abv 5.5%)…...        7
        6) Central Waters/Local Option La Petite Mort (Bourbon barrel aged, Belgian inspired Weissenbock, abv 9%)………...…6
        7) Petrus Oud Bruin Brown (Oak Aged Flemish beer, oak masks the sour, malty, very interesting beer abv 6%)…………...         6.5
        8) Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest (IPA with a very crisp bite, fresh hops, very flavorful, abv 6.7%)……….           4
        9) New Holland El Mole Ocho (Slight chocolate, little pepper brown ale, called a spiced beer but not really abv 8%)……….         6
        10)  B. Nektar Black Fang (A sparkling session mead made with honey, blackberry, clove and orange zest ,abv 6%)………..6
        11) Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster (A double IPA with a huge hop flavor and strong pine aroma, abv 9.1%)………………6
        12) Tyranena The Kissers’ (This Monday night special Imperial black IPA pours dark brown and hoppy  , abv 8.5%)…....         6
        13) Bells Cherry Stout (Richly sweet stout to which Michigan tart cherries are added. Making it a complex brew, abv 7%)…     5
        14) Ballast Point Longfin Lager (A classic German style beer, this is a solidly Helles inspired Lager, abv 4.6%)……..….….5
        15) Founders Rubaeus (This stunning berry red masterpiece is the perfect balance of sweet and tart, IBU 15, abv 5.7%)...           6
        16) Deschutes Obsidian Stout Nitro (Deep, robust and richly rewarding a good stout to linger over, abv 6.4%)……….……        4.5
        17) Central Waters Mud Puppy Porter (Nitrous, a robust and refreshing porter, with a luscious chocolate nose, abv 5.5%)..5
        18) Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (3rd rated IPA in the world, incredibly smooth, well balanced hops but smoky abv 7%)……...       6
        19) Petrus Dubbel Bruin (Dark brown, with notes of caramel, dark fruits and spices, abv 6.5%).............................................            6
        20) Victory Hop Ranch Imperial IPA (Using only the finest varieties of natural whole flower form hops, abv 9%)….….….          6
        21) Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA (American double IPA that beer drinker’s measure other IPA’s against abv 9%)……….…       5
        22) Stone Saison (This Ale has a thick frothy white head and is brewed with lemon zest, lemon thyme and lavender abv 6%). 6
        23) Green Flash West Coast IPA (Simcoe, Columbus, Centennial, and Cascade hops, 95 IBU’s big single IPA, abv 7.3%)...        5
      24) Dogfish Head 61 minute IPA (The continually hopped IPA brewed with Syrah grape must, abv 6.5%)……………….....         6
        25) Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA (American style IPA from Wisconsin, liberal amount of citrusy hops, abv 5.5%)…..         5
        26) New Belgium/Cigar City Lips of Faith (This amazing ale was brewed with Anaheim and Marash chilies, abv 8.5%)….          6
        27) PBR (Dubious claims to winning a ribbon in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, abv 5%)……………...        2.25


Monday, Aug 18, Beer Class, Malty Beers, 10 beers, $10, 10 o'clock
Wed, $1 off drafts

Blind Pig Brewery

Blind Pig Hey Porter!

Blind Pig Down Under IPA

Blind Pig Peach Berliner Weisse
Our traditional Berliner Weisse was kettle soured with naturally occurring Lactobacillus. Then we added peaches from Mileur Orchards in Murphysboro, Illinois. Mmmm, summer. ABV 3.8%

Blind Pig Replicale Red
Thirty Illinois breweries have brewed the same recipe (American Red Ale) for this year's Replicale project. Taste them all at the Oak Park Micro Brew Review on Saturday August 16th. ABV 5.4%

Blind Pig Bamberger Smoked Rye
Made with 20% rye malt and 15% beechwood smoked barley malt, our Bamberger Smoked Rye Ale has a rich smoky aroma and a slightly spicy finish. ABV 6.6%

Blind Pig Ankle Biter ESB
 
Metropolitan Dynamo
Stone Ruination
Tallgrass Halcyon Wheat
Anderson Valley The Kimmie, The Yink, and The Holy Gose
Tyranena Chief Blackhawk
Green Flash 30th St. Pale
Rogue Honey Kolsch
Original Sin Elderberry
He*Brew Hop Manna
Deschutes Obisdian Nitro Stout


Sunday, Trivia
Monday, Blind Pig Brewery Beer Club, $2 off all bottled beer
Tuesday Mug Night, $2 off draught with mug
Wed, Mug Night, $2 off draught with mug
Thursday, Aug 21, Stone Coffee Milk Stout Release:

The Blind Pig Brewery is pleased to welcome a new beer from Stone Brewing Co: Coffee Milk Stout. We will be tapping a firkin Thursday, August 21st @5pm on the bar! We will also be featuring some draft options along side as well as some cellared bottles.

Tap List:
Stone Go To IPA
Stone Ruination
Stone Oaked Bastard
Stone Unapologetic IPA
Stone Smoked Porter w/Chipotle
Stone Coffee Milk Stout Firkin (Tapped @5pm)

Plus bottles of Stone 11.11.11 and 12.12.12





Blind Pig

Ale Asylum Demento
Galena Uly's Dark
Vander Mill Ginger Peach
Arcadia Cheap Date
New Holland Rye Hatter
Greenbush Dunegras
Victory Hop Devil
Krusovice
Lagunitas Undercover
Deschutes Not The Stoic
Delirium Tremens
Schlafly Raspberry Hefeweizen
Stella Artois
Victory All Malt Dark Lager
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Two Brothers Dog Days Lager
Petrus Aged Red
Founders Rubaeus
Dogfish Head 90 Minute
Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
Victory Storm King Stout
AleSmith YuleSmith Summer
Lagunitas IPA
Timmermans Framboise
Boulder Flashback Brown Nitro
Guinness


Wednesday, Aug 20: Get Goose'd @ The Pig 2.5

 The Blind Pig is getting Goose'd for the 2nd time this year!

Tap List:
Goose Island IPA
Goose Island 312
Goose Island Sofie
Goose Island Matilda
Goose Island Devon Ave
Goose Island The Ogden
Goose Island BCS Backyard Rye (tapped @5pm)
Goose Island 2012 BCS Coffee (tapped @6pm)
Goose Island Proprietor's 2013 (tapped @7pm)


Quality Bar 

(8-5 tap list)

Victory Braumeister
Ale Asylum Ambergeddon
Tyranena Citra Imperial IPA
Founders Double Trouble
Stone RuinTen IPA
Boulder Anniversary Black IPA
Galena Fever River Ale
Moylan's American Wheat
Tallgrass Halcyon Unfiltered Wheat
Left Hand Haystack Wheat
Goose Island the Ogden
Original Sin Cider
Stone Saison
Ommegang Fire & Blood Red Ale
Civil Life American Brown
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout

Mike N Molly's

(8-11 tap list)

Guinness
Hamms
Strongbow Cider
Port Brewing Summer Pale Ale
Founders Double Trouble
Stiegl Radler
Lips of Faith Gruit
Blanche de Bruxelles
Green Flash White IPA

Seven Saints

Bells Two Hearted
Blue Moon 
Guinness
Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro
New Belgium Fat Tire
Rogue Dead Guy

Big Grove 

(8-5 tap list)

Bell's Oberon
Boulevard Ginger-Lemon Radler
Founder's Dirty Bastard
Galena Miners Treasure Ale
Goose Island 312
JT Walker's Chester's BBQ
Triptych Pale
Two Brothers Dog Days

Crane Alley

(8-11 tap list)

Against the Grain London Balling
Beachwood/Heretic/Stone Unapologetic IPA
Bell's Oarsman
Founders Dry Hopped Pale Ale Nitro
Founders Porter
Greenbush Star Chicken Shotgun
Green Flash 30th Street Pale Ale
Gulden Draak
Jolly Pumpkin Biere de Mars
Lost Abbey Witch's Wit
Nogne O Aku Aku
PBR
Port Older Viscosity
Smuttynose Bouncy House
Stiegl Radler Grapefruit
St. Somewhere Et Sans Fin
Tyranena Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown
Victory Braumeister Pilsner
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

Jupiter's Downtown

(8-13 tap list)

Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider
Blue Moon
Civil Life American Brown
JT Walker's Jupiter's IO
Left Hand Chainsaw Double Sawtooth
Left Hand Milk Stout
High Life
Miller Lite
Sam Adams Rebel
Sierra Nevada Pale
Stella Artois
Tallgrass Velvet Rooster Belgian Tripel
Victory Hop Devil IAP Nitro
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

(8-13 tap list)

Two Brothers SideKick Extra Pale (cask)
Central Waters Mud Puppy Porter
Green Flash 30th Street Pale Ale
JT Walker's/Black Dog's Probably Pablo
Scratch Cascade Pale Ale
Stone Soked Porter with Chipotle
Tyranena Session IPA

Cowboy Monkey

(8-13 tap list)

Bell's Two Hearted
Blue Moon
Dogfish Head 60 Minute
Left Hand Milk Stout
Left Hand Polestar Pilsner
High Life
O'Fallon Berry Best
Stella Artois

Triptych Brewing

(8-13 tap list)

1. Helles
2. Blueberry Blonde
4. Grisette
5. Replicale (2014)
6. English IPA
7. Rye Pale Ale
8 Imperial Red XPA


It's been a while... who did I miss, who would you like to see.