Sept 5. WKU comes to town

Time for drinks

Radio Maria

9-2-14
            1) KasteelBier Cuvee Du Chateau (A Belgian strong ale, that has a sweet vanilla and caramel taste abv 11%)………….….          6

        2) Port Old Viscosity (A monster of a beer, tons of complexity and flavor, truly a beer drinkers treat, abv 10%)……………          6

        3) Triptych German Pilsner (This hoppy German inspired lager has a floral nose and a crisp clean finish, abv 4.3%)…......          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) Green Flash Double Stout (A luscious black brew with a satin smooth finish earthy old-world style, IBU 45, abv 8.8%)...        6

        10)  Bells Hopsoulution Ale (German double IPA brewed especially for Illinois with a hop aroma and malt base, abv 8.4%)..6

        11) Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron (Big Brown Ale aged on Palo Santo wood from Paraguay. abv 12%).................…......          6

        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) Greenbush Doomslayer (Delightful American strong ale with a hint of straight maple sap, IBU 47, abv 8.5%)..…..….….6

        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 Aged Red (Oud Bruin Fermented with Cherries, tart and full bodied with a slight vinegar taste, abv 8.5%)…….           5

        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 Fuzzknuckle Wheat
50 pounds of peaches and 50 pounds of apricots give this refreshingly light wheat beer a gentle fruit aroma and flavor without being cloying or sweet. ABV 4.9%

Blind Pig The Dark Mild
The Dark Mild is another easy drinking session ale with a ruby brown color, a hint of dark fruits and roasted malt in the nose, and a light touch of hops. ABV 4.0%

Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Our session pale ale, with a light amber color and a balanced hop bitterness. Double dry hopped with Simcoe hops. ABV 5.4%

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%

Two Brothers Dog Days Lager
Dogfish Head 90 Minute
Dogfish Head Namaste
Dogfish Head 120 Minute
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
Dogfish Head Midas Touch
Dogfish Head Punkin
Dogfish Head Red & White
Dogfish Head 60 Minute
Triton Deadeye Stout Nitro

Blind Pig

Port Summer Pale Ale
Galena EspressOat CoffeePorter
ACE Pear Cider
Arcadia Cheap Date
New Holland Rye Hatter
Greenbush Dunegras
Bells Two Hearted
Pilsner Urquell
Civil Life English Pale Ale
Troubadour Antigoon
Delirium Tremens
Schlafly Yakima Wheat
Stella Artois
Rogue Hazelnut Brown
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Two Brothers Dog Days Lager
Duchesse de Bourgogne
Founders Porter
Dark Horse Smells Like A Safety Meeting
Weihenstephan Hefe Weissbier
Galena Rastafa Rye
AleSmith YuleSmith Summer
Lagunitas IPA
Timmermans Framboise
Boulder Mojo Nitro
Guinness

Quality

Left hand Polestar Pilsner
Great Lakes Elliot Ness
Left Hand Chainsaw Ale
Left Hand 400 Pound Monkey
Ale Asylum Bedlam
Lagunitas A little Sumpin Extra
North Coast Pranqster
Boulevard Chocolate Ale
Goose Island Oktoberfest
Stone Old Guardian
Stone Arrogant Bastard
Original Sin Cider
Southern Tier Pumking
New Holland Dragon's Milk
Tyranena Rocky's Revenge
Left Hand Nitro Sawtooth

Crane Alley

Ace Pumpkin Cider
Against the Grain 35k Nitro
Anderson Valley The Kimmie, the Yink, and the Holy Gose
Cantillon Iris
Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break
Evil Twin Justin Blabaer
Goose Island Bourbon County Barley Wine
HeBrew Hop Mana
Hoegaarden
Jolly Pumpkin/Anchorage Calabaza Boreal
JT Walker's Crane Alley Crane Machine
Local Option Outlawger
Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch
New Belgium/Three Floyds Grazter
PBR
Port Summer Pale Ale
Stone Ruination
Victory Wild Devil
Weihenstephaner Hefe

Jupiter's Downtown

Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider
JT Walker's Jupiter's IO
Left Hand Milk Stout
Left Hand Sawtooth Nitro
Samuel Adams Rebel
Sierra Nevada Pale
Stella Artois
Stiegl Radler Grapfruit
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Stone RuinTen
Weihenstephaner Hefe

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

North Coast Red Seal (cask)
Arcadia B-Craft Black Double IPA
Founders Nitro Oatmeal Stout
JT Walker's Black Dog's Probably pablo
Schlafly Pumpkin Ale
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Victory Hop Devil

Big Grove 

Bell's Oberon
Civil Life English Pale Ale
Founders Double Trouble
Goose Island 312
JT Walker's Hale to the Chief
Moylan's Moylander Double IPA
New Holland Dragon's Milk
Triptych American Amber

Dublin

Boulder Mojo Nitor
Capital Ghost Ship IPA
Deschutes Obsidian Nitro
Killians Irish Red
Guinness
Harp
Jolly Pumpkin Maracaibo Especial
Lost Abbey Carnevale
Magners Irish Cider
Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour
North Coast Old Rasputin Nitro
Smithwick's Irish Red
Stone Coffee Milk Stout
Stone Go To IPA
Two Brothers Ebel's Weiss

Triptych


Festbier
Dirty Hippy
Sour Watermelon
Skajaquada
Coffee & Vanilla Brown

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 (3^rd 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

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. 
 

Tap List 11-12

        1) Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen (Standard Hefe with banana and clove flavors, citric mouth feel, crisp finish, abv 5.3%).........      5.5

 

        2) Two Brothers Prairie Path (This golden ale was tested and certified to be gluten free, good "step up" beer, abv 5.1%)…..    5

 

        3) Ommegang Scythe and Sickle (Harvest Ale with fresh barley, wheat, oats, and rye, a creamy seasonal, abv 5.8%)……….      5

 

        4) Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout (Imperial Stout, tons of flavor, knock your socks off good, year-round offering, abv 11%)….       5

 

        5) Central Waters Glacial Trail IPA (American style IPA from Wisconsin, liberal amount of citrusy hops, abv 5.5%)……..       5

 

        6) Boulevard Collaboration No. 3 Stingo (From the smokestack series, with traditional English ingredients, abv 8.5)……....         5

 

        7) Summit Horizon Red Ale (A hybrid ale with complex floral, dry, hoppy flavors, big on malt sweetness, abv 5.7%)………        4

 

        8) Ballast Point Calico Amber Ale (Red Ale, hopped in a very California way, solid malt, little sweet abv 5%)……………..          5

 

        9) Lost Abbey Witch's Wit (A wheat ale with grapefruit zest, orange peel and coriander, refreshing, abv 4.8%)……………..        6

 

        10) Green Flash / St Feuillien Friendship Brew (Belgian collaboration, old-world Abbey / US craft brewing, abv 9.5%)…..        6

 

        11) Weihenstephaner Weissbier (#1 rated German Hefeweizen, light, floral, very refreshing abv 5.4%) (Newton's Pick)…...       5

 

        12) Summit Extra Pale Ale (This classic, distinctly hoppy brew was designed to be approachable for everyone, abv 5.1%)…    4

 

        13) Two Brothers Dark Mild (Second beer they ever made, dark sessionable ale with an intricate flavor profile, abv 3.2%)...      4

 

        14) Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock (A late year smokebock aged in oak casks, tastes like smoked meats, abv 6.6%)..      5

 

        15) Lindeman's Faro (A blend of old and new Lambic, sweetened with Belgian candy sugar, abv 4.75%) (Paddy's Pick)…..      7

 

        16) North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout (On nitrous, full of coffee and caramel flavors, abv 9%)…………...          6

 

        17) Boulder Mojo (Amarillo hops give a huge citrus flavor, balanced with malt, now on nitro, abv 6.8%)……………………          5

 

        18) Boulder Hoopla (This American Pale was made with generous amounts of Glacier hops, festival beer, abv 5.7%)……….       5

 

        19) Weihenstephaner Festbier (Bavarian Oktoberfest, brewed in accordance with German beer purity law, abv 5.8%)…….         5

 

        20) Ayinger Celebrator (One of the truly great German Dopplebocks, full-bodied, velvety, rich and malty, abv 6.7%)……...        5

 

        21) Southern Tier Harvest (Fall seasonal, classic English style Extra Special Bitter, deep ruby in color, abv 6.4%)…………         5

 

        22) Weihenstephaner Pils (Slightly bitter, mild, with a fragrance of hops, a pilsner with character, abv 5.1%)……………….        5

 

        23) O'Fallon Kite Tail Summer Ale (Cream Ale style, has a slight tartness, making it very refreshing, abv 4.5)……………..        4

 

      24) Troubadour Magma (Belgian IPA, fruity aromas balanced with American bitterness,50 IBU, abv 9%)…………………            6

 

        25) Founders Devil Dancer (Triple IPA, dry hopped for 26 days, 10 varieties of hops, 112 IBU, abv 12%)…………………            6

 

        26) Port Old Viscosity (A monster of a beer, tons of complexity and flavor, truly a beer drinkers treat, abv 10%)……………       6

 

        27) PBR (Dubious claims to winning a ribbon in 1893 at the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, abv 5%)……………...        2.25

Savoy Concerns/ Triptych

Dear People of Savoy (particularly the residents of the Arbours Subdivision):

 

Let me address some of your concerns.

1.       The reason Triptych needs a Special Use Permit, is because Savoy doesn't have a brewing category. It's not because they are trying to circumvent the law. Short of Savoy completely rewriting their liquor license categories (like Danville is trying to do now to entice brewers to go there) this is a faster and easier way to get the process started.

2.       Most of you claimed to be all for it, but were just against the location. Did you listen to Anthony when he was speaking about how he tried to get several other locations? Putting it near a residential area wasn't their first choice. However, working with the board of Savoy, they were able to get a suitable location.

3.       Many of you were concerned about property values. Also, many of you mentioned how long you had lived in the area. Looking at this list of houses for sale in the area, there aren't that many (according to realtor.com). Why are you concerned with property values if you aren't going to be moving?

4.       Some people didn't believe that Triptych would be able to go without televisions. In downtown Champaign: Radio Maria (where I work), Blind Pig, Blind Pig Brewery, and Quality are all bars that don't have TV. I can't speak for Quality, but the other 3 will never have TV. (At the end of the football and basketball seasons, NOT having TV's was actually a drawing point for these bars).

5.       Proximity to a neighborhood; If you look up Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, you will notice they are REALLY close to a neighborhood. If you look at that area on realtor.com, you'll notice very few houses for sale there (just like your neighborhood). You may notice that their houses are priced significantly higher than yours. Even with a recession, there aren't too many houses on the market. Dogfish Head is significantly larger than Triptych ever will be. Weyerbacher (in Easton PA) is right in the middle of a neighborhood. There are plenty of homes for sale in Easton, looking at the area around Weyerbacher, there are significantly fewer houses for sale than in the rest of the town. Both of these places are "production" breweries. They make beer, bottle or keg it, and have a tasting room. These two places don't have a huge bar, nor do they pretend to be one. People go there, sample the beer, and purchase it to go. They don't go there to get drunk. (Also, they don't have televisions).

6.       Like Anthony said, they don't want to be a bar, they want to be a tasting room. They want to sell most of their beer at offsite locations (like at Radio Maria). They want people to go there, try the beer, then ask "Hey, where can I get this?" Then they can respond "You can purchase it here, or go to Radio Maria, or Friar Tucks, or Senators". Wouldn't it be great if Senators Pub had beer made in Savoy? Think of the money that is staying in the community.

7.       Have you been to a winery? When you were there, did you get drunk on the wine? Or did you just taste a few different ones, then purchase some to take home with you, that's the same concept.

8.       It's not going to be a neighborhood bar. But if it is, that's great for you. A neighborhood bar is designed for the neighborhood. It's there so you can walk to it, have a beer or 2 or more, then walk home. A neighborhood bar is not the place for people to drive several miles to, then drunkenly get in their car and drive home.

9.       Do you all remember when they had their party after they made their goal on kickstarter? It was on Feb. 25. Were there any complaints about the noise? Did you notice it was going on? That's what it'll be like, you won't even notice it.

10.   The traffic generated by the brewing operations will be less than the 800+ students at the martial arts academy. (Remember it has 48 seats, if it's full, that's less than 500 people a week). If you are concerned about heavy trucks going in and out of the area, don't worry about it, they will be self distributing, that means that when a bar needs a keg of beer, one of the guys will throw it in the back of their car or pickup truck and take it. It won't be going onto one of those huge Budweiser or Miller Lite trucks that are used by the big distributors.

11.   Ah, the smells. Please go to Destihl or Blind Pig Brewing on a day when they are brewing. If you can't go there, talk to one of the Triptych guys to see if you can join them on a brewing day (at their homes, I'm sure they'd love having you). Go smell for yourself how much aromas are going to be created. See if you don't like it. See how much is actually created.

 

So, to summarize, from looking at some examples like Dogfish Head and Weyerbacher, you can see that having a brewery in your neighborhood isn't a bad thing. If you aren't going to move, property values mean nothing. The additional traffic won't be that much more. It's not going to be a bar. It's not going to be loud. It's not going to be stinky.

If you have any other questions, please ask them. I'd love to address any concerns. I know the guys would answer any questions you have and allay any fears that you might have.

V

CU Beer Weekend, Oct. 21

Where are you drinking this weekend?

If you are going to the game, check out my Road Trips, Part 3, Purdue post from last fall. http://cu4beer.blogspot.com/2010/06/big-ten-road-trips-part-3-purdue.html

Seven Saints

Tuesday: Brewsday Tuesday
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Scotch

Radio Maria

Monday: Beer Class, Halloween Theme; Dead, Dark, and Devil! 10pm, $10

1. Arrogant Bastard
2. New Belgium Clutch
3. Hebrew Bittersweet Lenny's RIPA
4. Founders Breakfast Stout
5. Lefthand TNT Weizenbock
6. Two Brothers Hop Juice
7. Goose Island Pere Jacques
8. Smuttynose Big A
9. Moylan's Orange and Black
10. New Holland Farmhouse Hatter
11. Two Brothers Atom Smasher
12. Founders Double Trouble
13. Sierra Nevada Ovila Saison
14. Fort Collins Black and Mild
15. Tucher
16. Boulder Mojo
17. Ballast Point Sextant Oatmeal Stout
18. Sinebrychoff Porter
19. Rogue Dad's Little Helper Black IPA
20 EKU Pils
21. Stone Belgo Anise IRS
22. Haand Bryggeriet Royk Uten Ild
23. Lost Abbey the Angel's Share
24. Smuttynose Barleywine
25. Ichtegem's Grand Cru
26. Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout
27. PBR

Crane Alley
Left Hand Milk Stout Nitro 6.0%

Stone Smoked Porter 5.9%

Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA 7.1%

Celis White 3.9%

Spaten Oktoberfest 5.8%

Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch Weasel 10.9%

Dieu Du Ciel Derniere Volonte 6.5%

Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 5.1%

Troubadour Blonde 6.5%

Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale 8.7%

Dark Horse Octoberfest 8.0%

Avery "The Kaiser" Octoberfest 9.3%

Founders Harvest Ale 6.5%

Smuttynose Homunculus 9.0%

Gulden Draak 10.5%

Original Sin Hard Cider 6.0%

Lost Coast Double Trouble IPA 8.0%

Ommegang Belgian Pale Ale 6.2%

PBR 4.2%

November 10: Who's Your Bastard Night, 8pm
December 8: Barrel Aged Black Party, 8pm

Blind Pig Brewery

Blind Pig Pumpkin Ale

Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Two Brothers' The Bitter End; Warrenville, IL, American Pale Ale, 5.2% abv

New Holland Charkoota Rye; Holland, Michigan, Smoked, 7.79% abv

Rogue Double Chocolate Stout;  Newport, Oregon, Imperial  Stout, 8.7% abv

Boulevard Nommo Dubbel; Kansas City, Missouri, Abbey Dubbel, 8.1% abv

Capital Autumnal Fire; Middleton, Wisconsin, Doppelbock, 8.5% abv

Brugse Zot; Belguim, Belgian Ale, 6% abv

Schlafly Pumpkin;  Maplewood, Missouri, Spice Ale, 8% abv

Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier; Germany, Weizen, 5% abv

Flying Dog Snake Dog; Frederick, Maryland, India Pale Ale, 7.1% abv

Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Destihl

Saison De Ruisseau
Belgian Pale Ale
Black Angel Stout
Triton Barleywine
Oengus Irish Stout
Jacob's Ladder
Champaign Blonde Ale
Small Beer
Weissenheimer Hefeweizen

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Avery Maharaja IPA

Porterhouse Brainblasta

Porterhouse Plain Porter

Flossmoor Station Wheat Wine.

southern tier pumpking

la gunitas doppleweizen

beira realle xtra IPA

Blind Pig

Firkin Friday: Green Flash West Coast IPA

Unibroue Trois Pistoles; Canada, Belgian Strong Ale, 9%

Flossmoor Station Intercontinental Pale Lager;Flossmoor, IL,Premium Lager,6.7%

Flying Dog Double Dog; Frederick, Maryland, American Strong Ale, 11.5% abv

Hofbrau Dunkel; Germany, Dunkel, 5.5% abv

Two Brothers' Heavy Handed; Warrenville, Illinois, India Pale Ale, 6.7% abv

Capital Autumnal Fire; Middleton, Wisconsin, Doppelbock, 8.5% abv

Hirter Morchl; Austria, Dunkel, 5% abv

Dark Horse Scotty Karate; Marshall, Michigan, Scotch Ale, 9.75% abv

Fuller's London Pride; England, Premium Bitter, 4.7% abv  

Delirium Tremens; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 8.5% abv

Blue Moon; Golden, Colorado, Belgian White, 5.4% abv

Left Hand Stranger Pale Ale; Longmont, Colorado, American Pale Ale, 5% abv

Stella Artois; Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv

Pabst Blue Ribbon; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv

Duchesse De Bourgogne; Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2%

Boulevard Nommo Dubbel; Kansas City, Missouri, Abbey Dubbel, 8.1% abv 

Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3%

Flossmoor Station Dunkelweiss; Flossmoor, Illinois, Dunkelweizen, 6.3%

Lagunitas IPA; Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 6.2%

Leute Bokbier; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 7.5% abv

Breckenridge '72 Chocolate Cream Stout; Denver, CO, Sweet Stout, 7.1% abv

Lindeman's Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv

Belhaven Scottish; Scotland, Bitter, 3.9%

Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.2%

Look for reviews of the two new bars downtown, coming soon, the Mongolian place, and the Irish place.