Author: Dave Zalatoris
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Friday Night Flights
Yesterday was the 1st of the Friday Night Flights festivals in collaboration with Choose Chicago and the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. I went to last nights event outside Wrigley Field and it was a great time. For $25 or $30 at the door, you get to sample beers from over 30 Chicago area breweries, this…
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April Beers
I’m not always on top on posting my scores on Untappd, however I do rate each new beer I have on a spreadsheet. Here are the different ones I’ve had in April.
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Pueblo Vida Magnetics IPA
Tonight I’m having Magnetics IPA from Pueblo Vida Brewing Company located in Tucson, Arizona. This was sent over from PJ at Crafty Devils and I think this is a winner! The can art is really innovative looking like an old VHS tape from the 80’s. The beer inside is straight Blu-Ray though as this Hazy…
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Funkytown Black Is Beautiful
Tonight I had a fantastic offering from Funkytown out of Chicago. This is their Black Is Beautiful with Weathered Souls. Funkytown adds Blueberry and Madagascar Vanilla to this and it’s very nice! The flavors are subtle but noticeable and really makes for a nice part of the Black Is Beautiful Series. Theirs clocks in at…
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New Fat Tire
You may have seen and heard that New Belgium has changed everything about their iconic Fat Tire beer. I didn’t understand why when I read the press release and after tasting this I’m even more confused. Fat Tire was the flagship beer for New Belgium since they started in 1991. The origin story is when…
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Top Beers of 2022
These were my top beers of 2022 based on my Untappd rating when I drank them. Name Brewery Style Score Dortmunder? I Hardly Know Her! The Virginia Beer Co. (VBC) Lager – Dortmunder / Export 5 Brewer’s Reserve 7 Layer Stout (2022) Central Waters Brewing Company Stout – Imperial / Double Pastry 4.75 DDH Triple…
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Beachwood Simcoast to Coast IPA
Tonight I had a great IPA from Beachwood called Simcoast to Coast. This was courtesy of Ryan from the great Soundtrack Your Life Podcast! With all of the new trends that are out there, you forget how good a SMASH (Single Malt And Single Hop) beer can be. This uses American 2-Row Malt and 100%…
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Oakspire
Tonight I had Oakspire. This is a collaboration between New Belgium and Four Roses Bourbon. I’ll do an audio review on this one on the podcast soon. Unlike most barrel aged beers that are popular, Oakspire is not a stout. This is a 9% Strong Ale that has been around since 1998. Initially, this was…
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Brooklyn Lager
What a great beer and being a Jagoff, I totally messed up and didn’t include this in the Beer In Front Awards for 2022. This WILL be a beer to judge for 2023!
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