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May 02, 2008
21:14
New (Old) Tank
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We drove over to this little town in northwestern Indiana today and bought a tank off of some brewery called Three Floyds. This is our new 7 bbl grundy so that I don't have to bottle off of kegs any more. Filling efficiency is going to go through the roof. Here are some photos from today. We found a spot between the torrential downpours this morning to get it in the back of the truck. a
April 30, 2008
11:32
Dinner a rolling success
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I say rolling because I think just about everyone felt like they needed to be rolled out of our banquet room at the end of the dinner last night. It was a whopping success and Chef Eduardo really got a chance to show off. Thanks again to Pete and Brian coming down from Rock Bottom and thanks to all of you that came. Stay tuned for more. Possibly a Summer dinner in August.
April 28, 2008
14:03
Brewmaster's Dinner Reminder
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Tomorrow night is our Spring Brewmaster's Dinner and there are still a few spots open for those of you who may be on the fence about coming. Seven Courses, Eight Beers, and guest Brewer Pete Crowley from Rock Bottom Chicago. Call today 708.957.2739
April 25, 2008
12:09
Fiddlehead Cafe Recap
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We had a great time at Fiddlehead Cafe last night. The pork was outstanding as well as all of the sides and dessert. Thanks for everyone that came out, and I hope that it leads a few of you city dwellers down to our place.
April 24, 2008
17:37
Tap List 4/24/08
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Pretty Big IPA (8.5% a.b.v.) Yeah, it’s Pretty Big Milky Way Stout (4.1% a.b.v.) A sweet stout made with lactose that stays behind in the beer because yeast can't ferment it. Creamy with lots of caramel and stouty flavors. And at only 4.1% it's an easy drinker. Killer Kowalski Baltic Porter (8.0% a.b.v.) The reigning best Baltic Porter in the country. Our deep, dark, full-bodied lager. A
April 23, 2008
12:16
short list
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A short list of places that you may be able to find our new bottles. Please call the location first before driving across the Chicago-land area only to find out they are sold out. And please don't call us to ask us where to find it. This list isn't dynamic and will probably be obsolete the minute I hit publish. Don't forget you cal always come down here for bottles. Our prices are $5.99/
11:48
San Diego bro.
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So we didn't win anything at World Beer Cup. Disappointing but it happens. The trip to San Diego and the Craft Brewer's Conference itself was a blast. I have a ton of photos to put up but I'm going to have to restrain myself. If you want to view my whole set of photos at your leisure, feel free to see them here. View from the hotel into the Town and Country compound. The Brewer's welcome
April 15, 2008
14:44
Dark Lord Eve and Beyond
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For those of you taking time out of your travel schedule to pop into Flossmoor Station, realize most of the specialty beers will be available Fri night only. Quantities are limited. If you are on the fence about coming, here are some specifics. We're still finalizing things, but the back room, back deck,and back yard should be held for the DLD travelers. As well as the year round beers you'll
April 14, 2008
14:06
Tap List 4/14/08
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X-IPA (7.0% abv) Our doubly delicious double I.P.A. made with 100% Amarillo hops. Dry hopped at a generous pound/bbl, X-IPA is a citrus bomb that will send you to grapefruit heaven. Milky Way Stout (4.1% a.b.v.) A sweet stout made with lactose that stays behind in the beer because yeast can't ferment it. Creamy with lots of caramel and stouty flavors. And at only 4.1% it's an easy drinker.
April 12, 2008
9:44
We're outta here.......
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Las Vegas and San Diego beckons! I'll be jetting off to sunny Las Vegas for a couple days of R&R with 5 other Chicagoland brewers (look out Las Vegas!)while Andrew minds the brewhouse. Then we'll both set off for San Diego for the Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup. We're really looking forward to this trip for several reasons, not the least of which is a great conference. The
April 07, 2008
12:16
April 23rd @ Fiddlehead Cafe
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April 23rd @ Fiddlehead Cafe
April 06, 2008
17:00
We won Lunar's Hop Madness IPA Bracket
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Lunar brewing had a bracket of 16 IPAs available in the Chicago market and after a blind tasting tournament X-IPA came out on top. It looks like we beat Mad Hatter, Lunar's IPA, and Mojo from Boulder for the win. Go us!
13:53
We even had ice sculptures
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April 02, 2008
16:07
Spring Brewmaster's Dinner
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Spring Brewmaster's Dinner
March 30, 2008
14:23
On the seventh day, He rested...
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Life has been awfully hectic lately, personally and at the brewery. Sometimes it's tough to balance everything and as you can see from our last post, April's schedule it's only going to get tighter. But, such is the life of we in this fast paced suburban world where we must do anything and everything and we must do it at a hectic pace. Am I yearning for the lazy days by the river in Iowa?
March 28, 2008
14:37
Stupid Smarch.
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The 5th of April is rapidly approaching if you haven't had the chance to notice yet. This March has certainly been a blur for me, and I know that April is only going to be worst. Let me run down the calender of things coming up to fill you in on our plans. March 31st - Timeout Chicago's Best of Awards. Maybe we will win best Chicago Brewery. April 5th - Repeal of Prohibition party and debut
March 24, 2008
19:34
Word is Spreading
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March 20, 2008
17:54
Tap List 3/20/08
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X-IPA (7.0% abv) Our doubly delicious double I.P.A. made with 100% Amarillo hops. Dry hopped at a generous pound/bbl, X-IPA is a citrus bomb that will send you to grapefruit heaven. *Special Note* Milky Way will be off until A.PA. runs out. Milky Way Stout (4.1% a.b.v.) A sweet stout made with lactose that stays behind in the beer because yeast can't ferment it. Creamy with lots of caramel and
March 19, 2008
17:10
Duh dun DDDDDDUUUUUUUHHHHHHHH
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March 14, 2008
17:50
Tap List 3/14/08
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For this St. Pat's weekend, we have 3 stouts on. Iron Horse, Milky Way, and Great Lake's Blackout stout. Milky Way Stout (4.1% a.b.v.) A sweet stout made with lactose that stays behind in the beer because yeast can't ferment it. Creamy with lots of caramel and stouty flavors. And at only 4.1% it's an easy drinker. Killer Kowalski Baltic Porter (8.0% a.b.v.) on @ 8 p.m. The reigning best
March 12, 2008
14:01
Repeal! Repeal!
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Repeal! Repeal!
March 10, 2008
20:58
Taplist 3/10/08
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Killer Kowalski Baltic Porter (8.0% a.b.v.) on @ 8 p.m. The reigning best Baltic Porter in the country. Our deep, dark, full-bodied lager. A slightly bittersweet chocolate aroma with a malty body that hints at dark fruits. It's complex and very enjoyable with a touch of roast finish. Black Wolf Schwarz bier (4.8% a.b.v.) The best schwarz bier in the U.S. according to the 2006 Great American
8:07
Stout Fest Coming Sunday the 16th
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Who: Goose(s), M.T.barrels, Blue Cat, Mickey Finn's, Lunar, RB downtown/Lombard/O.P./Warrenville, Flossmoor, Piece, America's, Harrison's, 3Floyd's. What: 25-30+ stouts Where: Goose Island 1800 n. Clybourn When: 1 pm-5 pm Cost: 30 Bones Raffle of breweriana Call Goose to get on the ticket list. 312.915.0071
March 08, 2008
10:02
Strange Things Are Happening
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March 02, 2008
14:06
How Old is Beer?
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A little while back I said that once I got a few minutes I would tell you about my extracurricular field trip to the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute. My dad had suggested we check it out because he and my mom had gone before and found it to be very cool. More or less, the O.I. is one of the best collections of fertile crescent, ancient Sumerian, Egyptian, Middle East, etc, artifacts
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Taplist 3/2/08
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Black Wolf Schwarz bier (4.8% a.b.v.) The best schwarz bier in the U.S. according to the 2006 Great American Beer Festival. Lager body and finish with a touch of roasty aroma and body. A distinct but not overpowering black beer that just may change your idea about what a "dark beer" is. Bitter Harvest APA (5.7 % a.b.v.) A crisp and bitter American Pale Ale that has all of the hops you love but
February 23, 2008
13:58
Tap List 2/23/08
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Black Wolf Schwarz bier (4.8% a.b.v.) The best schwarz bier in the U.S. according to the 2006 Great American Beer Festival. Lager body and finish with a touch of roasty aroma and body. A distinct but not overpowering black beer that just may change your idea about what a "dark beer" is. Bitter Harvest APA (5.7 % a.b.v.) A crisp and bitter American Pale Ale that has all of the hops you love but
12:45
On The Road Again
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The call of the open road. Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway. I'm not sure if that's the same or similar to call of beer but Matt and I found ourselves waking at 5 am this past Wednesday to journey on down to St. Louis to see our good friends at Schlafly and figure out a few more pieces of this bottling puzzle. We arrived right on time to assist a little with setup. On the left
February 18, 2008
20:27
We're Nominated!
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We have been nominated as best Chicagoland brewery by Timeout Chicago. Click on the image above to voice your choice for Flossmoor! Now go vote for us!
10:20
Unfulfilled promises
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Happy Monday to our beer faithful. I thought I would sit down and catch you up on a few things this morning and make up some excuses for some of you. A long while back we promised to do a better job of keeping you up to date on new beers, new events and other brewhouse plans. Sorry we dropped the ball a bit. A little while back I said we were going to post more regularly for all of you who
February 14, 2008
11:46
Our Little Surprise
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I was across the street yesterday, storing some things in the basement to make room for the filler. Canada said it should be here on Friday. When I came back there was a freight truck in front of the restaurant. That only means one thing typically. A real heavy wooden crate with my year's salary inside. The bill of lading said it was only 40 lbs, but even if it was 40 kg they were way off
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Tap List 2/14/08
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Black Wolf Schwarz bier (4.8% a.b.v.) The best schwarz bier in the U.S. according to the 2006 Great American Beer Festival. Lager body and finish with a touch of roasty aroma and body. A distinct but not overpowering black beer that just may change your idea about what a "dark beer" is. Bitter Harvest APA (5.7 % a.b.v.) A crisp and bitter American Pale Ale that has all of the hops you love but
February 11, 2008
11:35
It begins....
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Hit play. Wait a few seconds. Click on this link. Click on this one too. And this one too. Woo Hoo!
February 02, 2008
10:40
Pete Brown's blog
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Ever seen Pete Brown's blog? You should. Have you ever wanted to take a beer road trip? I'll bet you have. Have you ever wanted to grab and IPA and sail it from the UK over to India? He did. Cool! Read about the entire trip, rather than the one post I linked. It's fascinating. He also had some great thoughts just a few weeks back called "We're all only here for beer". This is the type of writing
February 01, 2008
11:41
The Session #12 Barleywines
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This session being sponsored/hosted/thunk up by The Brewsite. Well, it's been a while since we participated in the Session. Updates on the blog as a whole are a little down too. Sometimes those kinds of things happen because nothing is going on out of the ordinary and there isn't much to talk about. Other times, like the last few weeks, it's because there is a ton of stuff going on and
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Tap List 2/1/08
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Bitter Harvest APA (5.7 % a.b.v.) A crisp and bitter American Pale Ale that has all of the hops you love but less of the alcoholic strength of our Big IPAs. This of this as an IPA Junior. Full of Summit, Amarillo, and Centennial hops. Sheol (8.5% a.b.v.) Sheol is a deep mahogany colored Barleywine. Sheol is the Hebrew word denoting the "abode of the dead"; the "underworld", "grave" or "pit".
January 28, 2008
21:36
Trip to Oregon
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Well, I'm a little behind here, but I thought I would post a little about my long weekend trip with the family to Oregon. We found some cheap tix on southwest and three weeks ago headed for Eugene via Portland. Have you ever spent four hours on a plane with a four year old and a two year old?? Well, that part went great thanks to a wife who knows how to pack every toy, book, video, tape and
January 27, 2008
11:11
Tap List 1/27/08
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Sheol (8.5% a.b.v.) Sheol is a deep mahogany colored Barleywine. Sheol is the Hebrew word denoting the "abode of the dead"; the "underworld", "grave" or "pit". Meg's Bride-Ale (4.0% a.b.v.) Andrew got married! To celebrate, have a glass of Meg's Bride-ale, a light and crisp Belgian-style wit. Spiced with coriander, and flavored with blood orange juice, this is a very light wit beer that is dry,
January 25, 2008
12:23
More visitors
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They just keep on comin'. Wednesday we had two different brewery owners in the house. Firstly the boys from M.T. Barrels in West Dundee came by on their way to the local malt warehouse. Frank, their owner, and Mike their head brewer (formerly of Prairie Rock Schaumburg) came by for lunch, beers, a tour, and some brewer bullshitting. I still haven't made it out there since they opened this
January 22, 2008
11:53
Well, If the internet says it's true...........
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Most people my age will acknowledge that everything on the internet is true regardless of the source or how outlandish the claim is. If information comes out of those tubes and into your eyes, who are you to question it? With that, I would like to announce that Flossmoor Station is currently winning at the internet and at beer according to RateBeer.com. They just released their 2008 RateBeer
January 21, 2008
16:39
Another Insanely Cold Brewpub Shoot Out
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Next year I'm going to make a bet with someone that the coldest, nastiest, worst possible day to leave your house all year, is whatever day the CBS brewpub shootout is being held. It seems to never fail that a crushingly cold January day also falls on shootout day. This year was no exception. I think I heard that we had -30 degree wind chills but it's hard to hear when frostbite claims your
16:34
Tap List 1/21/08
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Sheol (8.5% a.b.v.) Sheol is a deep mahogany colored Barleywine. Sheol is the Hebrew word denoting the "abode of the dead"; the "underworld", "grave" or "pit". Meg's Bride-Ale (4.0% a.b.v.) [Almost Gone!] Andrew got married! To celebrate, have a glass of Meg's Bride-ale, a light and crisp Belgian-style wit. Spiced with coriander, and flavored with blood orange juice, this is a very light wit
January 16, 2008
21:03
Over Analysis Syndrome
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Over at Brewvana (what, you haven't seen this blog yet?-you should put it on your regular beer reading agenda-it's insightful, perceptive and aimed in the right direction), J. Wilson taps into a HUGE theme which I see running rampant in the craft beer community, that of over analyzing beer, breweries, and the craft beer world. His post was prompted by one of his past posts entitled, Arm Chair
14:59
Sarge
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Sarge is on. And Derailed. We have an open line so we are pouring two barrel aged beers at a time for right now.
January 14, 2008
12:59
Tap List 1/14/08
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Hoppy Little O (10% a.b.v.) We found a quarter barrel stashed away and decided to put it on. Get it while it lasts because it certainly won't be here by wednesday. Sheol (8.5% a.b.v.) Sheol is a deep mahogany colored Barleywine. Sheol is the Hebrew word denoting the "abode of the dead"; the "underworld", "grave" or "pit". Kind Ale IPA (7.6% a.b.v.)[almost gone!] Peace, Love, and IPA. We added
January 09, 2008
10:25
Celebrator Beer News says: "We're Notable"
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Celebrator Beer News' online manifestation lists us as a notable beer blog along with many others that are definitely worth reading. I had never checked their online version out before, (we used to get the paper version here but I haven't seen it in a long time,) but it's a very polished site with some of the best names in the business writing for them. What I think is really cool, with them
January 07, 2008
17:53
Tap List 1/7/08
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Sheol (8.5% a.b.v.) Sheol is a deep mahogany colored Barleywine. Sheol is the Hebrew word denoting the "abode of the dead"; the "underworld", "grave" or "pit". Naughty Elf Stout (5.0% a.b.v.) We made an oatmeal stout and one of Santa's little minions dumped in tart cherries before we could serve it. Kind Ale IPA (7.6% a.b.v.)[almost gone!] Peace, Love, and IPA. We added just a touch of Lemon
January 04, 2008

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