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Post by ten15 on Nov 25, 2019 15:04:39 GMT -6
I would temper expectations about FischMas. It looks like it is not going to be a ticketed event, so that is good. Hopefully, they will be offering some good and rare beer, but it is almost certainly not what we knew and loved back when they were in Jefferson Park. Live music there tends to be friends of the owners and...less than great. Ditto, the food.
We still go there occasionally, and we want them to succeed, but we just don't love it like we did the original. Bummed that the bottle shop closed, but being so damn close to Binny's definitely didn't help.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2019 15:16:04 GMT -6
it's okay 1015, the real Fischmas was inside us all along.
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Post by pulp on Nov 25, 2019 18:12:05 GMT -6
The Paste best-of-decade lists are great lists, and contain great beer writing.
Now someone send me crowlers of those Austin Beer Garden Brewing lagers!!!!
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Post by thebosma on Nov 30, 2019 15:04:45 GMT -6
There’s an approximate shit load of the BCBS at the Binny’s in Peoria so I grabbed a bunch of it and am now embarrassed at how much I spent on beer.
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Post by Timbo on Nov 30, 2019 16:28:49 GMT -6
I bought one for 12 and the cherry variant for 24. Enjoying the regular right now. Its sold out in most places up here in the northland. There were only 2 of the cherry left at our mega (actually really shitty) liquor store Lukas (this branch sucks, the southern most one is excellent).
Pretty tasty stout if ya ask me.
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Post by Kamera on Nov 30, 2019 16:48:23 GMT -6
There’s an approximate shit load of the BCBS at the Binny’s in Peoria so I grabbed a bunch of it and am now embarrassed at how much I spent on beer. Any variants or just regular? |
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Post by thebosma on Nov 30, 2019 16:52:36 GMT -6
There’s an approximate shit load of the BCBS at the Binny’s in Peoria so I grabbed a bunch of it and am now embarrassed at how much I spent on beer. Any variants or just regular? A bunch of regular and then a couple of the Barleywine |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2019 17:18:41 GMT -6
I haven’t been to a liquor store yet and I’m fairly confident I’ll be able to find variants. It doesn’t sell particularly well here.
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Post by fiveiron83321 on Nov 30, 2019 17:44:50 GMT -6
went to the fulton taproom to try all the BCBS variants on tap. we also split the cost for the double barrel bottle you can only drink on site.
top 3 for my was Prop, Regular, and then Rye. Cafe de Olla just missed the cut
was able to get a couple regular and a cafe de olla at beer temple today. glad i stopped waiting in line for beer
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Post by alady on Nov 30, 2019 18:12:54 GMT -6
They had them at Whole Foods last night. I passed.
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Post by Tweet on Nov 30, 2019 18:52:09 GMT -6
I haven’t even looked yet but I imagine I’ll get a bottle or two at my leisure somewhere
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Post by Kamera on Nov 30, 2019 19:42:07 GMT -6
Half Acre's Big Hugs releases 12/7
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Post by alady on Dec 3, 2019 14:01:34 GMT -6
I would temper expectations about FischMas. It looks like it is not going to be a ticketed event, so that is good. Hopefully, they will be offering some good and rare beer, Current list: Shiner Winter Cheer Great Lakes Christmas Ale Goose Island Variant .....welp |
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Post by krentist on Dec 5, 2019 20:13:45 GMT -6
Would anyone know of a good beer subscription service that delivers to Maine? Its for a Christmas gift.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 21:18:15 GMT -6
Check Tavour.
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Post by Kamera on Dec 11, 2019 9:43:44 GMT -6
So Half Acre on Balmoral is replacing their food menu with Big Star Tacos in 2020. No whiskey selection or big pitcher margaritas.
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Post by andrewvb on Dec 11, 2019 15:57:31 GMT -6
might go to sleeping village after work tomorrow for the tapping of the st. bernardus abt 12 sour, first time in the us apparently.
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Post by ten15 on Dec 11, 2019 18:26:54 GMT -6
might go to sleeping village after work tomorrow for the tapping of the st. bernardus abt 12 sour, first time in the us apparently. I would be there if I was in town. At my favorite Toronto beer bar rn, tho (Bar Hop) so can’t complain. |
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Post by andrewvb on Dec 12, 2019 18:42:35 GMT -6
The sour is good. Also there’s a good dog here thank u.
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Post by ten15 on Dec 23, 2019 12:28:07 GMT -6
Pretty sure that Fischman is closing soon. Mrs ten15 saw a facebook post from some neighborhood group that said Dec 27 was to be their last day, but now we can't find the post. Also, their website is inactive. :/
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2019 12:31:51 GMT -6
OH i forgot to tell that story.
so we went to "fischmas" a few saturdays ago cause we had nothing to do and wanted to see the new spot.
the place was barren. like, us, 2 other patrons who weren't drinking, and the staff. that was it. one family came in for food but seemed to leave before they ever ordered anything.
they had one woman show up around 5 to play acoustic covers but the PA wasn't working so it didn't last long. the hope for the day folks had a table set up but by the time we got there, they seemed to have left and just kept all the free schwag out for people to grab at their leisure.
the tap list was incredible standard for a chicago bar. no exclusives or holiday releases or any good deals.
so yeah, definitely not surprised that it's not gonna last. :/
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Post by ten15 on Dec 23, 2019 12:37:03 GMT -6
Wow. Worse than I thought. The food has never been better than ok. We went somewhat regularly after they opened, but we got a distinct "stink eye" vibe from the bartender who was always there so we stopped going.
Agree about the beer list - meh. Also, their P.A. system has never worked well - even the recorded music they played was weird/fuzzy/quiet.
I am sure that they spent a lot on the build out - feel sorry for Gus and Shanna. But they were clearly over their skis.
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Post by alady on Dec 23, 2019 13:13:58 GMT -6
Woooof. I briefly checked the event page that day to see what they were tapping, but there was no update. What a bummer.
I wonder why it never worked? The old one was always so fun and the bar was busy even when there wasn't anything going on.
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Post by ten15 on Dec 23, 2019 13:23:25 GMT -6
I have a few observations.
1. They took on more space than they should have. And the space was weirdly compartmentalized due to staircases for the upper level apartments.
2. The bottle shop was doomed because they are about 1/4 mile from a new Binny's
3. They were not restaurant people and did not hire a restaurant person to help with the menu. Not sure how experienced their "chef" was either.
4. Part of the fun of the old place was the dive bar ambiance.
5. They couldn't get the same kind of tap lists they used to at the old place.
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Post by alady on Dec 23, 2019 13:45:43 GMT -6
I can't disagree with any of that. We only went in once and the food and service were very meh. They seemed to get into a number of weird Facebook fights too. Not a great look.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2019 13:49:14 GMT -6
I bought some beer about a month ago from a company based in Belgium that specializes in (duh) Belgian beers. Order page said it shipped over a month ago, and then I never received any other updates. Started reaching out to the company via email and never received a response. Even tried calling! Finally left a bad review on their Google page and received an email that same day with a tracking number and asking for me to remove the review. lol
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Post by teekoh on Dec 23, 2019 14:00:16 GMT -6
Re: Fischman, the few times I went in there they usually had a decent crowd. Very much agreed on the service, though, and it was enough not to rush back in there. The food I had was solid, and the beer lists were good, although I typically went when they had an event.
It's a bummer that they couldn't make it work, but that's kind of a tough spot. The old space really benefited from being so close to a bunch of transit options, and the accessibility of the six corners is a huge issue for other businesses, too. I'm so glad that Community has managed to do well over there cuz I can't imagine it's easy.
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Post by Tweet on Dec 23, 2019 15:27:44 GMT -6
Bought BCBS for my uncles but not for me. Also didn't wanna pay like $25 for whatever excessive varients are out there not proprieter variety
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Post by fiveiron83321 on Dec 23, 2019 21:02:16 GMT -6
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Post by alady on Dec 23, 2019 21:06:07 GMT -6
That's awesome.
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