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No Smirkin about the Firkin!
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:14 pm
by tony b
1st Firkin Friday @ LBB today @ 3pm. Gonna be a crazy one - Malört Saison. Malört is some crazy ass liquor famous in Chicago for how awful it tastes! Gonna go find out for myself!
Re: No Smirkin about the Firkin!
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:43 am
by Josh_Jensen
tony b wrote:1st Firkin Friday @ LBB today @ 3pm. Gonna be a crazy one - Malört Saison. Malört is some crazy ass liquor famous in Chicago for how awful it tastes! Gonna go find out for myself!
Sooooo, how was it?
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Re: No Smirkin about the Firkin!
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 10:55 am
by Schwerkraftbrauer
Might be stopping there tonight, is there usually firkin' left?(sure it depends how busy they were yesterday)
Re: No Smirkin about the Firkin!
Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:38 am
by tony b
I got there early and the first sample I tried was "meh" - what's all the hype about? Just tasted like a saison. But, as the firkin warmed up and settled a bit, my second taste about an hour later, you could definitely taste something was in there - herbal, woody, slightly bitter, but nothing overwhelming. Alec said that they only put 1/4 of the bottle on the wood chips, which is what actually went into the firkin.
Re: No Smirkin about the Firkin!
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 11:38 am
by tony b
Today's firkin is Salted Caramel Imperial Porter (8.5% ABV). I'll be heading down around 3pm for the tapping.