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Collaborative ales between breweries are nothing new. It's a wonderful chance for two (or more) breweries to put their heads together and give their customers something truly special. Collaborative Evil and Bison's annual Reunion ales are good examples. Meanwhile, Larry Bell and Dirk Naudts are hard at work with their planned Bell's/De Proef collaboration later this year.
Three Floyd's Nick Floyd is no stranger to working with another brewmaster. In Mikkel Borg Bjergsø from Mikkeller, he's found a kindred spirit with a website that doesn't translate to English very well. "Oatgoop" ("Havregoop" if you're fluent in Danish) is an oatwine and it is potent, folks. Think of a cross between Gumballhead and FFF's annual Resplendous anniversary releases and you have a blueprint of what's in store for you, if you have an unopened bottle. It's sharp-tasting, dry on the finish, pours a deep amber with loads of hops. It's a hearty beer that calls for a hearty meal: lamb or pork come to mind.
We found our bottle at LUSH University Village. Oatgoop has also been spotted at West Lakeview Liquors and Binny's. Kuma's Corner has also been known to carry Oatgoop, if you ask nice. If they have it, pair that beer with the Dark Throne or High on Fire burgers. Oatgoop is Chicagoist's "Beer of the Week."
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LOVE this beer. you would never think it's 10.4 abv.
not that it prolly matters any, but i drank one of these friday night, and they tasted a LOT better two months ago. the hops flavor has really died down, and in my opinion, thats what made this beer so great.
I'll have to agree with Drooo on this one. I have had this brew several times over the last three months and I must say, this one is past its prime - like almost all of FFF's beers, this is best consumed fresh & now it is about three months old. It is somewhat interesting how this has aged, but IMHO it has become harsh - nothing like the smooth deliciousness it once was. Quite a shame as well since their are still lots of these bottles floating around. And lastly, I have to say this is kind of a late-pass for the Chicagoist - this should've been beer of the week back in late January, when it was at its freshest, thanks for the effort though.