{"id":19967,"date":"2016-02-10T14:30:56","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=19967"},"modified":"2021-08-31T11:46:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:46:36","slug":"odd-side-ales-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/odd-side-ales-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"More Michigan Beer Coming to IL: Here Comes Odd Side Ales"},"content":{"rendered":"
Odd Side Ales<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0brewing out of an old piano factory in Grand Haven, has confirmed to us that they’ll soon start delivering two of their main brands for sale in the Chicago market.<\/p>\n They expect distribution will begin in mid-March, and this will be the first time they sell beer outside their home state of Michigan. The first two beers to hit Chicago will be their Citra Pale Ale and their Bean Flicker coffee blonde ale.<\/p>\n Speaking as a Chicagoan who makes regular trips to Michigan, the one thing that regularly lands in my trunk on the way home is a six-pack or two of their Citra Pale Ale: it’s a bright, easy drinking, juicy and sharp beer that basically nails everything you want from a citra-tastic beer but doesn’t get too<\/em>\u00a0citrusy\u00a0on you.<\/p>\n Bean Flicker checks that box for those who want a beer with some subtle hints of coffee but aren’t ready to go all-in on a porter or stout. The coffee blonde ale gives off a sweet vanilla nose peppered with hints of fresh roasted coffee. Smooth and light on the palate, Bean Flicker lands somewhere between a vanilla latte and a cup of coffee with\u00a0a heavy-handed dose\u00a0of french vanilla creamer.<\/p>\n I’d probably prefer it over the recent Goose Island coffee blonde\u00a0ale, but only by a little bit (and I’m\u00a0still not a huge fan of the name).<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n In addition to following Short’s Brewing Company<\/strong>\u00a0to Chicago, Odd Side may be coming close to rivaling them\u00a0<\/b>in terms of pure creativity — they’ve put out dozens of different beers<\/a> including a beet beer, a chocolate\u00a0IPA, a java mint stout and their own version of a Black Friday whale release<\/a>:\u00a0Hipster Brunch, a bourbon-barrel aged stout with coffee, maple syrup and bacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n We’ve stumbled into a bourbon-barrel aged version of their Mayan Mocha Imperial Stout and it was exceptional.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/wABiHILwvH\/<\/p>\n