Upland released their Barrel Chested Barleywine in four packs of bottles this winter and it was amazing. I was wary of picking a pack up because I hadn’t had much experience with the style, but it will find its way into my fridge again next winter. Plus - killer branding.

lol One of my best friends recently became the manager of packaging and distribution at Upland Brewing Co. (Bloomington, IN). He called me after his first day, a 12 hour shift of manning the lines with his team, and said, “This is the hardest fucking job I have ever had, but I work at a god damn brewery.”

Rhinegeist, Three Floyds, and maybe Revolution? My midwest bias is showing.

There’s a small brewery in IN that has a dessert item that’s a float made with their sublime milk stout.

I’m just glad we can all be friends.

Bourbon instead of gin. Otherwise pretty much the same recipe!

My dad makes a Kentucky 75, which is pretty much the same thing but with bourbon, and it makes my toes curl with how good it is.

My mom pronounces it “si-rachi”

Here I am crying at my desk you jerk.

Arctic Panzer Wolf from them is still my favorite, hands down.

With my office on the edge of IUPUI’s campus, I can think of ten off the top of my head within ten miles (not including Ram/Rock Bottom/Granite City), with four within walking distance on a good day. It’s a good time for beer drinkers in Indiana.

I watched Shaun of the Dead so many times my DVD wore down

That’s the easy answer, but not exactly workable, is it? I mean, he’s fighting in the biggest boxing match in nearly 30 years. Would be...kinda dumb for ESPN to ignore him/it.

Yup. Newish, in the Over The Rhine neighborhood. Truth, their IPA, is excellent. And their labeling is world class.

When it comes to Cincy, for me, it's all about Rhinegeist. Hope you get to try some of their offerings soon Will!

"I'd bet anything the cop was insanely aggressive when he initially pulled him over, terrified this poor guy, did the whole "GET OUT OF THE CAR NOW" thing on him, started tazing him, and when the man started running he said "man, fuck this guy" and just started shooting."

Already said this down in the greys, but I had my first HT last week. I greatly enjoyed it! Was it better than any other great IPA I can get? To me, no, it wasn't.

"but I would call the experience more pleasant and educational than life-altering. This was fine, as by now that's what I've come to expect from trophy beers."

I moved my cats from a mostly hardwood floored apartment to that is carpeted everywhere but the kitchen. I moved them first and gave them two hours of quiet time before moving my stuff. When I came back they were both sprawled out in front of the patio door. They love the carpet but I miss the chaos of the hardwood…