Located in Eastern Ohio, the majority of their brews could be classified as ice cream/milkshake beers. Creamy and smooth, none of that chunky texture like you’d get from other smoothie style brews. Everything on the sweeter side, all mostly well balanced. Can taste the adjuncts pretty well. Nothing is overly sweet which is real nice.
Pictured: The Archer - strawberry, cheesecake, ice cream
Cancelled - cantaloupe, banana, strawberry, orange sherbet
White Horse - vanilla bean, ice cream
Bad Blood - blue raspberry, coconut, white chocolate
Not pictured:
The Upside Down - pineapple, pound cake, maraschino cherry
Outfoxed - ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, molasses
Picture to Burn - pistachio, lemon
Is this fight milk?
Gotta check in a few hours later for the diahrrea report
Finally someone is brewing beer for bodyguards.
Yes, they regularly serve drinks with Boba straws.
I know this is very ignorant of me… but Jesus that looks so awful to me. Maybe if it wasn’t called beer I would be more open minded to it.
It looks like a pepto variety pack or like you are about to dip Easter eggs.
Having said that I hope they do well and that people who enjoy this stuff get to try it.
i thought it was some weird candles at first
I actually thought these were advent candles.
Agreed this looks terrible.
Couldn’t agree more. I love beer, but this looks like something I wouldn’t drink unless I was having some bad bowel movements. It might very well be great but the photo is not
We swung by there last summer and it was not good. There’s nothing on tap that I would willingly drink more than once and it just seemed like they make whatever is trendy. Obviously that’s just my opinion but it didn’t live up to the hype.
Incredibly unappealing. I would not try these.
Gross, I literally thought those were candles that were decorating the table. This shit has gotten outta hand!
However, if that’s what you dig I hope that you enjoyed them!
Came here to say they look like candles
A bit mad to me, but I’m willing to keep an open mind.
They had three IPA on the menu, but this is what they’re known for. Some of the flavor combos didn’t hit for me, but they’re well rated on Untappd. You could say that for a lot of adjuncted beers though too.
@ypsicle I’ve had all of those except for outfoxed and picture to burn
What did you think? The White Horse tasted a lot like a boozy vanilla milkshake.
I really enjoy them. It’s not something I can get drunk off but it’s a good relaxing drink while watching a tv show or something.
Did they have any ice cream when you were there? Those are awesome
They did, but it was cold today. Not an ice cream day. I’ll try to get some next trip.
I was there about a month back and was so disappointed, they were out of damn near everything. What they did have (Black Sabbath and Upside Down…maybe one other) was decent
I wouldn't get a flight of these but I am always open to an interesting "smoothie sour". One is usually enough for me though.
I finished the strawberry cheesecake one, but only drank half the other four. They unfortunately limited one ounce tastes to 2 max.
Does the color in these all come from adjuncts?
I don’t believe they’re artificially colored.
Brother....
That’s not beer…
They have a can that is literal chocolate syrup. I got pretty irate over that one. Someone who works at another brewery who knows the Ill Will crew told me he knows how they make it, and "The way they start the process is how it is "legally beer.""
Glad you got to make some candles while you were there. Any pics of the actual beer?
ITT: cloud-fist-shaking-at fuddy duddy whiners
Granted smoothie sours are hit/miss for me, 450 North is fucking terrible, but every single person I’ve heard try ill will say they’re incredible. Literally nothing but breathless praise.
But yea fuck a brewery for trying something a little wacky amirite
Wacky is that random Texas brewery a couple years ago that made a jellied ale. Shit nearly made me puke from the video of gelatinous cranberry slop come out of a beer can.
It was also fascinating from a scientific standpoint, but I'm not good with jello texture. Have never been.
If looking at a video of beer makes you feel like puking, you may be due a visit to a gastroenterologist. It's not supposed to be that serious chief.
🤣
If you can fine that gelatinous cranberry thing, trust me. It was wild. It feels like a fever dream anymore.
Yea most of that stuff isn't my jam, even stuff like Drekker that people rave about either to me is just kinda artificial gross and tastes like those Flintstones Vitamins.
But I've also had plenty of awesome ones from guys like Evil Twin NYC and Sapwood Cellars, where it has that real smoothie goopiness but also layers of flavor beyond bland fruit puree sludge like that 450 North garbage.
Oh absolutely! I don't like a lot of them, but the three I hold in high regard that tow the line between old and new money and are more or less genre defining in execution are Froth, Mortalis and (Win)RaR. I do love the old ones that Wakefield used to make too.
Haven't had any sours from Froth or RaR (dying to get my hands on some of these new RaR IPA).
Mortalis blew my mind back in 2019 when I did a couple trades for Hydras back when they were in the OG crowlers, but everything I've had from them in the last few years has been hit/miss at best.
A while ago they did a collab with ETNYC where they each did a version of Even More Hydra, the ET version was amazing and the Mortalis was horrible. Since then I proceed with caution.
Hope you can snag your stuff from RAR!
A lot of gatekeeping for a “craft” beer subreddit.
Par for the course. God forbid anybody drink anything that isn’t an ESB or an Altbier.
Nah this is the Pliny or Celebration IPA subreddit. I mean those beers are good but this subreddit acts like those are the two pinnacles of craft when my local spot does a fresh IPA just as good as Celebration and I can easily find a west coast on par with Pliny.
I think people refuse to get over the initial awe of Pliny. It was amazing when it was first around (yes I’m old hahah) but I agree I can go down the road 25 minutes and have two far superior beers. Then again I’m lucky enough to be in New England close to some amazing breweries
I lived in Colorado for the past 12 years, was probably there for 5 years drinking local beer before I had Pliny and my reaction to drinking it the first time was “that’s it?!” Almost all the local west coast IPAs were of similar quality or better because they were fresh. But craft beer drinkers are just like all other consumers. We get caught up in hype and form allegiances with brands we like to the point we won’t acknowledge other breweries making beer of comparable quality.
Marketing works, I feel like is the main point haha. Even if it’s word of mouth. It was so “hard to get” for a while so it developed a legend around it
In all seriousness, are those regular styles where you're at? If so, I'm so there lol.
I mean yea here in NYC we got a bunch of good breweries focusing on lagers and traditional styles. Just had a real nice Altbier from Eckhart yesterday, they have a "Haus IPA" but otherwise solely focus on mostly German traditional stuff.
Threes and Wild East also make a bunch of stuff like that in the city itself, our shops get cans from Halfway Crooks, Forest & Main, Sacred Profane, Schilling, easy to find all types of non-IPA if you have a decent beer scene and know where to look.
Heck yeah. One of these days we'll get out to NYC. Definitely a saturated but great beer scene out there. Something for everyone, no doubt.
I just rarely see ESB available anywhere. Even the old money stuff like Fullers is hit or miss in Ohio. I'm forever team #SaisonOrDie though and I know plenty of New York breweries are on front too.
Technically in terms of brewery-per-capita we look a little underserved compared to other cities, but we also have so many people having that metric match a tiny little town like Asheville would mean there's a brewery every 5 blocks which would be absurd to expect.
But yea it's an awesome scene here, absolutely worth a trip just for the beer. The bars here also get some of the best out-of-city distro in the country.
Columbiana, OH, but there’s a handful of breweries in the region doing something similar. They were delicious.
I’m sorry to shit on these, it is just really looks rough. If you like them I am genuinely happy for you. Like I said, I hope they do well and people who enjoy them get to try it.
One of those is pepto bismal. Which, I think, is good, because I get heartburn from beer
More like Pepto Abysmal amirite
I like Ill Will, the only problem I have, is there styles are a one and done for me.
They had three IPAs on tap as well as a lager I think. If I go back later this week with the wife, I may give those a try as well.
Their IPAs get tapped too early. I had Bomb Track on tap at Thanksgiving and it was go green. Bought a 4 pack to go and gonna open one up Christmas time.
They do the smoothies well, but it’s so niche. I want them to perfect their IPAs. A ton of promise, but seems like they’re still tweaking the process and recipes.
Wow I had no idea they even did other kinds of beer. I thought this was kinda their shtick. Also since you’re an Ill Will fan, if you ever find yourself over the border into Kentucky going down 75, check out Fabled Brew Works. Or Butchertown Brewing in Louisville if you’re ever that way. They both make similar beers. Ridiculously sweet thick “beers”, but they’re pretty delicious.
Got to take a trip there this summer and definitely need to go back. Probably the most unique beers I've ever had.
Novelty at its finest…
From Pgh and I've been there a handful of times for work travels. Surprisingly good. No, I couldn't drink 4 or 5 at a time but 1 or 2 glasses are nice. It's a change up kind of place to go every so often
I wish more places would do a 2 ounce pour for maybe 60%-75% the price of a 4 ounce pour. When I go somewhere new, I wanna be able to try everything.
I agree- especially if you had to travel far to get there.
I’m a big fan of Ill will. They also do some pretty awesome collaborations.
Granted it’s not everyone’s cup of tea
Unfortunately they didn’t have the HOMES collab on tap yet. I have the HOMES Malintent mint mocha, but haven’t cracked it open yet. Ill Will has been to Nucleate a couple of years in a row now and I’m glad I got to try a wider selection of their stuff. Took home 10 cans as well.
HOMES doesn’t even have it on tap. They won’t because it’s too thick. We got two can pours there and brought one back though. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think they’re delicious. Honestly, I feel like it’d be hard not to think that. I think people are just hating on it for not being even a remotely beer tasting beer instead of just liking it for what it is.
I had to look and see what subreddit this was on
Yankee Candle sampler
I thought these were candles.
Nasty
Maybe they taste better than they look? 🤷🏽
Ya, they taste ridiculously good. There’s absolutely nothing beery about their taste or even alcoholic. Think along the lines of like strawberry nesquik or a melted milkshake. Blindofolded, I’d have a hard time telling the difference. You just have to enjoy them for what they are (or don’t if that’s not something you’re into).
No, just no.
Untappd was a mistake
Lactose beers are still a thing? I thought that fad died out.
More or less. A lot of beers have lactose to create a thicker mouth feel. Even styles that normally don't need it. Same idea as putting dextrose in to get a higher ABV.
Oh I get it. I remember maybe around 2020 when milkshake IPA’s were the BIG thing, an nowadays it’s more common see them in pastry stouts. Just havnt seen them in a while.
The purists cant fathom a different style. Close minded simpletons.
I drink just about everything, but not a lager or pilsner. My palate doesn’t appreciate the maltiness. I’m not drinking this style all the time, but I’m glad I made the trip to try them. Took home some cans and the wife is excited to try t as well. Can’t ask for much more.
Yeah thats awesome. This sub is insufferable sometimes. I apologize for them.
Ew wtf
What makes them colored like that? Are they trying to mimic candy or something?
PeptoBismol, Mylanta, Carrot Juice, Rubber Cement
I wouldn't classify these as beers, but with that said I like the idea of boozy milkshakes....just won't be having more than one of them.
They are kettle fermented lactobacillus sours. Why would you not classify them as beer? Is anything with adjuncts not beer?
Genuinely, can we verify that these are fermented or just have a small pinch of yeast?
Motherf*ckin’ Ohio. Smh
Yup I get why lagers are back in style
Had them at Nucleate last year. They had the longest line of anyone at the festival. Sure, it’s not “beer”, but it’s delicious. I just had their collab with HOMES last night with my fiancé. Basically a melted mint chocolate chip ice cream. Which is to say it tastes nothing like beer, but tastes delicious.
Its not beer. Its for soccer moms.
Gag
What.
The fuk.
These are dessert cocktails