About us

As you know we're here because of our love for craft beer, here's a little info about us.

Forum Name: Nucular George

About Me: I consider myself a Beer Geek, which to me means there is a time and a place for every beer. Having grown up in Europe, I am partial to wheat or rye beers of almost any kind. This includes all German wheat beers and the American versions of wheat beers. For rye beers, a personal favorite is the Founders Black Rye. I am also fortunate enough to live in an area (Chicago) that has access to great beers. I love the fact that we have four distinct seasons in the Midwest, as it highlights the seasonal flow of beer releases from area brewers. Chicago also has a fantastic beer culture that continues to build, with several new brewers starting up and plenty of great places to enjoy these new beers. My advice for anyone who comes to Chicago for a trip is to visit the smaller brewers first. Those include Half Acre, Revolution, Metropolitan and even some smaller places like Moonshine. If you can't make those smaller spots, you can always hit up the bigger spots like Goose Island, Two Brothers or Three Floyds (Munster, IN). There are also several great beer spots here like Bad Apple, Local Option, or even an old standby like The Map Room or Hopleaf. We started this website with a vision to be a congenial spot for discussing and discovering new beers and beer related information. Hopefully, we can continue to offer that even as we slowly grow from a very small forum to a "slightly not as small" forum.

Favorite Beer Style: Almost any wheat or rye beer

Favorite Beer: Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier

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Forum Name: Tip Top

About Me: I've been drinking craft beer for most of the time that I have been drinking. I've run the typical growth pattern of a craft beer drinker, developing a taste for more and more styles and flavors, but I'm still a hop-head at heart. I do the news blogs here, so if you have anything you think I should write about, please contact me.

Favorite Beer Style: Currently, IPA, changes by the season some, but I tend to have a good IPA around to session.

Favorite Beer: I find it nearly impossible to pick just one, but the one beer that I crave more than any other is Surly's Bourbon One. Of course, I'm lucky to have an opportunity to taste some once a year.

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Forum Name: Organized Chaos

About Me: Computer / Beer Geek. I have been homebrewing for a couple of years and had always been into trying new beers. Once I got hooked up with thebeerspot, it married two of my favorite things, building a site I believe in and drinking awesome beer.

Favorite Beer Style: Gotta be an IPA, my tastes change with the season, but I can always go back to a solid IPA.

Favorite Beer: I have to go with my hometown favorite, Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout here

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