I have a close friend who works for Two Brothers Brewing Company in Warrenville, IL. They will be launching their "Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale" in early February. I've seen the evolution of this creation from start to finish and I'm super excited to see how it's received by the pinball community as this beer was made for you. I think it's great that they've decided to go with a pinball themed beer and I hope each one of you will give it a try once it rolls out.

Two Brothers Brewing Company has been brewing craft beers out of the Chicagoland area for the past 20 years and have distribution in 12 states.

http://twobrothersbrewing.com/

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The artwork on the can looks better in person. With the can being round it looks different in the pic. I think their in-house artist did a very nice job celebrating pinball and it's Chicago roots.

I had submitted artwork for this when the whole pinball idea was first being considered. I had called it "Special When Lit" American Pale Ale (picture below). Although they did not go with my name or artwork they did pay some homage by placing that tagline "Special when lit" across the top of the can which I think was extremely cool.

This beer will start hitting shelves in early February as it's being canned now. I will post and update information as this starts rolling out. Thanks so much for the support of this guys. I've tasted it and its a great beer (not as hoppy as your normal IPA).

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I'll let you know for sure. If it's not available I will see if I can grab some for you and drop it off to Terry at PBL so you can take it back with you!

Thanks for the compliment but I assure you the can design is solid. They also have some variations of that logo for some VERY COOL promotional pinball related items. I'll keep everyone posted on those as well as they will have launch parties for this beer scheduled at some of the reputable pinball bars in the area. I'll also include specifics on those as they become available!

I'd be happy to do that for you. If you remember to PM me with Two Brothers in the subject line I'll arrange to have something nice sent your way.

Right now Pinball Juicy Hop Le will be offered year round in cans only.

Two Brothers is currently being distributed in: IL, AZ, CT, FL, IN, IA, OH, MD, MO, NY, WI. Virginia is in the works.

ES was my first pin and I love it. PM me with a week notice and I'll make sure I take care of you.

Without a Two Brothers distributor in your state I don't know if that would be an option unfortunately. The brewery sells/provides to their distributors and not direct to the public (that sounds familiar). That said let me see if there are any options for TPF.

Just remember that Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale won't be available until early February. That Scottdale location is nice.

A couple of launch parties are happening in February. The first announced launch party for Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale...

Level 257 in Schaumburg, IL
Date: Feb 17th 7-10pm

Details for a second launch party at Logan Arcade in Logan Square (IL) are being worked on now. I'll update with that info ASAP.

Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale should now be rolling out to all 12 states. I'll be giving away a 30" x 52" Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale banner, t-shirt, koozie, button, and key fob (randomly at the end of the month). It will look great in that game room! To enter the random drawing post your picture of your Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale beer (you do not have to be in the actual pic so feel free to find a fun background for your picture). One username will be drawn from all posts containing a pic and a prize package will be sent free of charge in March of 2017. The last day to post a pic to enter the giveaway is February 28th, 2017.

Special thanks to Stern Pinball (Elk Grove Village,IL) and Pinball Life (Huntley, IL) for their help with the Two Brothers Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale event that took place last Thursday at the brewery. Each company provided two machines (Stern: KISS Pro, Ghostbusters Pro and Pinball Life: Star Trek Pro, Game of Thrones Pro) for the beer distributors and sales staff to play.

Here is an update on public launch parties for Pinball Beer...

CHICAGO RELEASE PARTY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH 7PM - 10PM
LOGAN ARCADE (CHICAGO, IL)
"BEAT THE BREWER"

SUBURBAN RELEASE PARTY
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH 7PM - 10PM
LEVEL 257 (SCHAUMBURG, IL)
"PINBALL TOURNAMENT"

Pinball Juicy Hop Pale Ale is currently "Beer of the Month" at the following locations:

BIG ONION GROUP (6 LOCATIONS)
MAIN STREET PUB GLEN ELLYN
LINCOLN STATION
ARROGANT FROG
BRASS TAP ORLAND PARK
LOCALL 22
POAG MAHONES
WHIRLY BALL CHICAGO

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Presently there is not a distributor in those states so buying Two Brothers beer is not possible as of right now.

Call your favorite supplier to see if they stock it. If they aren't you can request that they do. Just about any place that offers Two Brothers should be offering Pinball this month. If for some reason they aren't you can certainly request that they order.

I honestly don't know. I do know that they've consistently expanded over the past several years and that they are distributed in southern states (Florida and Arizona).

Nice pic!

This is an American Pale Ale. The brewing process is a little different with this one as the hops were added after the boil. This gives the beer a more subtle taste regarding the hops. I'm also an IPA guy and although Pinball Pale Ale isn't extremely hoppy it's uses athe largest variety of hops than any other beer they are currently brewing and is definitely a hoppy beer.