In a somewhat romantic effort to single-handedly stave off the seemingly endless Chicago winter, I picked up a six-pack of New Belgium’s Springboard Ale, which I saw for the first time this year at the grocery store. I wouldn’t necessarily consider myself a big fan of Fat Tire, or Belgian style ale in general, but I was impressed by the smoothness and berry-like finish (which I attribute to the lycium) and the nice buzz… maybe a result of the wormwood used in the brewing process? All things considered a nice beer, round, crisp in the finish and sweet but not overpoweringly so. Worth checking out.