Podcast Episodes

Fox River Five

Season 8 Episode 375

Head about 45 minutes west of Chicago, and you'll find a cluster of fresh craft beer options that are certainly destination-worthy. Ryan took a weeke…

5 years, 3 months ago

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The CT Show

Season 8 Episode 374

In our triumphant return to our state series, we venture into the beers from the great state of Connecticut for our 25th installment. And we do so in…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Around the Bend

Season 8 Episode 373

From their first batch of beer released in 2015, Around the Bend has been committed to an unconventional take on traditional styles. The brewery's tr…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Baltic Porters

Season 8 Episode 372

Despite the allure of warmer temperatures, we're not quite ready to be done with stout season. So we grab the next-closest seasonally appropriate alt…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Back 2 The Barrel

Season 8 Episode 371

Finally ready to recover from Barrel-Aged December™, we assembled a star-studded sequel to last year's episode, bringing on five barrel-aged beers pr…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Russian River

Season 8 Episode 370

It's always been exciting to drink Russian River - every bottle opened feels like an event, and it has felt that way for us for well over a decade. O…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Black IPAs

Season 8 Episode 369

Either through public demand or divine intervention, the Black IPA has made an unexpected comeback in 2021, and We. Are. Here. For. It. We snagged th…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Local News

Season 8 Episode 368

Tonight, we have the story of five breweries local to Chicagoland who opened amidst a global crisis, and the five beers that lifted the spirits of tw…

5 years, 5 months ago

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Bock to Basics

Season 8 Episode 367

The bitterly cold winter months call for rich and bready lagers, and the bock beer is ready to swaddle you in warming flavors. For this show, we try …

5 years, 5 months ago

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OEC Brewing

Season 8 Episode 366

We've long sought out the strange and elusive beers of Connecticut's Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores - or OEC Brewing, informally - so we have a ritualist…

5 years, 6 months ago

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