Podcast Episodes

Phase Three vs. Hop Butcher Blind

Season 6 Episode 285

The two great local conquests of the haze-chasers in Chicagoland for 2019, Phase Three and Hop Butcher have built a hype train of hops that has no si…

7 years ago

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Rabid Brewing

Season 6 Episode 284

Founded in 2017 as the first brewery in Homewood, Rabid Brewing combines mythical lore with artistic passion to bring a diverse and delicious beer me…

7 years ago

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The TN Show

Season 6 Episode 283

We're taking a liquid voyage to the great state of Tennessee for our 21st state show, thanks to listener Matt Milam. There are five beers from four b…

7 years, 1 month ago

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Untitled Art

Season 6 Episode 282

Born from a union of Funk Factory's Levi Funk and Octopi Brewing's Isaac Showaki, Untitled Art was launched in late 2016 to bring exciting new styles…

7 years, 1 month ago

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Diet Beers

Season 6 Episode 281

Though we'd all like to pretend Hazy IPAs or pastry stouts represent the most significant trends in beer over the last decade or so, the real big mon…

7 years, 1 month ago

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School of Brett

Season 6 Episode 280

For decades, brewers have been harvesting the funk from brettanomyces yeast strains for a variety of purposes. Whether it's to add some phenolic funk…

7 years, 1 month ago

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Farm to Podcast

Season 6 Episode 279

More sustainable and definitely more rustic than your city brewery, these five beer producers also operate in conjunction with a farm, using ingredie…

7 years, 2 months ago

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The OK Show

Season 6 Episode 278

For our 20th State Show, listener and friend Jim Plachy offered to round up five Oklahoma beers, and we said that'd be alright with us. And with a li…

7 years, 2 months ago

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Haze Buds

Season 6 Episode 277

What's better than hanging with your buds and sipping on some murky hop suds? We don't know because everyone's preferences are subjective! On this ep…

7 years, 2 months ago

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Saisonathon 2019 Live

Season 6 Episode 276

For the third straight year - and our first at Forbidden Root - we celebrated Illinois Craft Beer Week by bringing together some of the area's best s…

7 years, 2 months ago

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