Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPittsburgh vs. Chicago: Blind Hazy Throwdown (with Aaron Keefner)
Season 12 Episode 603
When one of our oldest friends and beer industry vet, Aaron Keefner, came back into town from his adopted city of Pittsburgh, we knew we were going t…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Rev Heat Wave
Season 12 Episode 602
For the last few years, Revolution Brewing has tried convincing us that barrel-aged stouts and barleywines can indeed be enjoyed on 90-plus degree da…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Miskatonic Brewing (with Cory Davidson and Mik Dempsey)
Season 12 Episode 601
Miskatonic has been a western suburban outpost for great beer with an extremely loyal following for a decade now - and it's due time they get the rec…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Suncatcher Brewing (with Matt Gallagher)
Season 12 Episode 600
Matt Gallagher has been instrumental to Chicago's craft beer scene for almost two decades as a co-founder of Half Acre, but it's his new brewery Sunc…
1 year ago
IPA All-Stars Blind, Rd. 3
Season 12 Episode 599
In our ongoing series that seeks to find the best IPA we can get our hands on, we keep this one a bit more regional with five long-beloved and well-…
1 year ago
Lime Lagers
Season 12 Episode 598
During a particularly sweltering summer, no beer style has come through in the clutch as much as the lime lager. The sheer number of available option…
1 year ago
An Overdue Welcome
Season 12 Episode 597
It seems like it's been far too long since we've extended a hearty "hello" to some new breweries in Chicagoland, so we're psyched to gather five that…
1 year ago
is/was brewing (with Mike Schallau)
Season 12 Episode 596
Although he might use the term "silly little beers," Mike Schallau's is/was brewing is making some of the most thoughtful and impressive saisons anyw…
1 year, 1 month ago
West Coast Pilsners
Season 12 Episode 595
Newly adopted as its own category for this year's GABF competition, the West Coast Pilsner has the hoppy influence of its namesake locale while also …
1 year, 1 month ago
Goldfinger Brewing (with Tom Beckmann)
Season 12 Episode 594
In just 5 years, Goldfinger Brewing Company has made Downers Grove, Illinois a true destination for lager-lovers and much of that is to the credit of…
1 year, 1 month ago