"We're back after a short vacation, and in this podcast we welcome someone else who has been on vacation, Illinois beer historian and glass collector, John Bittermann. But John visits breweries on his vacation, and this time he has brought back brews from

"Coinciding with their Grand Opening, this episode profiles Scallywag Brewing, the latest addition to the ever-growing population of Illinois breweries. This brewpub is located in downtown Westmont, and we sat down with the founding team a couple of weeks

"This episode is a retrospective interview with Penrose head brewer and co-owner, Tom Korder. Following their recent sell-out 5th anniversary party, we wanted to find out what has changed over those 5 years, and what the future holds for this Geneva IL br

"It's a trip north to Glenview and brewery gem that seems to have slipped under most people's radar, Macushla Brewing. Head brewer David Kelley talks about his passion for the place, the beer, and especially yeast. Ken McMullen joins me on this podcast as

"Recorded on St.Patrick's Day weekend, we visit another of the trending new breweries that have recently opened in the Chicagoland suburbs. Located in Woodridge and the burgeoning Seven Bridges area, Ike and Oak spares no expense to bring good beer and go

"This episode coincides with Riverland Brewing's opening weekend, and we sit down with brewer co-owners Eric Bramwell and Dave Marks to chat about the journey to opening day. The brewery is a great addition to the growing Fox River corridor and in our vie

"We missed last week, so we are back with a show that takes a look at the lighter side of craft beer - Lagers. Chuck Fort talks about the style and provides his expertise, while The Landlord, and friend if the show John Karwoski, provide their consumer in

"We've done our share of testing chain store beers, and it seems this time we did it in parallel with the Chicago Tribune, who got their article out before this show...great minds and all that! In this podcast we take the Costco variety pack of 4 styles,

"It's our Valentine to all you wonderful listeners, and we pull in a couple of romantics to talk V-Day celebrations, and pairings of special dinners and craft beers. We've got Chuck from Church, Ed from Pollyanna, and Tom Ryan from Lemont in the pub studi

"We've made it! 300 podcasts under our belt and we've still only scraped the surface of the craft beer world. In this edition, we take the opportunity to round up some of our regular brewers and consumers for a tasting of Big Barleywines. It's a great eve