"This week's show see's Mark Naski bringing 2 brews to the show that remain a mystery as we taste them, plus we book-end that session with a beer from Florida, and one from a local Chicago brewery. Featured are Cigar City, Ram Brewery, and Cahoots Brewin

"Recorded the day before St. Patrick's day, and released the day after, we've not only avoided the day of green, but we also avoid any green beers as we focus on the Irish Stout and the Irish Red styles. We sample Metal Monkey, O'Hara's, and Church Stree

"This show was prompted by a comment from Pollyanna brewer, Brian Pawola, when we talked to him at the Naperville Winterfest. We told him we had a bottle of PCL that we were cellaring, and he said "drink it fresh". So we did, together with some other t

"Part 2 of our festival report includes Miskatonic, Rockford Brewing, and Hopvine interviews. Plus John Bitterman and the homebrew tent. Cheers!"

"If you attended the Naperville Winterfest, held last weekend (2/27/2016), then you probably tasted some awesome brews, but didn't get to chat to the brewers. Don't worry - we did it for you! Mark Naski and Phil Clark report from one of the first alefest

"With the Oscars pending, we have selected 6 brews which are loosely connected to six of the nominated Best Pictures. We hope that you go out, pick up a bottle of each, and pop the tops when the nominations are announced this Sunday. There's nothing els

"In this edition, we welcome the fairer sex to the pubcast, when our four friends, Deb, Lisa, Kirsten and Tina provide their thoughts on selected brews. In addition we split them into two teams and test their beer knowledge with some questions from the

"Mark has returned from a trip to Florida, and returned bearing growlers and cans from 2 breweries, Copperpoint Brewing amd Due South Brewing Co. We have a wit, a lager, an IPA, and a red IPA. Plus of course Mark educates us, and Phil provides the BS!"

"This week we feature an interview with a UK publican who runs a micropub, the Brooksteed Alehouse. This new trend features a small, converted store that is turned into a limited tap, limited capacity, real ale pub. And as a bonus, we also have a tasting

"To celebrate the opening of yet another Chicago suburban brewery, we went down to the grand opening of Metal Monkey Brewing, in Romeoville. We spoke with the Simian Overlord himself, Dan Camp, and discovered some of the background to how they came into