"It's our last visit to a brewery for 2019, and The Brit and Ken McMullen once again head west to Lena IL, and sit down with Nate and Penny Peterson who are the owners and operators of Wishful Acres Farm and Brewery. It's another friendly, community brewe

"How many collectors have 20 and 30 year old bottles of brewin their cellars? Mike Seaman over at Broken Brix in St.Charles does, and he invited the podcast crew to the taproom to pass our arbitrary opinions on how well they aged. It was a mixed bag of fl

"It's a trip out to Freeport IL this week, and we visit with Steven Winter, brewmaster and co-owner of Generations Brewing. Steven hosted The Brit and co-host Ken McMullen in the taproom of the custom-built brewery, which is only 90 minutes from the Chica

"As Thanksgiving hit this week we didn't get to record a full show, so it's an opportunity to have our pub panel tell you about a couple of breweries from Boise Idaho. When Mark naski hits town he aways brings some goodies for us from that area and this t

"We are out of the pub this week visiting with brewer Cam Horn and co-owner Frazer Donaldson from Elmhurst Brewing Co. The podcast crew headed to the brewhouse, set up the mics, and let the conversation flow...and so did the beer samples! The Brit faced o

"When an old friend comes to town and brings beer, we gather the podcast crew and friends and sample some of the bottles. In this edition, Mark Naski brings beers from the West, and we sample one from Washington. Then co-hosts Ken McMullen and Chuck Fort

"Lincoln Slagel is one of the new, young brewers that you need to know about. He is co-owner/brewer of Emancipation Brewing out in Fairbury Il, a farm brewery that is producing styles made with Illinois ingredients. Join The Brit and co-host Ken McMullen

"Jay Rosicky has been involved with craft beer for some time, and now he is getting serious with the inception of Milk Money Brewing next year. For this episode, Jay brings the panel a 6-pack of brews from Florida, Georgia, and Wisconsin, that includes se

"This week we invite you to spend some time with the Riggs brothers, as the podcast team head down to Urbana IL, and the Riggs Beer Company. This is a fascinating conversation with two accomplished and classically trained brewers who provide a hometown, f

"It is the conclusion of our focus on Barrel of Monks, and this time we sit down and taste some of the brews that VP of Operations, Kevin Abbott, brought with him on his trip up to Illinois. Joining us for this session at Church Street Brewing is CSB head