Half Acre’s Matt Young has been with the brewery for almost as long as Daisy Cutter has been around, which happens to be 15 years this summer.

Daisy Cutter put Half Acre on the map, but they have never been only about big hoppy beers. They’ve always been just as committed to brewing delicious lagers.  

• Half Acre Hollywood Beach
• Half Acre  Kernza Lager
• Half Acre Italian Pilsner
• Half Acre Daisy Cutter Fifteen
• Half Acre Daisy Cutter Select collaboration w/Sierra Nevada
• Half Acre Reef Knot
• Half Acre Pony Pilsner

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The World Beer Cup calls itself the “Olympics of Beer”. As the name implies, the World Beer Cup is open to breweries all over the world. This week on Barrel to Bottle, Roger tracked down  WBC 2024 winners that we carry from local and global breweries. 

• Horse Thief Hollow Little Wing
• Noon Whistle Bruski Traditional Lager
• Allagash Tripel
• Unibroue La Fin du Monde
• Weihenstephaner Vitus
• Old Irving Beezer
• Roaring Table Easy Hour
• Deschutes Black Butte Non-Alcoholic
• Hamm’s Beer
• 21st Amendment Brewery Amendment Lager

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Porch Pounders, Gazebo Guzzlers, Barbecue Bangers…call them whatever you want, but make sure your patio is stocked for the summer months. Chris has assembled 18 wines that are perfect for relaxing in your Adirondack chair or pairing with your favorite summer meal.

• Biohof Pratsch Grüner Veltliner 2022
• Domaine Labbe Abymes Vin de Savoie 2021
• Suavia Soave Classico 2022
• Nortico Alvarinho 2022
• Champalou Vouvray 2022
• August Kessler R Riesling QbA 2022
• Domaine Meyer Fonné Edelzwicker 2022
• Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2022
• Val de Garrigues Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023
• Lynfred Rhubarb Wine
• Gulp Hablo Orange Natural Verdejo Sauvignon Blanc 2022
• Domaine Collotte Marsannay Rosé 2023
• Jean Foillard Beaujolais Villages 2021
• Willamette Valley Vineyards Whole Cluster Pinot Noir 2022
• Feudo Santa Tresa Frappato 2022
• Lindquist Syrah 2020
• Quivira Zinfandel 2019
• The Fableist 373 Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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We love cocktails on Barrel to Bottle. We love classics, and we love riffs. We might love riffs more. This week, we’ve got three mixologists riffing on three classic cocktails for Greg and Jim to judge.

Check out our blog for all the recipes. 

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Firestone Walker’s Matt Brynildson returns to Barrel to Bottle. He’s in Chicago to launch a collab with our friends at Half Acre for the annual Firestone Walker Invitational. You can hear all about that event on our previous episode with Matt Brynildson.  

Matt loves returning to Chicago and we love having him on the podcast to share his extensive knowledge of brewing, particularly hops. There’s always something new to enjoy from Firestone Walker, but we appreciate revisiting some of their classics as well.

• Firestone Walker Trailing West Pils collaboration with Half Acre
• Firestone Walker California IPA
• Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion
• Firestone Walker Hopnosis
• Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
• Firestone Walker Parabola

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Ivo Jeramaz is the winemaker at Grgich Hills Estate. His uncle, Mike, started the winery shortly after his Chardonnay won the 1976 Paris Tasting for Chateau Montelena. Ivo passionately believes in regenerative farming of grapes, without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.

This week on Barrel to Bottle, Ivo explains the process of regenerative farming and why he believes it makes the best wine.

• Grgich Hills Sauvignon Blanc Fume Blanc 2021
• Grgich Hills Chardonnay 2021
• Grgich Hills Zinfandel 2019
•  Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

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Pat, our resident Crispy Boi, has spent the last half decade extolling the virtues of Hamm’s. When he’s not drinking Hamm’s, he’s still drinking crispy lagers both macro and micro. Now he’s getting the chance to redeem himself after his Hamm’s-related failure in our Macro Lager Blind Tasting.

This week on Barrel to Bottle we’re blind tasting thirteen crispy bois, from big brewery lager classics to the new wave of craft crispies. And what better to pair with these crisp, refreshing beers than salty snacks, straight from your local Binny’s snack section.

• Montucky Cold Snacks
• Riggs American Lager
• Founders Solid Gold
• Shorts Local’s Light
• Miller High Life
• Revolution Cold Time
• Art History Krausened
• Pabst Blue Ribbon
• Bells Lager For the Lakes
• Deschutes Crispy King
• Coors Banquet
• Shiner Light Blonde
• Hamm’s

Snack Along At Home:

• Binny’s Golf Club Mix
• Great Lakes Salt & Vinegar Kettle Chips
• Herr’s Buffalo Blue Cheeze Curls
• Pop Daddy Beer Cheese Pretzels
• Utz Hoops Mix

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Provence might be the epicenter of Rosé but you can find the style all over the world. If you can grow grapes, you’re probably making Rosé.

This week on Barrel to Bottle, with warm weather approaching, we are checking out Rosés from around the world. The grapes and methods are different everywhere but they’re all great in spring, summer and really all year round.

• Txomin Etxaniz Txakoli Rosé 2023
• Day Wines Pinot Noir Rosé Lemonade 2022
• Charles Gonnet Rosé Vin de Savoie 2023
• The Pale Rosé 2023
• Domaines Ott by Ott Cotes de Provence Rosé 2023
• Tablas Creek Patelin de Tablas Rosé 2023
• Hatziyiannis Roditis Rose
• Sierra Cantabria Rosé 2023

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Binny’s has a vast resource of knowledgeable wine associates, probably the best in the business with arguably the biggest selection. While it is possible to stumble onto a hidden gem, Pat and Rog wanted to tap into our vast resources by engaging with our passionate staff members.

Join us for Pat & Rog’s Excellent Wine Adventure. Be excellent to each other, this will not be a bogus journey.

Also, a listener question about the difference between white, red and dry vermouths.

• Paul Prieur Sancerre 2022
• Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2022
• Punta Crena Mataossu Vigneto Reine 2021
• Tsiakkas Xinisteri Cyprus White 2022
• Hyland Estates Riesling 2022
• Li Veli Askos Susumaniello 2022
• Les Vins Pirouettes Ultra Violet de David

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What’s New in Beer? As always, the beer shelves are constantly changing and we’re here to help you make sense of the new brands, styles, returning favorites in new packaging and special releases.

• Firestone Walker XPA
• Weihenstephaner Braupakt collaboration w/St. Bernardus
• Maplewood Belle La Vie
• Stormalong Cider Unfiltered
• Southern Tier Orange Twist collaboration w/Perry’s Ice Cream
• Deschutes Black Butte NA Porter
• Maplewood In Dark Trees
• AleSmith Speedway Stout New Orleans Café

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