Chicago Beer Pass

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White are opening cans of Benthic from Half Acre Brewing. Lucky enough, Nik still had a can of 2019 Benthic for the guys to compare with a fresh can. As winter rolls in, stout season is really kicking off big with Half Acre, Goose Island, Revolution and everyone else putting their best beer forward. As the guys knock back these couple of cans, they talk about Nik’s FOBAB picks and the hazy collaboration Alarmist is doing with Goose Island. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (44.5 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White open cans of Lite Thinking from Pollyanna Brewing Company. The Lite Thinking took home back to back awards at GABF. As the guys crush this lite lager, they talk about the other awards won this year and recap their thoughts on the Bourbon County Stout lineup. Then, as Illinois and Chicago moves into another shutdown they also talk about another brewery that may have bitten the dust. As the midwest moves into the winter, be sure to support breweries and restaurants when you can, no one wants to see anymore great places disappear. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (45.4 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White were lucky enough to be invited to the media tasting for this years Bourbon County Stout. Before the planned zoom event, the guys jump on for a first tasting and initial thoughts on all of the different variants. If you’re wondering what you should chase after on Black Friday, the guys rank them from top to bottom. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (55.4 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White step away from the Octoberfest beers to dive back into the haze. Brad and Nik open cans of DDH Simcoe Jus, a spin on the gold medal winning Le Jus from Alarmist brewing. After a nice break from the NEIPA beers, it’s really nice to go back to them especially when it’s one from Alarmist. As Brad and Nik knock back these cans, they talk about a trip to Off Color Mousetrap and the closing of Foutainhead. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (753.7 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White re going to Lager Town! The guys bust out their steins and fill them up with Half Acre’s Lager Town, a 5.7 % ABV Octoberfest. As they knock these back they talk about FoBAB going digital, the upcoming Great American Beer Festival, and chat about how Goose Island is handling Prop Day this year. The pandemic is changing a lot of things but many of these breweries are finding creative ways to get beer into consumers hands. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (78.3 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White have their new half-liter steins from Metropolitan Brewing and to christen them, the guys grabbed up cans of Stormhaus, Metro’s 4.7 % ABV Helles. It’s half liters this week with full liters on the next episode; so things may get a little silly here. As they knock back the Stormhaus, they talk about the price of beers and some of the places that are seeing their doors close. All that and more on this week’s podcast. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (49.7 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White open up a few cans of Full Moon Looks, a Solemn Oath and Pollyanna Brewing collaboration. As the guys knock back this dank west coast style IPA they chat about the latest release from Revolution and Nik drops some knowledge about Blanton’s Bourbon. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (54.4MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White  open up the three collaboration beers from Revolution Brewing and Hop Butcher. As the guys try to decide their favorite, they chat about a few of the other beers they have been enjoying and talk about the things they have been missing the most since the pandemic hit. Although both Brad and Nick as saving money by not venturing out to all these places, there are a lot of spots they can’t wait to check out again once it feels safer. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (48.8MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White  are sipping on some cans from Black Lung Brewing as they talk about what they’ve been up to as the summer draws to a close. While knocking back these cans they talk about the Surly Brewing Beer Hall closing and then dive into the line up from Revolution for their Deep Woods series. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (46.7MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White talk about the Black IPA as they explore the latest release from Hopewell Brewing. It’s hard to find a good Black IPA in the days of haze so when a new one hits the market, the guys had to check it out. Although, Hopewell isn’t open, they do have a store with to-go beers and merch. As the guys crush a few cans of Run It Back, they talk about the changes happening on the distributor side as well as the opening date for Liquid Love’s new space. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (100.5MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!