Chicago Beer Pass

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening some summer themed beers from Pollyanna Brewing in Lemont, IL. As the guys crush this summer ale they chat about all the great things Rogers Park has to offer as well as recent trips to BiXi Beer, Emporium’s Pop-up, and Piece Pizza.  You can keep up with all these adventures on the Chicago Beer Pass Instagram if you want to see photos from all the beer stops. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (48.2 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening cans of Spiteful IPA as they recap the Great Taste of the Midwest, and visits to Brickstone, Blue Island Brewing, Soundgrowler Brewing Co. and more. Coming up this weekend the big event is Half Acre’s Big North. This event typically sells out pretty quickly so if there are still tickets, you might want to jump on it. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (60.1 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening cans of The Food Truck Pils from Ravinia Brewing Company. Food Truck is an easy drinking 4.9% ABV Pilsner that is perfect for these summers days. As the guys knock back a few of these cans, they chat about City Barbeque, Friday Night Flights and trips to Three Floyd’s and Noon Whistle.  The big event coming up this weekend is the Great Taste of The Midwest. Tickets are already sold out for GToTM but for anyone that got themselves a ticket, HAVE FUN! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (37.9 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White krack open the Kriek from Dovetail. Nik picked up this beer with his Dovetail dollars a few weeks ago and we finally had a chance to pop the top off this one. As the guys crush this beer they chat about trips to Beermiscuous and Wicker Park fest.  Coming up this week you have #IPADay and #InternationalBeerDay so make sure your fridge is full. On Saturday and Sunday be sure to make your way over to the Chicago Brewing District as they are having an event called Dancing in the Streets. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (44.8 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White crack open new cans from Hopewell Brewing. Swift IPA is a 6.9% IPA that tastes great on these warm summer nights. As the guys knock back a few cans, they chat about trips to Temperance to see Slick Rick and stops into Revolution and Hopewell.  Coming up this weekend you have Wicker Park Fest down Milwaukee Avenue. And over at Headquarters Beercade is 3 Floyds 90’s Nick Summer Lot Party! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (41.9 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening up a bottle of the Foudre Project. The Foudre Project is the latest release from Goose Island and is available for purchase in their taproom. As the guys knock this one back, they chat about Naperville Ale Fest, Square Root, Maplewood Taproom and more.  Coming up this weekend you have Pitchfork happening in Union Park where you can try Goose Island’s latest collaboration beer. Also this week on Sunday is BrewFest Partners Toast to Belgian Independence beer cruise. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (52.19 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are cracking open cans of Tropic-Hero from Revolution Brewing. As the guys knock back these cans of IPA they chat about all the different bottle shares that they found themselves at during the 4th of July week.  Coming up this weekend you’ve got both Naperville Ale Fest and Square Roots. You can try and be the ultimate beer nerd and make your way to both but make sure you make your way to at least one because they are both a blast. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (50.1 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are both enjoying the holiday as they crack open cans from Alarmist Brewing! Two new cans from Alarmist Brewing recently got released, the Phaze Shyfter and Loop, Brad made a run up to the brewery last week to pick these guys up. As they knock back these cans they discuss Nik’s cocktail adventures. Make sure you drink plenty of local brews this holiday week and enjoy the warm weather. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (55.1 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are back recording on the normal day and crushing IPAs. Kicking things off the guys are drinking Noon Whistle’s latest release Hop Prism Flamingo Pink. Loaded with Amarillo, Idaho 7 and Vic Secret hops, this India Pale Ale comes in at 6.9% ABV. As they knock back these cans they talk about a trip down malt row. Having just recorded last Friday there wasn’t much time for drinking between episodes but the guys managed to hit up a few spots. Coming up this weekend the big event to check out is New Belgium’s Tour de Fat. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (55.1 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are recording a little late in the week since Brad has been trekking around the world. As the guys dive into Brad’s globetrotting, they crack open cans of Crushinator from Maplewood Brewery. Crushinator is a great way to get your weekend started! As the guys are crushing these cans, they chat about trips to France, Austin and a couple visits to Sox park. Since this episode is coming a bit late, most of the events that are happening this weekend get skipped over. Coming up on Wednesday, June 27th, from 6-9 PM at the Alarmist taproom is a fundraiser benefitting The Young Center. Get there and support this great cause! Cheers and thanks for listening.Cheers and thanks for listening. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (43.9 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!