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 of 2018 and Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are drinking the God Damn Pigeon Porter from Spiteful Brewing as they chat about Chicago beer. The guys made it all over the city with stops at Goose Island Clybourn, Old Irving, Violet Hour, Haymarket and more. Be sure to stick around for the news this week because Brad and Nik mention beer festival tickets that are going on sale soon. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (49.9 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 of 2018 and Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are joined by Chalonda AKA Afro Beer Chick. The three of them touch again on Brew Year’s Eve and chat about Evil Horse Brewing’s awesome saloon look. All this while sipping on Class of 88 and Goose Island Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout (2016). Coming up this weekend, you have some awesome beer releases like Clare’s Thirsty Ale Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout w/ Raspberries and Coffee Dinosmores. All that and more, thanks for listening, Cheers Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (41.7 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. This is the first Chicago Beer Pass of 2018 and Brad Chmielewski & Nik White haven’t missed a beat. Coming off the new year the guys dive into chatting about Brew Year’s Eve at Architectural Artifacts. It was neat to see how this event compared to last years event at Salvage One. Grab yourself a local beer and be ready for the first of many episodes hitting your feed this year. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (38.7 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are back in the studio after Christmas ready to kick out another episode. The guys are opening a can of Judgemint Day from Short Fuse Brewing Company as they talk about Festivus and the great stouts coming out of Revolution.  This is the weekend to ring in the New Year with some great beer events like Brew Year’s Eve, all you can eat Piece Pizza or NYE Exposed at Baderbrau. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (46.8 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 are joined by friend of the show, Steve Wyatt to hear about his adventure to Founders to pick up bottles of CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout). Of course, the guys are also cracking a bottle to sample… you can’t talk CBS without drinking CBS. Although CBS isn’t from a Chicago Brewery, it still holds a place in most midwest craft beer nerds hearts.  With the holidays upon us, the events are still pretty light and we are sure you’ll all be busy drinking with your loved ones anyway. Have a safe and warm holiday! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (52.8 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 are cracking cans of Bold Dog Beer Co.’s Divinations. Divinations is their Coffee Milk Stout that was just canned and should be hitting shelves for everyone shortly. As the guys sip on this beer and try to warm up, they talk about trips to Rock Bottom Chicago and Two Brother’s Roundhouse.  With the holidays, the events are still pretty light but there is a Bourbon County Stout 5 Year Vertical Tapping at The Beer Temple that you should be checking out. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (37.2 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 drinking Off Color Brewing’s Known Gnome Porter with Bark and Root. This 6.7% ABV beer is the perfect way to get in the the holiday spirit. As they sip on this tasty delight the guys talk about some more bourbon county stout hunting they did, touch a little on the CBS release and share some stories from the pubs.  All that and more, thanks for listening, Cheers! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (33.0 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 back in the studio after that great interview with Goose Island brewmaster Jared Jankoski last week. If you missed it, grab yourself a Bourbon County and give it a listen. This week the guys are drinking some cans from Sketchbook Brewing as they catch up on their last couple weeks of Chicago beer adventures and share Black Friday stories. With the holidays upon us, the beer events slow down a bit, but the big event this Sunday is the Big Hugs release at Half Acre. Thanks for listening, Cheers! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (49.5 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are at the Goose Island Barrel Warehouse to sample this year’s variants of Bourbon County Stout. To help them navigate the lineup is Goose Island brewmaster Jared Jankoski. Jared Jankoski shares his story as well as a bit of background on the variants you’ll be seeing this year. Just like every year, these beers draw a big crowd and just because there might be more being made, it isn’t going to make it easier to get. If you’re lucky enough to be in the Chicago area there are two variants you can only get here as well as a ton of Black Friday events happening around the city. Thanks for listening, Cheers! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (66.3 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are drinking Foggy Geezer from WarPigs Brewpub as they dive into their thoughts on FoBAB. The guys are recording a bit late this week so they skip the upcoming beer events and beer news this week just to focus on FoBAB. After 15 years of FoBAB, it’s pretty amazing to see what the event has become. Thanks for listening, Cheers! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (49.5 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!