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 joined by Phil McFarland. It’s been awhile since the guys had a chance to talk with Phil and it’s always great to hear from someone who has been in the beer business for so long. If you don’t know Phil, he helped get many beer nerds into their current obsession by being the owner of Small Bar Division. Small Bar had an amazing bottle and tap list at a time when craft beer wasn’t so easily found at bars in this city. Brad and Nik can recall countless summer days on the patio where they were able to try a new IPA and fall in love with beer over and over again. After Small Bar closed its doors, Phil has been busy in the beer world in other ways, like helping Half Acre to grow as they realized they could make a ton more beer at the Balmoral Brewery. Now, Phil is in-between projects, taking advantage of the slowdown that comes with this pandemic. Brad and Nik loved catching up with him and even chatted about what the future of Chicago bars or taprooms might be moving forward. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (58.5 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!