This week we stopped by Metropolitan Brewery despite some location mix-ups. We discussed their bankruptcy woes and sipped beers like their Crankshaft Kölsch. Politics-wise, we dove into the chaos of Trump's legal entanglements and upcoming trials, Congress' fumbles, and a bit on international tensions. Also, a nod to Hunter Biden slapping lawsuits on his detractors and local Chicago politics, from budgets to the fate of the Skokie Swift. Stay tuned for local brewery love and political banter, topped with a Lions vs. Packers Thanksgiving game chat.

In episode 101 at Ravinia Brewing, we made it past our centennial mark and dove into some legal brew-haha between Ravinia Brewing and Ravinia Festival. We also chewed on Congress taking petty swipes at Pete Buttigieg and the ongoing saga of Trump's legal battles. Plus, a fun detour into Chicago's political theatre, with a progressive push for housing funding and an alderman's physical scuffle over a vote. Our beer picks? Pumpkin alt and more!

In this episode, we celebrated the 100th episode of "Draught Politics" at the District Brew Yards. We had a lively chat with special guest Carl Rutherford from Twisted Hippo who gave a deep-dive on the state of the beer politic world and its struggles, including the stalled direct-to-consumer laws and overall impact of the pandemic on lesser-known breweries. Our chats ranged from serious global events to the importance of supporting local breweries and creating sustainable growth within the sector.

This week we grasp desperately at the last days of summer, enjoying some beers on the lovely deck at Metropolitan brewing. Of course we’ll talk about the latest news of the fraudster in chief and discuss the looming government shutdown.

This week we’re at one of our favorites, Half Acre, to enjoy some beers and cover the latest in the Trump indictments. Hint: it isn’t going well for Trump if the law matters.

This week we head back to Eris to have some delicious ciders, delivered automatically through the power of technology. We talk all about the indictments of course. No, not those indictments, the other ones. NO, THE OTHER ONES! Tune in, won’t you?

This week we risk the apocalypse by going outside the borders of Chicago to visit Temperance brewing located in Evanston. Of course we’ve got lots of indictment related news to talk about, but if you tune in this week, you can find out what the cutest animal on the planet is!

This week is a big week for Draught Politics where we bring in our Will Hurd correspondent, Carol, to talk with us about all things Will Hurd! That plus we have plenty of our new segment, Judgef**kery!

Naturally the indictments came out AFTER we recored this episode, but we were able to get together and ensure that we talked about them. We’ll start with a regular full episode, recorded at Maplewood brewery, and then at the end we have some bonus content dedicated to the indictments. Enjoy!

This week we’re back at Old Irving Brewing for some beers, some politics, and of course, their delicious soft pretzels. It’s been a while so we spend some time catching up on the latest goings on with Nobel Prize winner, George Santos, and of course that sexual assaulter, Trump.