Rough Draughts

Just in time for Easter, the boys are reviewing Beer for Hell from Off Color Brewing. Then, there's a surprise bonus beer on tap as they discuss all sorts of things like Beer Under Glass (BUG), the Molson Coors-Stone Brewing Lawsuit, peeing in Busch beer and much more.

The guys are back after an extended post-FOBAB break!

Micah & Russell sit down with Katherine Valleau, owner of Exit Strategy Brewing Company in Forest Park, IL. Katherine was nice enough to talk about many topics including Exit's origin story, highs/lows of owning a brewery, beers she likes to drink, future of the craft brewing industry, and many more.

The boys drank some delicious Exit Strategy beers all the while - starting off with Yes Ma’am Lager, and ending with Judgmental Dick DIPA.

Come for the fascinating conversation, stay for the answer to what Hogwarts House Katherine would be in if she were a Harry Potter character.

The boys are here for a quick recap of all things FOBAB. Highlights of the venue, some of what we drank, the winners, and some under the radar ones we loved ... all while consuming the Best In Show Runner Up VSOJ from Revolution Brewing.

Thanks to the Illinois Craft Brewers Association for putting on another great event and inviting The 4E Podcast to cover it.

Micah and Russell have some big news about The 4E Podcast and FOBAB (The Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer).

Russell and Micah review a fantastic barrel-aged stout from Firestone Walker - Parabola 2021.

They also discuss some negative news out of Goose Island regarding a labor organization effort (which included allegations of sexual harassment). 

Then, while drinking a bonus beer (Oktoberfest from St. Louis' own Schlafly), they talk about how ancient poop - "Paleofeces" - revealed some interesting things about how long beer and cheese have been on the menu for humans. And, of course, Russell & Micah being who they are, they go down many winding conversational roads (like baseball playoffs). 

Prost!

The boys are back with a Daisy Cutter episode. Micah and Russell review a couple of offering from Half Acre Brewing. First, Daisy Cutter (a beer they've both had before), then they crack open Fully Saturated Double Daisy Cutter.

Then, in beer news: more sunken ships - would you drink a 100+ year old beer brought up from the ocean floor? And, finally, special beers for championship teams - melted NHL ice (blood, sweat and tears, too?) filtered into a Coors.

All that, plus a Marvel-inspired, post-credit scene, talk of ancient yeast, dankness, mouthfeel, and all the other craft beer bingo lingo!

And, of course, please leave a 5-star review, plus follow us @The4ePodcast on Instagram and Twitter.

The boys review two version of the Things We Don't Say IPA - an initiative to draw attention to Mental Health Awareness Month (May). They also tackle the news of allegations of sexual harassment in the craft brewing industry. Plus, Micah and Russell discuss sporting equipment as drinking vessels. 

Why is a baseball game on while the boys are recording? It's Beer for Baseball from Off Color Brewing.

The boys drink a bonus beer - Goose's 312 Lemonade Shandy - while they discuss how many bubbles are in a pint of beer and recount bad dad stories that probably won't land their dads in the Bad Dad Hall of Fame in Fairmount, IN.

The boys are back! As promised, they review Micah's homebrew. How did it turn out? How did it almost end in disaster? 

Plus - the review Truth from Rhinesgduist - a product of Cincinnati, OH, that's new to the Chicago area.

And, of course, your favorite beer review podcasters touch of beer news, including a sunken ship brewing whodunit.

Micah and Russell go down Malt Row for this year's Christmas Special. They review Dovetail Holiday Bock and Begyle Christmas Ale.

Then, they cover some fun Christmas beer news - beer brewed from Milwaukee's Christmas tree, and beer delivered by reindeer & sleigh. Of course they delve into other holiday beer delivery themes. Fun, and shall we say, merry times were had.

Merry Christmas!