This week Brandon and Tony sip on a New Glarus R&D Bourbon Barrel Stout while in Wisconsin for the New Glarus "Beer, Bacon and Cheese" fest.

"A strong sweet stout made with a blend of Wisconsin, German, and English malts with northern brewery hops. Aged in freshly dumped bourbon barrels. Steeped on cocoa nibs, whole vanilla beans, and coffee beans."

https://newglarusbrewing.com/

Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song.

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This week Brandon and Tony sip on some beers they would enjoy for the summer. You know, becasue nothing says good beer unless you can see it's worth sitting in the backyard on a hot summer's day and drinking it.

Beers featured on this episode:

Lake Effect Brewing - School of Brett

Lagunitas - Hazy Wonder

Paulaner - Grapefruit Raddler

Revoultion Brewing - Cross of Gold

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Outro music and brewk music provided by @FluidMinds

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This week Brandon and Tony grabbed a couple of random beer for their local bottle shops for the long weekend.

Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song.

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This week Tony, Brandon and Clark are joined by Rachel Morrison (@beergogglesblog) at DryHop Brewers for their 9th Anniversary.

On May 20th, 2022, DryHop brought back previous brewers to collaborate on a special anniversary fruited sour beer. We were lucky enough to talk to a handful of brewers, both past and present, to hear about their time at DryHop and what they're up to now. Special thanks to Joe Steigerwald for inviting us to partake in the festivities.

On this episode we speak with:

Brant Dubovick - DryHop Brewing

Zack 2K - DryHop Brewing

Frank Hanes - Corridor Brewing

Eric Pedilla - Open Outcry Brewing

Joe Steigerwald - Marketing Guru for DryHop, Corridor and Crushed By Giants

https://dryhopchicago.com/

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Outro music and brewk music provided by @FluidMinds

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This week we recap our trip to Beer Under Glass at Union Station as well as all the events happening this week for Illinois Craft Beer Week 2022.

https://www.illinoisbeer.org/icbw.html

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This week Brandon and Tony sip on another Off Color beer.

Gin barrel aged American wild ale with Rangpur limes added. Malts: Pils, Vienna, Flaked Wheat. Hops: Sterling, Herkules, Grungiest.

www.offcolorbrewing.com/

Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song.

Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we're joined by head brewer Scott Frank and general manager Steve Milford of Double Clutch Brewing in Evanston, IL.

https://www.doubleclutchbrewing.com/

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This week Brandon and Tony recap their visit to the Goose Island Brewhouse where they were treated to trying a plethora of beers currently available and some special surprises of things to come.

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This week Brandon and Tony dive into Off Color's "Coffee Dino Smores."

Imperial coffee marshmallow stout. Brewed with Dark Matter coffee. Washed process Guatemalan coffee grown by Finea San Jeronimo Miramar.

http://www.offcolorbrewing.com/

Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song.

Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we sample beers from three Chicago breweries: DryHop, Corridor and Crushed By Giants. We're joined by their director of marketing, and Tony's grade school chum, Joe Steigerwald.

Beers on this episode:

DryHop Brewers: https://dryhopchicago.com/

Shark Meets Hipster - Wheat IPA

Excessively Celebrating - Tripel

Corridor Brewery & Provisions: https://www.corridorchicago.com/

Wizard Fight - American IPA

Henchbock - Bock Lager

Crushed By Giants Brewing Company: https://crushedbygiants.com/

Neon Werewolf - DDH IPA

Rainy Day - Petite Saison

Theme music provided by Myke Kelli (@mykekelli)

Outro music provided by @FluidMinds

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