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The Festival Of Wood And Barrel Aged Beer is right around the corner. FOBAB will be held this year on November 7-8 at the Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago. Each session will have over 300 beverages all aged in wood or wood barrels. I'll chat with Katie Carrier from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild to get the details on the festival for 2025! 

Festival Of Wood And Barrel Aged Beer
Illinois Craft Brewers Guild

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No one wants to feel hungover after a night of alcohol! Last Call is a new product with natural ingredients that improves well being the following morning. I spoke to the founders of Last Call about their product. I tried it myself and noticed a difference and felt better than I should have! 

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Last Call

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The GABF is this weekend. I'll talk to the owners of Colorado's Bootstrap Brewing about their story, charitable work, and trying to add to their medal count as one of Colorado's most decorated breweries! 

Bootstrap Brewery
Great American Beef Festival

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Solo show this week, I'll have the news of the week plus some great beers from Alter, Sketchbook, and Revolution! 



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This week, I stopped by Haymarket Pub & Brewery in Chicago to hear their story. They’re hosting an Oktoberfest/Halfway to Sausagefest extravaganza this Saturday, the 27th. We’ll get the details on that, as well as talk about an amazing sandwich: The Riot!

Haymarket Pub & Brewery



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Comma is a new NA beer with THC, CBD, and Lion's Mane for when you need a little pause, but you don't want the alcohol hangover. They come in 3 delicious varieties and if you order now, you'll save!
I also had a great beer from Destihl in Illinois and even a Tequila review this week! 

Comma THC Beverages

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September is Craft Malt Month. On this episode, I’ll talk to Chris Schooley over at Troubadour Maltings to find out more about Craft Malt. I also talked to Shea Guillot from Koval Distillery about how they use local Midwest farmers for their great Whiskey!  

Craft Malt Month
Craft Maltsters Guild
Troubadour Maltings
Koval Distillery

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Millpond and Little Lager collaborated on Milklörd. Aged in Malört, this Helles is fantastic! I’ll have this, plus all the news of the week and a long-lost segment returns this week!  

Millpond Brewing
Little Lager  

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Firestone Walker was kind enough to send over their new Mix Pack featuring 4 great IPA's, I'll have them all this week. That, plus all the news and details on the Oak Park Microbrew Review next Saturday the 16th! 

Firestone Walker Mix Pack
Oak Park Microbrew Review

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Illinois Brewing Magazine is a quarterly publication that features the finest in craft beer in our great state. Each issue is filled with everything you need to know about Illinois Breweries. The Summer 2025 issue is available now. I’ll also have offerings from Brothership Brewing and Old Irving Brewing this week.  

Illinois Brewing Magazine
Illinois Craft Brewers Guild
Brothership Brewing
Old Irving Brewing  

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Fighting a summer cold so quick show this week featuring two iconic Illinois Breweries. Revolution and Phase Three! 

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Two great beers this week, the iconic 90 Minute IPA from Dogfish Head and the fabulous Gay IPA from Marz Brewing in Chicago! All that and the unedited Lee Elia rant in honor of his passing on this edition of Beer In Front! 



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Solo show this week. I’ll provide all the news of the week plus have some beers from CraftHaus, Athletic, Phase Three, and Half Day Brewing.



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19 is the new 22. Or, 19.2 oz is the new bomber. The large format can known as the stovepipe is growing in popularity around craft beer and it’s not just the big players like New Belgium and Goose Island utilizing the format. Local Chicago breweries like Revolution, Half Acre and Maplewood have put their beers in the single serving can. I sat down with acclaimed writer Kate Bernot and we discussed the growing popularity of the Stovepipe. All that and more on this edition of Beer In Front.

Sightlines
Bluesky Feed

Five Corners Beverage Company is a local Chicago based company that has one of the most unique tasting beverages I’ve had. They are a husband-and-wife team making small batch products right here in the Midwest. I sampled their Salted Lemonade over at Bottles and Cans a few weeks ago and had to buy it on the spot. I’m so happy to welcome Benno Nelson the co-founder of Five Corners today.

Five Corners Beverage Company


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This week, I’ll recap the Belgian Import Festival held last weekend at Bruz Beers. Joining the show this week is my good friend D.T. who hosts the fantastic Space Channel Show over on YouTube! I sat down with Co-Owner Charlie Gottenkieny and had the terrific Diablo Colorado over at Bruz as well!

Bruz Beers

Space Castle

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Fun episode this week! I chatted with Nick and Joe over at the Hop In We're Drinking Podcast! 

Hop In We're Drinking

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Kick Fizz is a recent entry into the THC beverage market that has been taking off lately. Joining me now to talk about Kick Fizz is Julie Rhodes, the Co-Owner of Kick Fizz.   

Kick Fizz
Not Your Hobby Marketing  

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Saturday, June 7th is the Belgian Import Festival at Bruz Beers in Denver! You can sample beers from 18 world-class breweries while enjoying some great offerings from Bruz. I chatted with Ryan Evans, the CEO of Bruz Beers about this one-of-a-kind event!  

Belgian Import Festival Tickets
Bruz Beers  

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This week, I’m continuing the beer and food pairing series with Old Irving Brewing Company and their Franconian Burger. I talked to Trevor from OIB about their great brewery and menu.  I'll have a beer from OIB as well as one from Goldfinger in the episode as well! 

Old Irving Brewing Company
Franconian Burger Recipe    

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Kishwaukee Brewing Company has been a vital member of the Illinois beer community since 2020. They not only have some killer award-winning beer, but their taproom is equally impressive. Joining me this week is Dan & Cara Payson to share details on their awesome brewery!

Kishwaukee Brewing Company

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Illinois Craft Beer Week is May 9th-16th this year. I’d like to welcome back the Executive Director of The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild Ray Stout to talk all about the festivities! I also had a fantastic beer from Alarmist as the Beer In Front!  

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Alarmist Brewing  

Rad Craft Shirt Supporting the NC Craft Brewers Foundation  


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This week, I’m starting off my beer and food pairing series strong with Half Acre Beer Company and Gumbo. I talked to Lettie and Will over at Half Acre and you don’t want to miss this if you like a good meal with your beer!  

Half Acre Beer Company
Gumbo Recipe  

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4/20 is right around the corner. I sat down with Karl Rutherford from Twisted Hippo to talk about their line of THC beverages Shine On! Each can has 10 milligrams of Delta 9 THC and CBD to get you where you want to go. 

Shine On

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This week, I will discuss my upcoming beer and food pairing series that will begin next month. Additionally, I will provide an update on the news of the week, and a return of a favorite from Half Acre!

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Cheese, Beer, and Brats?! Sounds like a winner to me! Saturday April 12, The Dairy State Cheese & Beer Festival will be held at the Brat Stop in Kenosha. I talked to Jason Justus from the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha to get more details! I also had a beer from one of the participating breweries, Eagle Park.


Dairy State Cheese & Beer Festival
Eagle Park Brewing Company

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The Coozie, chances are your junk drawer has a few. I went down a rabbit hole to find out more about it’s origin.  

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Welcome to a Beer Media Group discussion on tariffs and beer. Rod J from Rod J BeerVentures and Dave from Beer In Front are your hosts and moderators. Join them and a roster full of amazing guests to talk about the subject.

Emily Hutto from RadCraft Beer
Aaron Gore from 5th Ingredient and Beer 30
Ryan Evans from Bruz Beers
Kevin Cary from Begyle Brewing
Ian Goering from Blue Ox MaltHouse
Shawn Waggoner from Riverbend MaltHouse 
Ray Stout from the Illino...