Chicago Beer Pass

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 on-location once again! This time the boys are at the Revolution Brewing Taproom chatting with John Carruthers who is Revolution’s
Communications Manager and the person behind all those tweets. The three of them talk about the Deep Wood Series, Hazy Heros and some great events coming up like their We Are Family event in December. It’s also inspiring to hear how Revolution continues to support their staff and community here in Chicago. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (102.8 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

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 a have a lot to cover as Nik got down while Brad was out of town in Belgium and Barcelona. Brad quickly recaps some of the breweries he visited on his trip, including Cantillon. While Brad was away, Nik hit up a couple of whiskey events and then partied at Revolution for the first Deep Wood Series release and hit up the Bourbon County Stout media event where he got to try all of this years 2019 lineup from Goose Island.  As the guys chat about all this, they are knocking back some bottles of Paschke Pilsner from Argus Brewery and are very tempted to open those Deep Wood Series boxes. Don’t forget FoBAB is just a few weeks away, so be sure to get those tickets and keep a lookout for a special episode from Revolution coming next week. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (177.4 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 a bit off their game as they recorded this episode on a Monday. Nothing washes away a case of the Mondays like a GABF gold medal-winning beer! The guys crack open the freshly canned Very, Very Far from Off Color Brewing, and as a kicker they also have a bottle of Coffee Dino Smores. It’s a real treat to see Off Color beers in cans and hopefully, it means we’ll see more people picking up some of their beers when they see them at the store. As the guys knock back a few cans they talk about a few of the events they sadly missed last week like FestivAle and Dovetail Brewery and Begyle Brewing’s fourth annual Oktoberfestiversary! Unfortunately, time gets away from you and you just can’t make it to all the killer events happening in Chicago. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (128 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 crack open cans of the newly crowned king of Hazy IPAs, Beezer from Old Irving. It’s a real treat to taste this GABF gold medal beer. As the guys knock back a couple cans, they run down all the awards Illinois breweries won at this years Great American Beer Festival.  Coming up this weekend, be sure to get tickets for FestivAle happening October 11th at Artifact Events. FestivAle is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual craft beer tasting celebration! Get tickets and make a difference in the lives of those living with CF! Also, this weekend is Dovetail Brewery and Begyle Brewing’s fourth annual Oktoberfestiversary! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (98.6 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 fresh off two back to back location episodes with a visit to Midwest Coast Brewing & Argus Brewery. If you missed those, be sure to go back and give them a listen, very cool to hear what these folks are doing. To kick things off in this episode, the guys are opening cans of Footwork from Alarmist Brewing. This tasty IPA is just what Brad & Nik needed to get things rolling this week. The guys talk about Goose Island’s 312 Block Party, Revolution’s Oktoberfest, BeerHoptacular and a handful of other breweries they made it to over the last couple week.  Coming up this weekend, keep an eye out for those GABF awards and hopefully, Chicago can take home some Gold again. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (100.4 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 on location at Argus Brewery on the Southside with Nick Lubovich, the Brewery Historian. Nik has been speaking the praise of Argus for years and finally got Brad to head to the Southside for a visit. Argus has a ton of history, not only with what they are doing on the beer front but also the building and the neighborhood. The guys get into some of this, including Argus joining Glunz, which means you’ll see more of their beer but also about the stories behind the updated branding and the artists they are working with on it. Argus should be the beer that you’ll want to have in your fridge at home. Although Argus isn’t open every day because they are a production brewery, they do have tours on the weekend. Check the newly updated website for information about that and if you haven’t had an Argus beer in a while, give it another try. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (100.4 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 on location at Midwest Coast Brewing Company in the Chicago Brewing District. Midwest Coast Brewing opened their doors just a few weeks ago and honestly it had been an opening that Brad and Nik didn’t know about and had missed. The guys sit down with Brewer and founder Cameron Compton to talk about their beautiful space and delicious beers.  Brad & Nik chat with Cameron about how he got started brewing and how his home-brewing lead to opening up a brewery in Chicago. They also touch on the name and why there’s a dog with sunglasses in their logo.  Being just a few minutes walk from Goose Island and District Brew Yards means Midwest Coast Brewing is in the right place to get some beer lovers foot traffic. Even if the Green Line Damen stop isn’t going to be completed until 2021, there are plenty of thirsty folks already heading to that area. Hopefully, you enjoy this chat with Cameron and all the on-location episodes of Chicago Beer Pass, the guys are not only trying to drink beer from all these great breweries in Chicago but also capture their story. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (69.3 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 Afro Beer Chick as they dive into the Hazy Hero from Revolution Brewing. The three of them chat about stops at Begyle Brewing for their 663 release, Half Acre’s hot dog event, ChiSox Craft Beer Fest, Riot Fest, Ike & Oak Brewing in Woodridge, and a stop at Piece Brewing for their Light and Curvy. It was a busy week as you might have seen on the Chicago Beer Pass Instagram. And for all you video viewers of the podcast, hopefully you enjoyed that new show open that Brad and his team at LooseKeys put together for the podcast.  Coming up this weekend is Revolution’s Oktoberfest as well as the 312 Block party. You also have Metropolitan Oktoberfest going down where Afro Beer Chick is doing a meetup, so be sure to swing by and show your support for the #IAmCraftBeer movement. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (145.8 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 feeling defeated since last week they both dropped the ball on the first annual Kveik Fest at District Brew Yards. In honor of their miss, they are drinking the Oktoberfiesta from Around The Bend. Although this has nothing to do with Kveik Fest, this beer was brewed at District Brew Yards and is delicious.  As the guys knock back this 4-pack of cans, they chat about Ravinia Brewing, Lucky Monk, White Sox, and Pilot Project Brewing. Then coming up this weekend you have a fun hot dog themed event at Half Acre and enough Oktoberfest parties happening that your stein should never be empty. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (136.2 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

Welcome to the first episode of Chicago Beer Pass After Dark. These episodes are going to be a little different than the weekly episodes you have grown accustomed to hearing. Brad and Nik mostly are hoping these episodes don’t deteriorate into drunken rambling. The episodes are a bit more unfocused so expect some conversations to go off on tangents at times, but the guys do have a theme to keep them focused. For this first episode of Chicago Beer Pass After Dark, Brad, and Nik drink a collection of Phase Three beers that Nik has been hoarding. As they see how they all taste, they talk about hyped beer and breweries in Chicago. Talking about the hype train seems fitting for a show called Beer Pass, so grab your ticket, a beer and strap in for this hour-long episode. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (164.7 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 trying to hang onto summer just a bit longer as they crack open a few bottles of SPF from Goose Island. As the guys knock back this passion fruit delight, they chat about Brad’s road trip to Minnesota and Nik’s revisit to Jolly Pumpkin in Hyde Park.  Last week’s episode was pretty long so the guys do their best to keep this one at a more decent length.  Coming up this weekend is the first annual Kveik Fest at District Brew Yards. At $75, the ticket price might seem a bit steep but this is going to be a one of a kind festival and might be the first time many folks will be able to see what this Norwegian farmhouse ale yeast can do. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (83.5 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 crack open cans of Halogen Farm from Hop Butcher For The World. It’s a treat to dive into one of these beers as the lines for samples are always ridiculous when you’re at a festival. As the guys crush some of this tropical haze, they chat about the Revolution & Jameson dinner they went to where they may have had one too many whiskeys. Brad also shared some details of his 50-mile bike ride where he hit up Twisted Hippo, Kings & Convicts, Ravinia Brewing, and Temperance.   These episodes seem to keep getting longer and longer, especially as the beer scene here in Chicago continues to grow. Brad & Nik try to keep these episodes around 30 minutes but some weeks, like this one there is just too much to say. Cheers! And hopefully, you enjoy this week’s podcast. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (138.7 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 survived their epic adventure at Oak Park Micro Brew Review and Half Acre’s Big North. The amount of great beer between the two of these tests was pretty amazing and made it hard for the guys to squeeze them both in. As they recap their back to back beer festivals they are knocking back some cans of Metal Monkey’s Romeo Pils. Brad picked up these cans a few weeks ago when he was out at the brewery and it seemed like a perfect opportunity to give them a try. This episode mainly focuses on these two events but the guys do sprinkle in a bit of beer news towards the end. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (105.7 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 dive into all things Great Taste of the Midwest. The two of them skipped over the topic on the previous episode as they wanted to make sure to give it a proper recap, because you all know the Great Taste of the Midwest is worthy of its own episode. As the guys recap Nik’s adventure in Madison, Wisconsin they crack open a bottle he picked out at New Glarus the morning before the festival. Hope you enjoy this special episode, there was just too much to chat about this week to cram it all into one massive Chicago Beer Pass episode. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (70.2 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! 

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 fresh off the recent episode at Sketchbook Brewing! Starting things off, they crack open cans of Body Movin from Solemn Oath Brewing as they recap a handful of trips to the Chicago burbs. The guys talk about stops at Solemn Oath, Metal Monkey, Sketchbook, Two Brothers, and Depot Nuevo. 52 minutes of wholesome Chicagoland beer goodness is coming your way, so grab yourself a beer and turn up the volume.  Be sure to keep a look out for another episode soon because there is one coming up featuring a recap of the 2019 Great Taste Of The Midwest! Then, this weekend get ready for two big events, the Oak Park Micro Brew Review and Half Acre’s Big North. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (124.1 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!