Chicago Beer Pass

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White open a bottle of Don’t Pick Up Hitchhikers from 350 Brewing. Brad picked up this autumn spiced barleywine while he was at their Punktoberfest event over the weekend. At 13% ABV, this baby packs a punch but the guys have no trouble taking down the bottle throughout this episode. As the guys sip on this they chat about Punktoberfest and Oktoberfestiversary at Dovetail Brewery / Begyle Brewing.  There isn’t much time left to be drinking outside as the weather is starting to get colder. But, the big event this weekend is Far & Away. Far & Away is a new event put on by the fine folks at Half Acre Brewing. Be sure to grab tickets for this and look for Brad and Nik at the first session. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (48.2 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are giving you something a little different. The guys had the opportunity to taste this year’s Bourbon County lineup from Goose Island. There will be eight variants hitting the shelves this year and there is no doubt something for everyone this time around. Rather than just giving everyone a recap a few days later, the guys pulled out the microphone at Goose Island Clybourn and sat down with a few of the other Chicago beer folks to get first reactions. This segment is about thirty minutes and sits in the middle of this weeks episode. Grab yourself a beer because there is a lot to be said about the 2018 Bourbon County line up as well as a few other events and a bit of beer news in this episode. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (75.0 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White made their way to Alarmist Brewing and it was a great episode if you haven’t given it a listen. The guys also made it to a handful of other events around the city last weekend like; Argtoberfest at Argus Brewery, Goose Island 312 Block Party, beerhoptacular, Old Irving Anniversary and more. As the guys recap these great events they sip on some fresh cans from Bold Dog Beer that were hand-delivered to the studio. It’s been a big couple weeks for Chicago Beer Pass and this past week also marked 5 years of producing this show. Thank you to everyone who has been listening and supporting over the years. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (60.3 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White make their way to Alarmist Brewing to sit with Gary Gulley & Aaron Dahl to talk about the brewery and their recent gold medal win at GABF for Le Jus. This was the first time Hazy IPAs had their own category to be judged at GABF and to see Chicago take home gold warms our heart.  The journey for Alarmist Brewing has been pretty amazing to watch if you have been paying attention. Gary Gulley has shared many parts of the journey since the early days on the Alarmist Brewing Facebook page. Taking home this award not only makes all Chicago beer nerds feel proud but hopefully means everyone will be seeing more excellent beer from Alarmist Brewing.  Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (60.5 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White open a can of Picnic Island from Begyle Brewing. This Cream Ale from Begyle is some easy drinking and perfect for an afternoon chatting about beer. As the guys knock back a few cans they talk about trips to Half Acre, Corridor, DryHop Brewers and a few events that they sadly missed out on.  Coming up this weekend you have a lot going on! Outside of Chicago is the Great American Beer Festival which was moved to an early date this year. If you didn’t travel to this amazing beer festival you’re still in luck, you have your choice of the Goose Island 312 Block Party and BeerHoptacular. The 312 block party is happening Friday and Saturday but BeerHoptacular is just on Saturday, so do one each day and then make your way to Old Irving on Sunday as they celebrate their 2nd Annual HOPTOBERVERSARY all weekend long. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (51.5 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening cans of one of the latest can releases from Revolution Brewing; Freedom of Speach. Freedom of Speach is a 4.5% ABV beer that is naturally soured in the brew kettle and fermented out dry with a lower alcohol level. It’s an easy-drinking session sour that is balanced out by an assembly of ripe peach flavor. As the guys crush these cans they chat about trips to Vice District, Spiteful Brewing and Haymarket Brewing. Last weeks discussion on Haymarket Brewing sparked Brad’s interest and he decided to make his way down there for a Mathias and write up a post on Medium. This weekend the best thing you can do is get out of Chicago and make your way up North for the Great Lakes Brew Fest in Racine, Wisconsin. Brad and Nick have both been to this festival a number of times and it has always been a good time. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (44.5 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White open up their first can from Church Street Brewing. Both of them had no idea they were canning their beers and it’s great to see. The guys open Head In The Clouds, a 5.4% Zwickelbier that is a perfect beer to cap off Labor Day. As they knock these cans back they chat about Labor Day drinking and trips out of Illinois as Brad ventured to Toppling Goliath, Barrel Theory, Bent Paddle, and more. Being Labor Day, the guys also chat about a tweet that popped up about the beer names from Haymarket Brewing. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (47.1 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass!

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White crack open cans from Sketchbook Brewing as they dive into their past week of beer adventures. The guys chat about Goose Island, Off Color, Lucky Monk and get excited for the Far & Away event that Half Acre is putting together.  This weekend if you’re not busy with Labor Day plans, be sure to make your way out to Homewood for the Vice District grand opening. From 4:00pm to 10:00 pm on August 31st get out to Homewood and celebrate the opening of their second location. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (46.3 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening some summer themed beers from Pollyanna Brewing in Lemont, IL. As the guys crush this summer ale they chat about all the great things Rogers Park has to offer as well as recent trips to BiXi Beer, Emporium’s Pop-up, and Piece Pizza.  You can keep up with all these adventures on the Chicago Beer Pass Instagram if you want to see photos from all the beer stops. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (48.2 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening cans of Spiteful IPA as they recap the Great Taste of the Midwest, and visits to Brickstone, Blue Island Brewing, Soundgrowler Brewing Co. and more. Coming up this weekend the big event is Half Acre’s Big North. This event typically sells out pretty quickly so if there are still tickets, you might want to jump on it. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (60.1 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening cans of The Food Truck Pils from Ravinia Brewing Company. Food Truck is an easy drinking 4.9% ABV Pilsner that is perfect for these summers days. As the guys knock back a few of these cans, they chat about City Barbeque, Friday Night Flights and trips to Three Floyd’s and Noon Whistle.  The big event coming up this weekend is the Great Taste of The Midwest. Tickets are already sold out for GToTM but for anyone that got themselves a ticket, HAVE FUN! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (37.9 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White krack open the Kriek from Dovetail. Nik picked up this beer with his Dovetail dollars a few weeks ago and we finally had a chance to pop the top off this one. As the guys crush this beer they chat about trips to Beermiscuous and Wicker Park fest.  Coming up this week you have #IPADay and #InternationalBeerDay so make sure your fridge is full. On Saturday and Sunday be sure to make your way over to the Chicago Brewing District as they are having an event called Dancing in the Streets. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (44.8 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White crack open new cans from Hopewell Brewing. Swift IPA is a 6.9% IPA that tastes great on these warm summer nights. As the guys knock back a few cans, they chat about trips to Temperance to see Slick Rick and stops into Revolution and Hopewell.  Coming up this weekend you have Wicker Park Fest down Milwaukee Avenue. And over at Headquarters Beercade is 3 Floyds 90’s Nick Summer Lot Party! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (41.9 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are opening up a bottle of the Foudre Project. The Foudre Project is the latest release from Goose Island and is available for purchase in their taproom. As the guys knock this one back, they chat about Naperville Ale Fest, Square Root, Maplewood Taproom and more.  Coming up this weekend you have Pitchfork happening in Union Park where you can try Goose Island’s latest collaboration beer. Also this week on Sunday is BrewFest Partners Toast to Belgian Independence beer cruise. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (52.19 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are cracking open cans of Tropic-Hero from Revolution Brewing. As the guys knock back these cans of IPA they chat about all the different bottle shares that they found themselves at during the 4th of July week.  Coming up this weekend you’ve got both Naperville Ale Fest and Square Roots. You can try and be the ultimate beer nerd and make your way to both but make sure you make your way to at least one because they are both a blast. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (50.1 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!