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 celebrating the week with tallboy cans of dry-hopped 312 from Goose Island. It’s nice to see Goose Island doing something a little special for the fans here in Chicago and hopefully they do another run of this when the weather warms up. As the guys crush these cans they talk about whiskey and searching for that haze since Brad made a trip to Forbidden Root for their can release. Coming up this weekend it’s going to be hard not to join in on the St. Patricks Day events. Get yourself an Irish Stout and make your way to Chief O'Neill’s. Cheers and have a great week! Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (45.7 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White kick off the show by cracking open tallboy cans of Charlatan Maplewood. As they sip on this tasty, tasty American Pale Ale they talk about Goose Island and Alarmist Brewing.  This week be sure to make it out for some of the 312 events happening around the city and be sure to pick up cans of the dry-hopped 312. If you don’t make it to any of the 312 events head over to Bangers & Lace on Thursday for some Cigar City beers on draft.  Cheers and have a great week! Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (52.4 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are drinking cans of Aleman as they dive into an event filled weekend. They talk about stouts at Revolution, Uppers & Downers and Darkside 6. You would think this was FoBAB with the amount of stout beer talk and drinking that happened this weekend. We both went to some great events and it was awesome to chat with so many cool beer peeps at them. There are some fun events happening around the city as Cigar City drops into the market. Check out the calendar from your favorite beer bar because there is a good chance they have a tap takeover going on. Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (43.4 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are drinking cans of Oscars Pardon from Haymarket Brewing. As the guys sip on these they talk about visits to Metropolitan, Revolution and Goose Island.   This is a pretty awesome weekend for events in Chicago and the suburbs. In Chicago you have Uppers and Downers happening on Saturday and then Sunday is Darkside at Emporium. If you’re looking to make it out to the west suburbs then you’ve got Naperville Ale Fest happening from 12:00 - 4:00.  Hopefully, you can make it to one of these and if you see Brad or Nik, be sure to say hello.All that and more on this weeks episode. Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (45.7 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are drinking cans from Ravinia Brewing Company as they continue to hide from the snow. As they sip on this tasty IPA, they chat about Brad’s recent trip to San Francisco, Nik’s visits to 18th street and drinking Kwak on the southside. As winter is starting to draw to a close, the events and festivals seem like they are starting to pick up and many tickets have started to go on sale. Along with the events, Brad and Nik have a ton of beer news to discuss including the recent Stone Brewing and Keystone lawsuit. All that and more on this weeks episode. Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (41.3 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 drinking cans of Mirror Ball from Hop Butcher For The World. This 7.5% ABV Double IPA is a real treat on these cold winter days. While the guys sip on this they talk about going to Cruz Blanca Brewery and navigating the huge beer selection at Binny’s.  Along with the beer news the guys added a new segment called “Best Beer We Drank This Week”. Hopefully this shines some light on those one-off beers from the brewpubs or even the out of state beers.  All that and more on this weeks episode. Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (45.7 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White have a special guest with them. Chris Jacobsen from Hardcore Craft Beer joins them to talk about the upcoming DarkSide event at Emporium Arcade on February 25th. It’s always great to have Chris Jacobsen on the podcast to get an update on all the different projects he is working on.  The guys also dive into their recent trips to On Tour Brewing and Corridor. With the Super Bowl this weekend it seems like a quiet time for events, but we did find a few to checkout if you have time. All that and more on this weeks episode. Thanks for listening to Chicago Beer Pass!Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (60.4 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are joined by a beer comrade, Gavin Morrissey. Gavin has been trying to get his hands on the Northwoods from Goose Island so the guys decide this is the perfect time to pop a bottle. Along with this big stout Gavin has brought with him a collection of other beers that get opened throughout the episode.  The main event the guys talk about on this episode is the 8th Annual Stout Tap Takeover that took place Jan 20th at The Beer Bistro. Be sure to stick around for the news this week because Brad and Nik mention beer festival tickets that are going on sale soon. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (48.3 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 of 2018 and Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are drinking the God Damn Pigeon Porter from Spiteful Brewing as they chat about Chicago beer. The guys made it all over the city with stops at Goose Island Clybourn, Old Irving, Violet Hour, Haymarket and more. Be sure to stick around for the news this week because Brad and Nik mention beer festival tickets that are going on sale soon. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (49.9 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 of 2018 and Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are joined by Chalonda AKA Afro Beer Chick. The three of them touch again on Brew Year’s Eve and chat about Evil Horse Brewing’s awesome saloon look. All this while sipping on Class of 88 and Goose Island Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout (2016). Coming up this weekend, you have some awesome beer releases like Clare’s Thirsty Ale Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout w/ Raspberries and Coffee Dinosmores. All that and more, thanks for listening, Cheers Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (41.7 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. This is the first Chicago Beer Pass of 2018 and Brad Chmielewski & Nik White haven’t missed a beat. Coming off the new year the guys dive into chatting about Brew Year’s Eve at Architectural Artifacts. It was neat to see how this event compared to last years event at Salvage One. Grab yourself a local beer and be ready for the first of many episodes hitting your feed this year. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (38.7 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. This week on Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski & Nik White are back in the studio after Christmas ready to kick out another episode. The guys are opening a can of Judgemint Day from Short Fuse Brewing Company as they talk about Festivus and the great stouts coming out of Revolution.  This is the weekend to ring in the New Year with some great beer events like Brew Year’s Eve, all you can eat Piece Pizza or NYE Exposed at Baderbrau. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (46.8 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 are joined by friend of the show, Steve Wyatt to hear about his adventure to Founders to pick up bottles of CBS (Canadian Breakfast Stout). Of course, the guys are also cracking a bottle to sample… you can’t talk CBS without drinking CBS. Although CBS isn’t from a Chicago Brewery, it still holds a place in most midwest craft beer nerds hearts.  With the holidays upon us, the events are still pretty light and we are sure you’ll all be busy drinking with your loved ones anyway. Have a safe and warm holiday! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (52.8 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 are cracking cans of Bold Dog Beer Co.’s Divinations. Divinations is their Coffee Milk Stout that was just canned and should be hitting shelves for everyone shortly. As the guys sip on this beer and try to warm up, they talk about trips to Rock Bottom Chicago and Two Brother’s Roundhouse.  With the holidays, the events are still pretty light but there is a Bourbon County Stout 5 Year Vertical Tapping at The Beer Temple that you should be checking out. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (37.2 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 drinking Off Color Brewing’s Known Gnome Porter with Bark and Root. This 6.7% ABV beer is the perfect way to get in the the holiday spirit. As they sip on this tasty delight the guys talk about some more bourbon county stout hunting they did, touch a little on the CBS release and share some stories from the pubs.  All that and more, thanks for listening, Cheers! Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (33.0 MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!