1 00:00:03,240 --> 00:00:08,160 This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods Media Network. Sometimes 2 00:00:08,199 --> 00:00:11,720 the beer in front of you is the best one yet. I'll talk about 3 00:00:11,759 --> 00:00:17,199 some old school beers that maybe you've forgotten about, some new beers that have 4 00:00:17,399 --> 00:00:21,839 the potential to be a classic. I'll also talk to various people around the 5 00:00:21,879 --> 00:00:28,000 beer world and get their stories all about beer. That's Beer in Front and 6 00:00:28,079 --> 00:00:36,719 it's coming up now. Welcome to episode one hundred and seventy nine of Beer 7 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:41,759 in Front. I'm your host, Dave's alatoris and Beer in Front is a 8 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:48,520 proud Oddpods Media Network member. This week, I'm going way back for a 9 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:55,079 classic old school beer. I'm going to have three from Van Stefan, a 10 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,759 brewery that's been around since ten seventy the oldest brewery out there. This was 11 00:01:00,799 --> 00:01:06,599 a suggestion, and if you think there's a beer I should try, email 12 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:11,519 me Dave at beer infront dot com. The local Chicago area beer I'm going 13 00:01:11,599 --> 00:01:19,159 to have is from Wild Onion. It's their Hopslayer double ipa. Over on 14 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:23,079 YouTube. I've had some more October Fest beers, so head over to YouTube 15 00:01:23,079 --> 00:01:29,840 and check those out. I'll be talking to dpt from Spacecastle on Wednesday. 16 00:01:30,159 --> 00:01:34,079 He was at the Great American Beer Festival over the weekend, and I'll have 17 00:01:34,159 --> 00:01:38,319 his recap on the show next week. I'll also talk with Julia Hers from 18 00:01:38,359 --> 00:01:44,920 the American Homebrewers Association next weekend, and that show will come out in a 19 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:49,000 couple of weeks. I'm going to brew a small one gallon recipe from the 20 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:56,040 American Homebrewers Association. Videos of that production is going to be up on YouTube, 21 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,280 and once the beer is finished, hopefully i'll have Julia back on to 22 00:02:00,359 --> 00:02:06,840 critique the beer periodically. I'm going to be brewing some one gallon small batches. 23 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:12,919 I'm gonna do some recreations of old school craft beers that are no longer 24 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,360 with us, and I think the first one is going to be Pete's Wicked 25 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:22,479 Ale. On a personal note, I'm recording this on Sunday, the twenty 26 00:02:22,479 --> 00:02:28,159 fourth of September. Ruby flew home to California this morning to spend some time 27 00:02:28,159 --> 00:02:30,800 with her mother while I'm home with this back issue, and I could stay 28 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:37,360 home and watch Moira Rose. She's been gone for a little over twelve hours. 29 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,080 The dog's mope. She's all sad. She won't eat, she won't 30 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:45,479 do anything. Now when I go to work. I'm going almost eleven hours. 31 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:50,520 How does Moira act like a normal dog? Doesn't even miss me? 32 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,280 She's a stone cold gangster at Moira. All right, this is gonna be 33 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:59,280 a good show coming up. So let's stop you happen and let's start drinking 34 00:02:59,319 --> 00:03:07,039 some beer. In beer news this week, the Great American Beer Festival was 35 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,800 held over the weekend in Denver. I'm going to talk more about it next 36 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:16,199 week with DT from Space Castle, but I want to congratulate the Illinois breweries, 37 00:03:16,719 --> 00:03:23,319 and as much as I talk about Chicago and the Chicago area breweries, 38 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:29,199 I have to give big props to Huntley. Huntley had two breweries, and 39 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:35,360 they're both great breweries and well deserved so hopped and more. They took home 40 00:03:35,479 --> 00:03:42,080 some medals this weekend. So Huntley is now the beer capital of Illinois. 41 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:47,080 Now. The event was held in Denver, so it's not surprising that Colorado 42 00:03:47,919 --> 00:03:53,680 was the state most represented at the Great American Beer Festival. They had beer 43 00:03:53,800 --> 00:04:00,520 from ninety one different breweries. California had sixty seven, Texas or Gone and 44 00:04:00,599 --> 00:04:08,840 Washington rounded out the top five. IPAs were once again the top category. 45 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:14,719 They had three hundred and fifty eight variations of the style that was poured, 46 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:20,079 so huge festival this year. They had ciders and selters that were there, 47 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:26,600 so that's cool. I'm looking forward to talking to DT this week getting firsthand 48 00:04:26,639 --> 00:04:30,439 account of it. I've never been there. It's something that's on my bucket 49 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,439 list, so I'm glad DT went and I'll have his updates next week. 50 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:44,319 If you're from the Midwest, especially the Racine Kenosha area of Wisconsin, you've 51 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:50,160 had a Kringle, and Kringle's are phenomenal. I love me a good Danish 52 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:57,959 Kringle. It's a pastry. They're delicious. Well. Microphone Brewing out in 53 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,399 Elk Grove, Illinois is making a new beer called when You Say Wisconsin, 54 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:08,879 and this is going to be I don't know if they're throwing actual Kringles in 55 00:05:08,959 --> 00:05:15,240 the vats, but it's going to be a Kringle inspired beer. It's a 56 00:05:15,319 --> 00:05:23,000 sour that's gonna have cherries, cranberries, Bavarian cream and cheesecake flavoring in the 57 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:28,680 beer. So I'm gonna need to go to Microphone and grab when You Say 58 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:32,920 Wisconsin. Three Floyds they closed their brew pub back at the start of the 59 00:05:32,959 --> 00:05:41,120 pandemic in twenty twenty, they're talking about reopening the restaurant in Brewpub. There's 60 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,720 no time is when this is going to happen, but from what I've read 61 00:05:44,759 --> 00:05:49,519 over on eater, they've approached officials in Munster with the proposal to reopen the 62 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:55,399 brewpub with the patio. So that should be really good, so hopefully that'll 63 00:05:55,439 --> 00:06:01,279 happen. Also in Chicago, Guinness opened up yesterday. I'm recording this Sunday, 64 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:05,519 so they reopened Saturday, the twenty third of September. Look really cool. 65 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:12,680 They had some drone stuff happening outside that looked like the Guinness Harp and 66 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,879 everything that looked awesome. I'm definitely heading to Guinness in the next couple of 67 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:21,120 weeks and I'll give you the lowdown on the new Guinness Brewpub here in Chicago. 68 00:06:28,319 --> 00:06:32,199 I'm Richie aka Midnight Agent Raw. I'm Devin aka Special Delivery Dev. 69 00:06:32,399 --> 00:06:38,519 We're the Supermedia Bros. Podcast and each week we give a comedically informative take 70 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:43,160 on movies, music, television, pro wrestling, and much more. Check 71 00:06:43,199 --> 00:06:47,199 us out at Supermedia Bros podcast dot Com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or 72 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:56,000 anywhere else that you can listen to podcasts. Shades on we're off, be 73 00:06:56,120 --> 00:07:00,680 sure to catch the latest from super Media Bros. Wherever you listen to podcasts. 74 00:07:01,959 --> 00:07:08,399 All right, the beer in front is from the world's oldest brewery, 75 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:14,959 Vaan Stefana. I know I screwed that up, but Grandpa Beer sent me 76 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,560 an email saying that, you know I should talk about them. They are 77 00:07:17,639 --> 00:07:23,560 the world's oldest brewery in He's right, and I don't know why I haven't 78 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:27,839 talked about this. I know I've had this before, I've had beers from 79 00:07:27,839 --> 00:07:31,000 them before, but I don't know why this has slipped my mind. So 80 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:36,160 thank you to Grandpa Beer for this suggestion. The one I'm gonna have now 81 00:07:36,439 --> 00:07:42,439 is the original premium, So let's open this bottle up and check it out. 82 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:59,040 Vayan Stefana is a beautiful looking beer, nice gold color, good foam 83 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:05,639 here, just smells like a classic European logger. Smells great. That's really 84 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:13,639 good. It's very very clean tasting. I get some sweetness upfront from the 85 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:18,319 malt. I think this is really really good. I would have this again. 86 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:22,759 I picked it up at Benny's and I don't know what kind of coating 87 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:28,439 they use, so I'm not I'm assuming it's fresh, but I don't know 88 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,519 what this coded. It's not a Julian date. It's not a date, 89 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:39,639 but I'm assuming it's fresh. But it tastes really good. I have another 90 00:08:39,639 --> 00:08:41,519 one that I'm gonna talk about in a little bit as well. But I 91 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:46,639 need to thank Grandpa Beer for the suggestion and thank Vy hen stefan Her for 92 00:08:46,759 --> 00:08:54,080 making this great beer since ten forty ten forty that's a long time. Yeah, 93 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:58,799 that's really really good. If you see it now. I picked this 94 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:05,080 up. It's in sixteen point nine ounce bottle. So if you're at Binny's 95 00:09:05,279 --> 00:09:09,480 or at your wherever your big bottle shop is or liquor store, I would 96 00:09:09,519 --> 00:09:16,600 definitely pick up a Weihenstefana. All right. Next up from wihen Stefana, 97 00:09:16,039 --> 00:09:22,840 this is Corbinian. This is their doppelbox. This checks in at seven point 98 00:09:22,919 --> 00:09:28,639 four percent alcohol. It has sixteen IBus on here. I'm looking forward to 99 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:33,320 this. I've heard on good authority that this is outstanding. So let's crack 100 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:54,000 open the Corbinian. That was a weak can't open sound just weak. Oh 101 00:09:54,039 --> 00:09:56,679 that's a beautiful color. It kind of looks like a porter. Good foam 102 00:09:56,759 --> 00:10:01,399 here, good carbonation, smells really nice. I get a lot of the 103 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:09,360 malt here smells fantastic. That's really good. I get a lot of almost 104 00:10:09,399 --> 00:10:13,919 like stone fruit. Maybe I get like a little plumminess on there with some 105 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,360 the dark malt. It tastes really good. Yeah, that's outstanding. That's 106 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:22,799 like I could drink this all the time. I think this is excellent. 107 00:10:22,039 --> 00:10:28,159 According to their website, this has sweet notes and it's offset by roasted malt 108 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:33,840 flavors. And it will go well with smoked meats and fish, also desserts 109 00:10:33,919 --> 00:10:37,919 and chocolate, so this goes good with everything. No, I think this 110 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:43,320 is really good. If you're a fan of Dopplebox, I think Corbinian will 111 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,559 be right in your wheelhouse. This is an excellent beer, So grab this 112 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:50,080 one. Put it in a cart. I saw it at my Bennies in 113 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:54,679 the sixteen point nine ounce bottle, So if you don't want to commit to 114 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,320 a six pack, you could just buy a single bottle and try it out 115 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:01,840 for yourself. This is one awards at the World Beer Award, So this 116 00:11:01,919 --> 00:11:05,360 is a good beer. Put it in the cart. Get yourself a Corbinian. 117 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:11,360 Okay. The last up of my vye Head and stefan Or I'm gonna 118 00:11:11,399 --> 00:11:16,240 have their Fest beer. I'm looking forward to this. If you heard the 119 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,120 show is the last few weeks. I'm a big fest beer Marzin october Fest 120 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:26,399 fan, so why not have one from the world's oldest brewery. This is 121 00:11:26,759 --> 00:11:31,200 five point eight percent alcohol twenty six I've used. I'm drinking this in just 122 00:11:31,279 --> 00:11:41,679 a regular eleven point two ounce bottles, So let's crack it open. I 123 00:11:41,759 --> 00:11:50,960 need to go back to the cans. Oh, the fest beer is a 124 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:56,120 beautiful golden color, good foam. The aroma smells nice. I get a 125 00:11:56,279 --> 00:12:01,000 lot of I get a lot of the noble hoops here from the aroma. 126 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:07,200 The aroma does smell really good. Yeah, that tastes like an Octoberfest to 127 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:09,759 me. It's really good. It's not a bitter beer at all. It's 128 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:15,240 crisp, has a lot of flavor to it. I think this is good 129 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,720 for a fest beer. Now like the others. God only knows when this 130 00:12:18,879 --> 00:12:22,279 was brewed how long it's been sitting on the shelf, because you can't tell 131 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,080 by the date on it. But I still think this is a solid beer. 132 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:31,200 I picked it up at my chain liquor store here. I think this 133 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:35,720 one's really good. According to the website, this is delicious with roasted chicken 134 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:41,039 and flavorful Alpine cheese. So if you have any of that laying around, 135 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:50,120 grab you a Vaihan Stefana fest beer. The local beer in front I'm going 136 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:54,799 to have this week is hops Layer. This is a double ipa from Wild 137 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,720 Onion. They're out in Lake Barrington, Illinois. This has been around a 138 00:12:58,759 --> 00:13:03,320 way. I know the brewery has been around since ninety six, maybe ninety 139 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:07,600 seven, but I remember seeing hops Layer maybe ten twelve years ago, so 140 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:13,039 it's been around a while. This clock's in at eight point two percent and 141 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:24,600 has a whopping one hundred IBU. So let's crack open Hopslayer. Hopslayer is 142 00:13:24,639 --> 00:13:31,799 a beautiful dark amber color. Good boam here, good two fingers of foam, 143 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:37,279 like a nice pair of kakis. It's a beautiful color here. The 144 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:41,960 smell is excellent. I get a lot of the malt in the aroma with 145 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:48,360 like citrus fruits like I don't know if I'm getting like a great prudy, 146 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,679 but no, it's I get a lot of citrus in the aroma with the 147 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:56,159 malt. It smells great. Oh yeah, that's really good, well balanced. 148 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,840 I get a lot of everything here. I get definitely that malt hits 149 00:14:00,879 --> 00:14:03,799 me up there along with the notes of the hops. I think this is 150 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:11,000 excellent. It's not that bitter considering this has one hundred IBus now it doesn't 151 00:14:11,039 --> 00:14:13,600 have a date on the canon. I pick this up at Benny's, so 152 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:18,080 this is a seasonal. I'm hoping this is fresh, but I'm not getting 153 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,080 a lot of the bitterness here. But I still think it's a great beer. 154 00:14:20,759 --> 00:14:26,240 Yeah, that's really really good. If you're anywhere near Wild Onion, 155 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,799 I would definitely throw this one in the cart. They distributes only a couple 156 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:33,159 other states, so you'll have to maybe go to their website and see where 157 00:14:33,159 --> 00:14:37,399 you could pick up hop Slay or Double Ipa or any of their other beers. 158 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,240 Everything that I've had from Wild Onion has been really good, So if 159 00:14:41,279 --> 00:14:52,559 you see hop Slay or put it in the cart, all right. That's 160 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:56,840 gonna wrap things up for this edition of Beer in Front. I thank you 161 00:14:56,960 --> 00:14:58,759 very much for listening. If you need to get a hold of me, 162 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:03,600 ease email need Dave at beer infront dot com, where you could find me 163 00:15:03,679 --> 00:15:09,639 on all the social media channels at beer in Front. If you'd like to 164 00:15:09,679 --> 00:15:13,720 support the show, you could head over to Petreon dot com slash Beer in 165 00:15:13,799 --> 00:15:18,320 Front, and you could support the show for as little as one dollar a 166 00:15:18,399 --> 00:15:20,679 month. Next week is going to be a good week. I'm talking a 167 00:15:20,799 --> 00:15:26,960 DT from Spacecastle. We're gonna recap with the Great American Beer Festival, and 168 00:15:26,039 --> 00:15:31,480 in two weeks I'm going to talk to Julia over at the American Homebrewers Association 169 00:15:33,559 --> 00:15:37,600 and I'm going to brew a beer. So stay tuned for that. Good 170 00:15:37,639 --> 00:15:43,080 things happening on Beer in Front, and whatever you do, remember sometimes the 171 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,960 beer in front of you is the best one yet. All Right, everyone, 172 00:15:46,039 --> 00:15:50,120 have a good week. I will see you next week on Beer in Front.