1 00:00:06,839 --> 00:00:13,000 This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods Media Network and the 2 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:18,480 Beer Media Group. Sometimes the beer in front of you is the best one 3 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:24,160 yet. I'll talk to people around the beer world and get their stories all 4 00:00:24,359 --> 00:00:33,439 about beer. That's Beer in Front, and it's coming up now. Welcome 5 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:40,079 to episode two hundred and fourteen, the June eleventh edition of Beer in Front. 6 00:00:40,719 --> 00:00:45,840 I'm your host Dave Zalatorus and Beer in Front is a proud odd Pods 7 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:52,359 Media Network member and charter member of the Beer Media Group. I'm doing something 8 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:57,640 a little different today. I'm gonna talk beer, but they're not your usual 9 00:00:57,719 --> 00:01:02,799 beer. I'm gonna have a chilada and I'm also going to have a pickle 10 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:08,480 beer as the beers in Front, if you will, so I'm a little 11 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:17,359 worried one the chilata is from Modello, so that could go either way. 12 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:23,519 And pickle beers, I'm not usually team pickle like I don't put pickles on 13 00:01:23,239 --> 00:01:30,560 my sandwiches, so I'm a little leery about both, but we'll find out 14 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,959 soon enough. Hope everyone had a good week. If you missed it, 15 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:40,000 I had two shows out last week, the regular Beer Show and then I 16 00:01:40,079 --> 00:01:47,200 had a special edition music show with the folks at pop Culture Yearbook and we 17 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:52,359 talked about our em So if you only heard the Beer Show, go back 18 00:01:52,439 --> 00:01:57,760 and check out the special episode that came out later in the week. That 19 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:01,920 was a lot of fun. A good couple shows coming up in the near 20 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:08,800 future. I talk to the folks over at Midwest Coast Brewing. They're opening 21 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:15,560 their new retractable rooftop that's going to open up next week. The soft opens 22 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,439 in a few days, so I'm going to go to that, and then 23 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:24,560 next week I'm gonna have that episode. It'll be all about Midwest Coast Brewing. 24 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:30,439 And also I'm going to talk to Fits. You may know him online 25 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:34,719 is Fits Eats, and he does a lot of food stuff in Chicago, 26 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:38,560 and we're ironing out details to do an appearance. So I'd like to talk 27 00:02:38,599 --> 00:02:43,360 to him because if you see me on other social media channels, I do 28 00:02:43,479 --> 00:02:46,800 discuss food and Fits is a guy look up to. He does a lot 29 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:52,080 of good stuff, so it'll be fun to talk to him. That'll hopefully 30 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:58,240 happen in the next couple of weeks. Last Friday was Friday Night Flights over 31 00:02:58,319 --> 00:03:02,439 at Gallagher Way next to Wrigley Field. That was a ton of fun, 32 00:03:04,039 --> 00:03:07,639 really good festival. They do a few others throughout the city over the course 33 00:03:07,719 --> 00:03:12,639 of the summer, and that's a festival. I highly recommend a lot of 34 00:03:12,719 --> 00:03:19,879 great breweries, good times. The price is good for the quality of the 35 00:03:19,879 --> 00:03:25,759 beer that you get there. I had a couple that were absolutely phenomenal. 36 00:03:27,319 --> 00:03:32,159 I had one one of the best beers I've had in a long time Illinois 37 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:38,400 brewery. This is Obscurity Brewing. They're in Elburn, Illinois. They put 38 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:45,439 out a Mexican lagger, Poko Manchici. Wow, one of the best Mexican 39 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:52,960 laggers I've had. This was phenomenal. They also had like a cherry cider 40 00:03:53,520 --> 00:04:01,120 that was good, but this Mexican lager, Poco Manchici, was absolutely fantastic. 41 00:04:01,759 --> 00:04:09,759 Now I had one that was a little weird. I had one sketch 42 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:15,560 book. It was called Death Before Ketchup. It's a smoked polish wheat ale 43 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:25,240 with sport peppers. I appreciate the effort, however, this was not for 44 00:04:25,399 --> 00:04:30,360 me. So if you're more adventurous than I am and your near sketchbook, 45 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:36,519 check out Death Before Ketchup. But Friday Night Flights was a ton of fun, 46 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:44,240 definitely check out the future ones that they're gonna have on various Friday nights 47 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:56,079 all around the city. So check out Friday night flights in beer and beverage 48 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:00,920 news. Perhaps Blue Ribbon. Get this. They've come out out with a 49 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:08,319 one hundred and eighty pack to celebrate their one hundred and eightieth birthday. I 50 00:05:08,439 --> 00:05:12,879 saw this behemoth at Bennie's the other day. Oh it's big. Now they're 51 00:05:12,959 --> 00:05:15,279 selling it for just under one hundred bucks, So I guess if you're having 52 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:19,399 a big party, it can't go wrong for one hundred and eighty cans of 53 00:05:19,439 --> 00:05:23,439 beer for one hundred bucks. Put it in the cart. It's got to 54 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:27,759 be a big cart, but put it in the cart. Suntertery. Now 55 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:35,199 they've denied all allegations that they're in talks to purchase Boston Beer Company Bounders of 56 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:42,879 Samuel Adams Oscar Blues. They're coming out with a new non alcoholic pilsner. 57 00:05:43,399 --> 00:05:47,399 This is called Designated Dales and I'll be sure to check that out once it 58 00:05:47,519 --> 00:05:51,920 hits the shelves. Finally, sweet Water, they're coming out with a new 59 00:05:51,959 --> 00:05:59,120 ipa called Rowdy Peach. This looks pretty good. It's in collaboration I guess 60 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,759 it's supporting it Land to United Soccer Club, so check for that. I 61 00:06:02,759 --> 00:06:06,399 don't know if it's going to be around Niche and Wi or just in the 62 00:06:06,439 --> 00:06:21,079 Atlanta area, but look for rowdy peach Ipa from Sweetwater. Hello friends, 63 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:25,000 This is an AI version of John. Lauren has the power to make me 64 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,839 say anything she wants me to say. She decided that I needed to tell 65 00:06:27,879 --> 00:06:30,600 you to listen to the beard Al podcast. It's the podcast where we talk 66 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,920 about two of the best things in the world, beer and the wonderful weird 67 00:06:33,959 --> 00:06:38,000 Al. She also wants me to tell you that she rules and I drool. 68 00:06:38,199 --> 00:06:41,480 Lauren is awesome. I smell like feet. Go listen to the beard 69 00:06:41,519 --> 00:06:46,639 Al podcast, available wherever you get podcasts. Lauren is the best at running 70 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:54,519 the show. I'm just side talent. Lauren is so great, all right. 71 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:58,759 The first thing that I'm going to have on my Something Different episode is 72 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:04,519 at Chirada. This is from Modello. This is Mango in Chile. I 73 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:12,160 don't know what I'm gonna think of this now More puts one out. It's 74 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:17,360 a sour I believe with mango and Chile, which I absolutely love. This 75 00:07:17,439 --> 00:07:25,519 is from Modello, mass produced I'm not sure, but I saw it Panta 76 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:29,399 throw in the cart. It's in the giant twenty four ounce can. You 77 00:07:29,399 --> 00:07:34,079 could pick these up all over gas stations, liquor stores, grocery store, 78 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:47,120 you name it. You could find this big ass can of modello chilada has 79 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:53,240 a nice like orange color. I haven't even put it up to my nose 80 00:07:53,319 --> 00:07:58,480 yet, and I do get a mango. I get mango notes out of 81 00:07:58,519 --> 00:08:03,759 the aroma. So so, so far it's promising. I'm trying to see 82 00:08:03,879 --> 00:08:07,920 on the can what the ABV is on this, and I don't really see 83 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:13,639 it, but I can't imagine it's super high. No, the mango notes 84 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:18,639 out of the aroma are good. I like it. I like the aroma 85 00:08:18,680 --> 00:08:24,160 and the color. So far, I'm not sure. I actually think it's 86 00:08:24,279 --> 00:08:28,680 pretty decent. I'm kind of waiting for the the Chile to come hit me 87 00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:37,960 on here kind of has a little saltiness, if you will. Like the 88 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:45,440 Chile is like very faint, like almost like ta Heene. Where for me, 89 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:50,679 that's not very spicy. And I'm I'm Caucasian. I am a delicate 90 00:08:50,799 --> 00:08:56,159 flower, so certain spicy things are a no go. But this I think 91 00:08:56,279 --> 00:09:03,559 is very drinkable, Like I'm actually liking this. Yeah, it's refreshing. 92 00:09:03,879 --> 00:09:07,159 I think you could, you know, crush these on a warm day. 93 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,200 I don't know if like you could buy this outside of this big ass can, 94 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:16,200 but it's good. Now they hang up other varieties, so this is 95 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,720 the only one I bought. I didn't buy any others. I'm like, 96 00:09:20,279 --> 00:09:24,000 let me just try this one and we'll see. But I will say I 97 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:31,320 am pleasantly surprised by this from Modelo. So if you like mango, I 98 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,240 would give it a try. I mean, we've all had worse, So 99 00:09:35,399 --> 00:09:39,000 this is no. This is actually really good. Put it in the cart. 100 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,840 If you see this chiata from Modelo the Mango Chile. After I was 101 00:09:43,879 --> 00:09:52,799 done recording this, I was chastised by my wife for mispronouncing Chile, so 102 00:09:52,399 --> 00:10:03,600 I apologize. I have learned my lesson, all right. The next one 103 00:10:03,639 --> 00:10:07,879 I'm gonna have is Donna's pickle Beer. This is Brood right here in the 104 00:10:07,879 --> 00:10:15,279 city of Chicago at Pilot Project. Beautiful artwork on the can. According to 105 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:20,360 the can, you'll relish every sip. Now, this isn't the first pickle 106 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:26,320 beer that I had. I remember about three years ago I had talked to 107 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:31,360 Kelly Meyer and he sent over some pickle fucker, and I think he might 108 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:35,320 have been the first one to do pickle beers, but now you see more 109 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:41,639 of them. I remember even at Fobab they had a barrel aged pickle beer 110 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:48,559 that was interesting. In fairness to Donna and her pickle beer. I'm usually 111 00:10:48,639 --> 00:10:54,720 not on team pickle. I don't have them on my sandwiches or whatever, 112 00:10:56,159 --> 00:11:01,440 but I don't poo pooh the pickle beer. So I'm gonna bust open this 113 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:07,159 Donna's pickle beer. It's four point four percent alcohol, and let's crack it 114 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:20,000 open. Donna's pickle beer is a nice light color, a lot of foam 115 00:11:20,039 --> 00:11:28,639 here. I was expecting a stronger pickle aroma. It's there, but it's 116 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:33,559 not as strong as thy thought. So let's have a taste of this. 117 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:43,159 That's really good. Some of the other pickle ones I've had have been a 118 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:48,679 lot stronger, where this is very refreshing. You do get to pickle, 119 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:54,240 So if you hate pickles, this is not for you. But it's not 120 00:11:54,480 --> 00:12:03,440 overbearing. It's not something that's kind of like bucker You're now or something like 121 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,000 that. I like this. This is good. Let me just shut up 122 00:12:07,279 --> 00:12:15,879 and have some more. No, that's really good. You do definitely get 123 00:12:15,919 --> 00:12:20,039 the pickles there. I don't get a lot, maybe get a little malt. 124 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:26,679 I don't know what the IBus are on this, but I think it's 125 00:12:26,759 --> 00:12:31,879 good. So it's the finest brine. Donna's pickle beer. It's a logger 126 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:37,559 with pickle juice. I'm a fan. I'm gonna buy more. See like, 127 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:41,679 I went and saw this in like you build your own mixed pack. 128 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:48,960 So I had commitment issues and I didn't know if I could commit to a 129 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:52,559 lot. So I only bought one of these for the show. But I 130 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,320 will buy more and the next time I'm at pilot project, I might have 131 00:12:56,519 --> 00:13:01,440 this on draft. I think it's really good. So if you see Donna's 132 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:11,480 Pickle Beer, you need to put it in the cart. I was only 133 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:16,159 gonna do two beers, but I'm going through the editing process and I'm like, 134 00:13:16,159 --> 00:13:20,960 boy, this episode short, so I'm gonna do one other beer. 135 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:24,440 This is something a little different as well. This is a off color. 136 00:13:24,799 --> 00:13:31,159 This is strawberry beer for Tagos. This is a Goza style beer. It 137 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:35,320 has lime juice, strawberry juice, and salt. I had this it came 138 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:41,120 out like a week and a half ago. It's excellent, and I figure, 139 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,600 well, I'm doing some different stuff this week with the pickles and the 140 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:48,720 janata, so I figure, well, I'll do a strawberry beer for tacos. 141 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:54,679 This is only four point five percent alcohol. They use Pilsdr malt, 142 00:13:54,799 --> 00:14:00,919 flaked wheat, wheat flaked oats, and dexotron with nugget. So let's bust 143 00:14:00,919 --> 00:14:09,039 this one open. Now, that's a good sound. The color is very 144 00:14:09,279 --> 00:14:18,080 nice and pink. Good foam on this smells really good. The strawberry is 145 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:20,639 pretty faint, but you pick it up there. I don't get like the 146 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:28,600 lime juiced or the coriander. I just get like the malt, little strawberry, 147 00:14:28,639 --> 00:14:31,039 and maybe the salt. I don't know if salt smells, but smell 148 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:37,639 salty. That's outstanding. Nice goes a finish there, so you do get 149 00:14:39,039 --> 00:14:43,519 the salt, it's tart, but then the sweetness from the strawberrier there. 150 00:14:43,759 --> 00:14:50,360 It's excellent. I get the coriander on the back of this as well. 151 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,120 I'm just a huge fan of this. I mean, everything from off color 152 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:58,879 is outstanding. This one's really no exception. It's that good. I don't 153 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:01,840 like. When I went there to pick it up the day it came out, 154 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:05,559 I asked Ben, who was working there. I'm like, is this 155 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:09,759 going to get the distribution? He's like, you know, he wasn't sure. 156 00:15:09,799 --> 00:15:13,480 It depends on how many people picked it up over at Off Color, 157 00:15:13,559 --> 00:15:16,519 So I don't even know if it's going to be out for you to find, 158 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,039 but you might be able to grab some at Off Color. So if 159 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,399 you see this one, you definitely have to put it in the cart. 160 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,480 It's that good. If you're a fan of gozas or you're a fan of 161 00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:30,840 like fruit type beers, I think you're really gonna like this one. It's 162 00:15:30,919 --> 00:15:35,840 that good strawberry beer for tacos from Off Color. Put it in the cart. 163 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:48,919 All right. That's going to wrap things up for this edition of Beer 164 00:15:50,039 --> 00:15:52,799 in Front. I thank you very much for listening. If you want to 165 00:15:52,799 --> 00:15:58,200 support the show, head over to a Patreon dot com slash Beer in Front 166 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:03,720 for more in information. I will talk to you next week where I'll give 167 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:08,480 you a recap of the new retractable rooftop that's opening over at Midwest Coast in 168 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:14,639 Chicago. So I'll see you next week, and remember sometimes the beer in 169 00:16:14,639 --> 00:16:18,120 front of you is the best one yet. All right, have a great 170 00:16:18,159 --> 00:16:26,240 week. I'll talk to you next Monday.