1 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:15,400 This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods Media Network. Sometimes 2 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:19,199 the beer in front of you is the best one yet. I'll talk about 3 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,359 some great beer, and I'll also talk to various people in and around the 4 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:29,239 beer industry to get their stories all about beer. That's Beer in Front and 5 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:37,600 it's coming up now. Welcome to episode two hundred and one of Beer in 6 00:00:37,719 --> 00:00:42,600 Front. I'm your host, Dave's alatoris and Beer in Front is a proud 7 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:50,399 odd Pods Media Network member. Pull out your hypercolor shirt and your Zuba's pants 8 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:55,119 because we're going back in time. I hope everyone had a nice and safe 9 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,920 Saint Patrick's Day weekend on the show today, I'm going back to the lead 10 00:01:00,119 --> 00:01:07,040 eighties early nineties with Killians Red. I was planning on grabbed like a Harper 11 00:01:07,079 --> 00:01:11,000 a Smittix for the week, but I saw Killians then. That brought back 12 00:01:11,079 --> 00:01:15,239 a ton of memories. Craft beer wasn't a thing when this came out. 13 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:22,560 There was only a couple available nationwide, but Killians was the shit. When 14 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:27,840 you wanted to expand your palette from your usual old style bud MGD. That 15 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:34,000 was everywhere. It was one of the top specialty brands before Craft took over 16 00:01:34,799 --> 00:01:40,159 to capitalize on the trend line, and Coogle came out with the Red After 17 00:01:40,239 --> 00:01:45,799 that. Ann iSER Bush rolled out Red Wolf back in late ninety three ninety 18 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:51,519 four. Even Dixies Black and Voodoo had a Crimson Voodoo that was pretty good, 19 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,200 and I know Ice House had one called Red Dog, but I'm not 20 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,000 sure. I think if my memory sers correct, that was more of a 21 00:01:59,079 --> 00:02:05,920 golden beer. But everyone wanted to capitalize on red. Back in the eighties, 22 00:02:06,319 --> 00:02:12,599 Cores bought the rights to use the brand name George Killians Irish Red Ale 23 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,719 for use here in the States. Even though the name Cors used was Irish 24 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:22,479 Red Ale. Killians is a lagger. Many breweries here in the States haven't 25 00:02:22,479 --> 00:02:27,759 Irish Red in their portfolio this time of year. I'd have to say probably 26 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:34,000 my favorite is the Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale that one goes into carts every 27 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:39,039 year. But Killian's Irish Red that won two silver medals at the GABF in 28 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:45,080 the American Amber Lagger category back in ninety seven and ninety eight, and it 29 00:02:45,159 --> 00:02:50,000 also took home a gold medal at the World Beer Cup in nineteen ninety eight. 30 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:54,319 The beer that I'm having this week for my Drink Illinois Beer series will 31 00:02:54,360 --> 00:03:08,319 be the pilsner for Moore's Brewing. When you're finished with this episode, check 32 00:03:08,319 --> 00:03:15,039 out the latest from the Gray's Taproom podcast. They invited me on their show. 33 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:19,800 That episode's coming out the same day this is. I'll include their link 34 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,080 in the show notes. But that is a lot of fun. We're gonna 35 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:27,240 swap some beer and I hope to have them on soon and we'll talk beer 36 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,759 in the Louisville area. This week I'll be interviewing people from Billy Co Top 37 00:03:31,879 --> 00:03:38,599 Farm, Alheimador and some friends in the Birmingham area about their beer in city, 38 00:03:38,759 --> 00:03:44,240 so be on the lookout for that. The Drink Illinois Beer series has 39 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:49,400 had some good feedback so far. I'm planning on a Rockford run soon and 40 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:53,879 I'll talk with folks at the Great Olympic Tavern there. I talked beer in 41 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:59,439 breweries a lot, but for many of us, we discover beer at bars 42 00:03:59,479 --> 00:04:04,120 and taverns from great bartenders, so I want to include them in this series 43 00:04:04,159 --> 00:04:10,159 as well. An Olympic is a great place to start. I'm always open 44 00:04:10,199 --> 00:04:16,120 to suggestions. Please email me daveatsberanfront dot com if you have a spot or 45 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:30,279 a brewery you'd like me to hit up. In Beer and Beverage News, 46 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,399 Illinois craft Beer Week twenty twenty four will be from May third through the tenth. 47 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:42,279 The festivities will kick off with Beer Underglass on May third. This will 48 00:04:42,319 --> 00:04:46,839 be the fourteenth annual festival. It will be held this year at Union Station 49 00:04:46,319 --> 00:04:51,720 and tickets are on sale now. For all of the festivities for Illinois Craft 50 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:59,680 Beer Week, check out the Craft Beer Guild's website illinoisbeer dot org. Log 51 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:03,519 An E is coming out with Beast of Both Worlds. This will be an 52 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:12,160 eight percent ipa using hazy hops in a West Coast style beer. HR seven 53 00:05:12,319 --> 00:05:17,360 five seven seven, known as that Cheers Act, is a bipartisan legislation from 54 00:05:17,439 --> 00:05:25,759 Republican Darren LaHood from Illinois and Democrat Stephen Horsford from Nevada. The press release 55 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:32,839 states the Cheers Act would expand tax incentives for qualifying investments into energy efficient systems 56 00:05:32,879 --> 00:05:40,720 to include keg and tap property supporting the use of draft lines and keg equipment 57 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:46,639 at restaurants and bars. Draft beer is the most sustainable way for packaging by 58 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:53,160 retailers and suppliers, and the legislation would provide immedia relief to local small businesses. 59 00:05:54,160 --> 00:06:00,680 The Craft Maltster's Cup Say that ten times fast. The Craft law Maltster's 60 00:06:00,879 --> 00:06:08,240 Guild's Malt Cup is the world's only malt quality competition. This was held last 61 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:14,560 month in California. Malt from eleven countries participated. I'm hoping to have someone 62 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:23,279 from the craft walt community come on soon as well. Voodoo Ranger is teaming 63 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:31,720 up with Tombstone Pizza for an eye pizza a beer I don't know so. 64 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:40,800 According to the Voodoo Ranger website, this is inspired by Tombstone Pizza. It's 65 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:47,360 a seven percent ABV beer and it has the flavors of Tombstone's crispy crust, 66 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:55,480 tangy tomato sauce, savory herbs and spices into an ice cold beer. It's 67 00:06:55,560 --> 00:07:01,040 gonna finish with the pepperoni kick of heat. I don't know, you know, 68 00:07:01,079 --> 00:07:03,560 I'm going to try it. I mean, I try anything, I 69 00:07:03,639 --> 00:07:12,759 drink anything, but I'm not sure about the Voodoo Ranger Tombstone beer. Speaking 70 00:07:12,839 --> 00:07:17,360 of pizza beers, Paridi a lot of Saint Louis in Chicago's Hop Butcher. 71 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:24,600 They're collaborating on a beer called Cracker crust. This is going to be a 72 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:30,079 pale ale with honey with Centennial Mosaic and nectaron hops and it'll be at five 73 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:36,959 point five percent alcohol. There's no word on if they use Provel. Course 74 00:07:38,079 --> 00:07:43,720 is going to come out with some retro packaging as part of their legacy collection. 75 00:07:44,079 --> 00:07:48,879 They're gonna have cans with designs from the eighteen eighties, nineteen forties, 76 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:55,800 and nineteen nineties that should hit the shells right around now up until June thirtieth. 77 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:11,040 I'm Richie aka Midnight Agent Raw. I'm Devin aka Special Delivery Dev. 78 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:16,279 We're the Supermedia Bros. Podcast and each week we give a comedically informative take 79 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:20,920 on movies, music, television, pro wrestling, and much more. Check 80 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:26,439 us out at Supermedia brospodcast dot com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere 81 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:33,120 else that you can listen to podcasts. Shades on We're off. Be sure 82 00:08:33,159 --> 00:08:39,159 to catch the latest from super Media Bros. Wherever you listen to podcasts. 83 00:08:39,759 --> 00:08:43,720 All right, well, I'm recording this on the seventeenth, so it's Saint 84 00:08:43,799 --> 00:08:48,679 Patrick's Day and I went out looking to grab a beer that they have for 85 00:08:48,759 --> 00:08:52,080 the show, and I figured I was gonna grab like a smimix or a 86 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:58,200 harp a nice Irish beer. But I happen to be at Binni's and they 87 00:08:58,279 --> 00:09:03,799 it Kills Red. Now this is brewce here in the States. They're owned 88 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:11,440 by molsen Cores. But do you remember how big Chillians Red was in like 89 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:18,720 the late eighties early nineties. I mean, people drank a ton of this. 90 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:24,480 This was like the gateway beer to craft beer. Craft beer really wasn't 91 00:09:24,919 --> 00:09:28,679 big at all. I mean there was only a few breweries like sam Adams 92 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:35,039 and Sierra and Anker. There weren't a lot of national brands or breweries on 93 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:41,120 every street corner like there is now, So this was something that wasn't pale 94 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:46,720 yellow like all the others. So yeah, this definitely was a gateway beer 95 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,600 for many people to get into Kraft beer. I haven't seen this in years, 96 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,279 and it's probably the only reason I've seen it because it's Saint Patrick's Day. 97 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:01,440 But it's out now five point two percent. It's hard to get information 98 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:09,080 from the mulsen Core's website about this. It's very generic and it says that 99 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:13,840 George Killian first brewed this beer in eighteen sixty four, So I don't know 100 00:10:13,879 --> 00:10:20,879 if it's the original recipe. Outside the States, it's owned by like a 101 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:26,679 French company that's owned by Heineken, and I think there it's only like a 102 00:10:26,759 --> 00:10:33,279 three point two percent beer. This is five point two percent and it's classy. 103 00:10:33,639 --> 00:10:37,159 You don't need a bottle opener. You just screw this off with your 104 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,960 hand. So for the first time, and I don't know how long, 105 00:10:41,399 --> 00:10:46,919 let's have a Chilian's red. I mean it looks really good, nice foam. 106 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:52,120 I mean, the color is beautiful on this, crystal clear. Something 107 00:10:52,159 --> 00:10:58,159 with the smell, uh, I don't know, it doesn't smell like beer. 108 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,399 I don't know, spells off with this. Now, the taste is 109 00:11:01,399 --> 00:11:09,159 still it's decent, nice and malty. I do get a little bitterness here 110 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:13,360 with this. I mean it's not a bad beer. Yeah, the taste 111 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:18,639 isn't bad. I do get like, I know that you use corn syrup 112 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:22,320 in this, and it says so on the box, so I do get 113 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:28,960 like a sweetness from that that's not Walt sweetness. So that's a little off. 114 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,360 But no, there's still something as I'm putting this to my mouth to 115 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:39,039 have something with the roma's off on this. Well. I have eleven more 116 00:11:39,039 --> 00:11:43,279 at least drink, so I don't know, I might be taking some brock 117 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,240 suit and I could use this. I guess it was good for nineteen eighty 118 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:52,200 nine, nineteen ninety. It's not horrible. I mean, not gonna dump 119 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:56,840 it, but you could definitely do better. I should have bought the Smithtis 120 00:11:56,919 --> 00:12:00,840 but and I'm not going to tell you to put this one in the cart 121 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:05,720 unless it's like marked down on clearance. But yeah, everyone drank a shit 122 00:12:05,799 --> 00:12:09,039 ton of this back then, so I had to grab it. I remember, 123 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:15,200 God just had it me thirty five years ago, like for a fantasy 124 00:12:15,279 --> 00:12:20,480 football draft night, you know, we bought like remember those party balls that 125 00:12:20,039 --> 00:12:26,279 was out in the late eighties early nineties, where it was just this giant 126 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:30,960 plastic amber ball, and then you had to rent the tap handle, you 127 00:12:31,039 --> 00:12:35,840 know, at the liquor store, and it was I forget how much was 128 00:12:35,879 --> 00:12:39,559 in this. I mean it was smaller than a six barrel, so it 129 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,000 was probably maybe it was a six barrel. I'm not sure how big those 130 00:12:43,039 --> 00:12:46,279 party balls were, but those are pretty popular for a while, and I 131 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:52,919 remember getting party balls of chillions bread. But if you see it, think 132 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:56,440 of me before you invest in a twelve pack because this was the only way 133 00:12:56,480 --> 00:13:01,679 I could find it. They didn't have it in a mixed hack or anything 134 00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:05,200 like that. So I committed to twelve of these, but killian dread. 135 00:13:05,879 --> 00:13:20,519 It's still out there all right. Next up in my Drink Illinois Beer series 136 00:13:20,879 --> 00:13:24,840 is one for Moore's Brewing Company. Now I'm splitting hairs here, but this 137 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:31,000 is made in Indiana, but Moore's Brewing Company is out of Illinois, so 138 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:37,879 I'm gonna count this as an Illinois beer. I'm gonna have their pills there. 139 00:13:37,279 --> 00:13:39,519 Now. I haven't had the pills there yet, but they have a 140 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:43,720 couple different ones a session. I think they have a Hellis. I tried 141 00:13:43,759 --> 00:13:50,480 the IPA. They also have a brown Ale and one that I didn't see. 142 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,799 If I saw this, I'm gonna I'm still gonna grab it because they 143 00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:58,159 have an Imperial Porter at eight point three percent, so that should be good. 144 00:13:58,159 --> 00:14:01,480 But I'm gonna have the pills there. This is six percent alcohol. 145 00:14:01,879 --> 00:14:07,639 It's a German style pills neer and it says it's perfectly balanced with just a 146 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:15,360 pinch of anjou pear. So I'm intrigued. So let's crack open the pilsner 147 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:30,600 from More's Brewing Company. Oh the pills. There looks phenomenal, beautiful color 148 00:14:30,679 --> 00:14:35,399 here. I get it nice or roma right because I'm pouring it good two 149 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:41,840 fingers of foam. This is an excellent looking and smelling beer. Yeah, 150 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:48,720 that's really good, crisp delicious. And I see what they mean about the 151 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,879 hint of the pair. I do get a little that at the end. 152 00:14:52,399 --> 00:14:58,519 I think this is great. Yeah, that's just really good, nice refreshing 153 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:03,200 beer. You get a little bitterness at the end from the hops. I 154 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,279 like this a lot. So the two that I've had for Moores have been 155 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:09,919 really good. Now I gotta go get that porter. I need to go 156 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,879 find the porter. I pick this up at Binnie's, so I believe they're 157 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:18,360 all around the Chicago area at least. But if you're in Illinois looking for 158 00:15:18,399 --> 00:15:22,399 a good beer to have for drink Illinois beer, you need to go grab 159 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:37,720 you some Moores, all right. In some personal news, I had the 160 00:15:37,759 --> 00:15:45,080 injections in my ass cheek last week, and I'm a little wound up one. 161 00:15:45,519 --> 00:15:48,600 You know, it's they have to put you under which you're gonna stick 162 00:15:48,639 --> 00:15:52,200 needles that big in my rear end. Doc, you got to put me 163 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:54,879 under, So they call you the day before. All right, you got 164 00:15:54,879 --> 00:16:00,480 to be there at eleven o'clock. The procedure will start at noon. You 165 00:16:00,519 --> 00:16:04,360 can't have you have to fast, so you can't drink water, coffee, 166 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,720 nothing. I said, what about my medication? You know I take medication. 167 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:15,480 Nope, you can't even take medication or rush your teeth before this. 168 00:16:15,159 --> 00:16:19,159 Like, all right, whatever, I'm gonna be cranky because I need my 169 00:16:19,279 --> 00:16:23,279 coffee. So we get there. Ruby takes me. Ruby takes off of 170 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:29,039 work because she's got to take me because I can't drive because I'm gonna be 171 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:33,039 loopy. So we get there, do all the paperwork, blah blah blah, 172 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:37,080 get into the room, strip down to the hospital gown, you know, 173 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:41,600 the cap on my head, all this shit. So it's like twelve 174 00:16:41,639 --> 00:16:45,960 o'clock. There's no doctor, and like the nurses keep coming by. All 175 00:16:47,039 --> 00:16:49,600 the doctors are running a little late, you know, and then you could 176 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,840 hear them in the background, because it's not like you're in an isolated soundproof 177 00:16:52,919 --> 00:16:57,120 booth. This isn't the beer in front podcasting studio. No, You're in 178 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:02,120 a waiting room with the curtain and they're all wondering, like where the doctor 179 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,440 is well, he's in his office and he comes down and I'm like, 180 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:10,319 now I'm starting to get angry because it's like twelve thirty twelve forty five. 181 00:17:10,839 --> 00:17:15,079 One, get this needle done out of my ass. Get it done now, 182 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,480 and bring me a fucking sandwich. I'm hungry. I need coffee. 183 00:17:18,519 --> 00:17:22,680 So I'm cranky. So the doctor comes down and I'm like, dude, 184 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,200 you got a Jimmy Jonge or something like. I'm getting upset with him, 185 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:30,400 so give me the needles. I don't know if it's kicking in or not. 186 00:17:30,519 --> 00:17:36,319 It was steroids. So now I'm not even eligible for the Podcasting Hall 187 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:41,400 of Fame because I'm on performance enhancing drugs and I'm assuming I'm gonna get like 188 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:45,640 all bulky now. But so he injected the steroids in it. It's still 189 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:52,000 a little bit sore. Now. This was done Thursday. I'm recording on 190 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:56,640 Sunday. But like you know how your arm gets sore after, like you 191 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:00,960 know shots, it's my ass, So that part's still a little tender. 192 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:08,079 So hopefully the steroids will kick in and I'll be good soon. I have 193 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,839 a follow up with him in a few weeks. But he said, in 194 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:18,160 some cases you need to have this done a couple of times for it really 195 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,079 to kick in, so hopefully I won't need it a second time, and 196 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,799 if I do, I'm keeping his clown out of his office. Dude, 197 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,279 you're telling me I got to be there at noon. I want the needle 198 00:18:30,319 --> 00:18:37,200 into twelve oh one. All right, that's going to wrap things up for 199 00:18:37,279 --> 00:18:41,680 this week's edition of Beer in Front. I thank you very much for listening. 200 00:18:41,039 --> 00:18:44,160 If you need to get a hold of me, you could email me 201 00:18:44,559 --> 00:18:48,160 day that's Beerinfront dot com. If you'd like to support the show, head 202 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:53,440 over to Patreon dot com slash beer in Front you could do so. There 203 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,599 have a great week everyone, I'll talk to you next week and we're going 204 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:03,640 to be talking hops with Billy Hop Farm every great week. And remember sometimes 205 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:11,440 the beer in front of you is the best one yet. M