1 00:00:06,839 --> 00:00:10,679 Speaker 1: This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods 2 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:16,160 Media Network and the Beer Media Group. Sometimes the beer 3 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:19,440 in front of you is the best one yet. I'll 4 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,760 talk to people around the beer world and get their 5 00:00:22,839 --> 00:00:28,280 stories all about beer. That's Beer in Front, and it's 6 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:35,640 coming up now. Welcome to episode two hundred and twenty 7 00:00:35,719 --> 00:00:40,640 two of Beer in Front. I'm your host Dave Zalatorus, 8 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,159 and Beer in Front is a proud odd Pods Media 9 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,799 Network member and charter member of the Beer Media Group 10 00:00:48,359 --> 00:00:50,799 Quick Show. This week, I'm gonna have a couple of beers. 11 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,119 I'm going to have the Haunted House from alig ash 12 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,880 and locally here in Illinois, I'm going to do an 13 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:03,039 Octoberfest from Spice People. Both of those were really good. 14 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,879 I'll also have the rest of the beer news from 15 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:09,840 around the world, and I call someone a jag off. 16 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,480 It's been a while since I've called someone a jag 17 00:01:13,519 --> 00:01:16,599 off on the show, but I'm gonna do it today, 18 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:20,439 so stay tuned. If you follow me on social media, 19 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,480 you might have noticed that last week I had a 20 00:01:23,519 --> 00:01:28,719 post I'm now an ambassador for Go Brewing, and I've 21 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,159 had Joe On and some other folks from Go Brewing 22 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,560 on the show a couple times last year. I've talked 23 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:41,280 about them. I love their non alcoholic beer, so this 24 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:45,040 is cool. I'm going to do some posts periodically about 25 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:48,599 different beers that they have, so I'll have those out 26 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,200 on social media. But also they gave me a link 27 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:55,560 where if you want to try it for yourself, so 28 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,040 check the show notes. I'm going to include like a 29 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:01,879 code that you can use to get fifteen percent off 30 00:02:02,319 --> 00:02:04,879 to try it out for yourself. I think you're gonna 31 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,519 like it. I love their na beers. They have a 32 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:12,439 wide variety of styles, so you're not just drinking hail 33 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:18,199 fizzy water. They have IPA's stouts, sours, you name it, 34 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,800 they do it. And I've liked all of the ones. 35 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,280 I haven't had all of them, but the ones that 36 00:02:23,319 --> 00:02:27,439 I've had, I've really enjoyed. So make sure to check 37 00:02:27,479 --> 00:02:30,000 out the show notes for the code that you can 38 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:38,960 use to get fifteen percent off. You may have noticed 39 00:02:39,039 --> 00:02:41,439 if you don't fast forward through the intro that I 40 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,479 mentioned I'm a charter member of the Beer Media Group, 41 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:48,400 and you're saying, Dave, what is the Beer Media Group? 42 00:02:48,719 --> 00:02:50,960 Something I came up with a couple months ago for 43 00:02:51,719 --> 00:02:55,759 like minded people like. We're not influencers, We're not like that. 44 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,639 We're enthusiasts. We love craft beer, we love talking about it. 45 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,919 So I want to get a group of people, whether 46 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,919 they do podcasts like this, or they do more visual 47 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:13,080 work on YouTube or TikTok and even writers to join 48 00:03:13,199 --> 00:03:16,039 this group. We're going to have a website coming out 49 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,400 in a few weeks where we'll have bios of everyone. 50 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,879 So if you're looking for another show that you could watch, 51 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:28,039 or if you're a representative in the industry and you 52 00:03:28,159 --> 00:03:31,520 want some people to talk about your brewery or beers, 53 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,360 were the place to go to. So that's what the 54 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,000 Beer Media Group is. There's going to be more stuff 55 00:03:38,439 --> 00:03:43,919 coming out soon. Website, there's a Instagram page that doesn't 56 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,360 have a lot on it right now. Still need to 57 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:50,240 get some bios from other people that say they want 58 00:03:50,319 --> 00:03:53,840 to join so we can get stuff up and running soon. 59 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:58,000 But if you're looking to plug some beer stuff, you 60 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:06,680 got to check out the Beer Media Group. In Beer 61 00:04:06,759 --> 00:04:11,280 and Beverage News, Sierra Nevada outlined their plans at a 62 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,639 wholesalers meeting last week and said that their top focus 63 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,800 for twenty twenty five will be the little Thing line 64 00:04:20,199 --> 00:04:25,319 their trail pass non alcoholic beer and revitalizing the iconic 65 00:04:25,399 --> 00:04:30,160 pale Ale. The hazy little Thing leads the growth at Sierra, 66 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,319 and they plan on riding that horse, and I can't 67 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,399 say I blame them. One nugget I read over on 68 00:04:36,519 --> 00:04:40,639 Brewbound was that they're considering having one of their trail 69 00:04:40,759 --> 00:04:45,800 pass non alcoholic beers in those single stove pipe nineteen 70 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,120 point two ounce cans, which I think is a good idea. 71 00:04:49,319 --> 00:04:52,839 I know for Sion, not just non alcoholic beers, but 72 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:56,360 other beers. It's nice to be able to try something 73 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,399 without committing to a six or a twelve pack. So 74 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,519 if you want to try some of the trail paths 75 00:05:02,519 --> 00:05:05,160 from Sierra, I've had two of them, which I've enjoyed 76 00:05:05,199 --> 00:05:07,319 a lot. But you could look for that, hopefully in 77 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,639 the next year, in a single nineteen point two ounce can. 78 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,439 By the time you listen to this, Great Lakes will 79 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,800 be releasing No Sparatu. This is a double red ipa. 80 00:05:20,399 --> 00:05:23,839 It's been around for you maybe twenty years. I know 81 00:05:23,879 --> 00:05:27,199 I've been drinking this for at least fifteen. It's one 82 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:31,319 of my favorite autumnal beers. So check out that from 83 00:05:31,439 --> 00:05:37,560 Great Lakes that's coming out this Monday. The nineteenth New 84 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Belgium eliminated the jobs of seven people is part of restructuring. 85 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:50,920 Despite an almost fourteen percent increase in sales jadofs Tilray 86 00:05:51,079 --> 00:05:57,279 Brand has agreed to acquire Hop Valley, Terrapin, Revolver, and 87 00:05:57,399 --> 00:06:02,079 ant Water from the Moulsen Cores company. So chill Ray's 88 00:06:02,199 --> 00:06:05,800 just buying up all the craft beers that the big 89 00:06:05,879 --> 00:06:11,360 conglomerates bought ten years ago and are dumping out. I 90 00:06:11,439 --> 00:06:16,040 also talk about Goofy soda pops. There's gonna be a 91 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:20,439 new Coca Cola product out soon, only for a limited time, 92 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,920 and I think you can only get it at seven 93 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,199 eleven's and McDonald's. Oh, it's going to be a Coca 94 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:33,759 Cola flavored with oreos. That just sounds so disgusting. I'm 95 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,439 one of like the twelve people in the world who 96 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:40,480 don't like oreo cookies, so I will not be trying this. 97 00:06:40,639 --> 00:06:43,720 But if you're a fan of oreos in Coca Cola, 98 00:06:44,199 --> 00:06:47,800 you need to check out McDonald's in seven to eleven 99 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:57,160 for this Oreo coke. Hey, this is grevilin Brisket Podcast. 100 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,360 Join us every Monday, where we talk about the latest 101 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:04,279 trends in barber interviews with world top pitmasters, celebrity. 102 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:07,199 Speaker 2: Cooks, oh like we Man from Jackass, and musicians like 103 00:07:07,319 --> 00:07:08,800 rich Osool. So check us out. 104 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:12,199 Speaker 1: We do beer reviews. Barbecue fails, so many fires do 105 00:07:12,319 --> 00:07:13,920 a lot of people just burn their houses down for 106 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:14,360 no reason. 107 00:07:14,439 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: We also talk about cocaine, hippos versus Besgators, learn how 108 00:07:17,199 --> 00:07:20,360 to make some tailgate gravy altercations with Texas Rangers. People 109 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,959 throw on Reces peanut butter cups. Yeah. So check out 110 00:07:23,079 --> 00:07:26,199 Grab the Risk at dot com for podcast info, viral 111 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:27,920 social media post, and so much more. 112 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: All Right, the beer that's in front of me now 113 00:07:31,839 --> 00:07:37,000 is from Allagash. This is their Haunted House, hoppy dark Yale. 114 00:07:37,759 --> 00:07:41,879 This time of beer, all the Octoberfest beers are out, 115 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,600 but this is one of my favorites and this is 116 00:07:44,879 --> 00:07:50,360 definitely not in that style of Octoberfest. This is excellent. 117 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:56,240 They use crystal nugget, Cascade and Northern Brewer hops six 118 00:07:56,279 --> 00:08:00,399 point six percent alcohol. I'm a huge fan of this. 119 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,240 It's out this time of year. You could pick it 120 00:08:04,319 --> 00:08:08,399 up all over. I grab it at my Jewel food stores, 121 00:08:08,519 --> 00:08:12,079 so you could get it anywhere. So let's crack open 122 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:26,839 the Haunted House from allig Ash. Haunted House is a 123 00:08:26,879 --> 00:08:31,600 really nice dark color. It's not like a stout. It's 124 00:08:31,639 --> 00:08:35,480 not pitch black so you could kind of see through it. 125 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:40,120 It's a nice brown color. Good two fingers of khaki 126 00:08:40,279 --> 00:08:46,840 pant colored foam. Really smells nice. I get more of 127 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,679 like the roasted malts from the aroma than I do 128 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,000 the hops, but it just gives you that nice, warm 129 00:08:54,639 --> 00:09:02,039 malt aroma. It smells phenomenal. Oh yeah, that's just so good. 130 00:09:03,879 --> 00:09:08,720 It's not like a black ipa that were huge ten 131 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:13,399 years ago. It's just delicious. You get all the malts, 132 00:09:13,799 --> 00:09:17,440 you get the nice hot flavor there. Doesn't list the 133 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:22,240 IBus on this, but it's not like an ipa. It's 134 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:26,240 not extremely bitter. You do get some bitterness there, but 135 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:28,879 you also get some bitterness from the dark malt, so 136 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:34,559 I think it's really balanced. Has a good mouthfeel. Yeah, 137 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:41,720 it finishes like very creamy like, but it's not like 138 00:09:41,759 --> 00:09:45,000 a stout or a milk stout. It's just one of 139 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,840 my favorite autumnal beers. Even though this is the middle 140 00:09:48,879 --> 00:09:52,559 of August and it's just hot as blazes out there. 141 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,919 But you could pick this up like I mentioned all 142 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:59,679 over a grocery stores, liquor stores, bottle shopped. It's in 143 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:06,200 a nice purple can with neon yellow font. It's really 144 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:10,240 good if you like hoppy beers and Aligash. Everything Aligash 145 00:10:10,279 --> 00:10:13,720 puts out as good. No one's ever said this Allagash sucks. 146 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:18,120 It's a great beer. So if you're looking for something different, 147 00:10:18,519 --> 00:10:23,159 definitely pick up Haunted House from Alligash. Put it in 148 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:32,039 the carts, all right. The beer from Illinois I'm gonna 149 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:37,600 drink this week is an Octoberfest from Spiteful Brewing in Chicago. 150 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:42,000 This is a mars and style five point five percent. 151 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:47,360 I love this can. It has like the diamond pattern, 152 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:52,399 two different shades of blue, has a nice brought worst 153 00:10:52,519 --> 00:10:55,799 on there with like the fields of grain. It's a 154 00:10:55,799 --> 00:11:02,559 beautiful looking can. This can screams Octoberfest. The cant says caramel, 155 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:07,320 biscuits and prost. So what's not to like. Let's crack 156 00:11:07,399 --> 00:11:21,919 open the Octoberfest from Spiteful. Beautiful color here. I get 157 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:24,519 all the malts right up front. I don't even have 158 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,000 to put this to my nose. I get it as 159 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:33,960 I'm pouring it. Good foam on this smells phenomenal. I 160 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:37,639 love Octoberfest beers. I just don't like him in August. 161 00:11:37,759 --> 00:11:40,600 But you want to get them when they's somewhat fresh. 162 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:45,240 And everything's coming out now in late July early August, 163 00:11:45,279 --> 00:11:49,120 so you almost have to drink the Octoberfest now when 164 00:11:49,159 --> 00:11:54,360 it's eighty five degrees out in seventy percent humidity in Chicago. 165 00:11:54,879 --> 00:12:01,919 But no, this Spiteful looks great. Wow, that's good, huge, 166 00:12:02,399 --> 00:12:06,720 huge malt flavors that hit you right up front. A 167 00:12:06,799 --> 00:12:10,000 lot of sweetness in this with the malt. I think 168 00:12:10,039 --> 00:12:14,559 this is great. Very little bitterness here, but you're not 169 00:12:14,639 --> 00:12:19,080 expecting that from a mars In and Octoberfest. This is excellent, 170 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,600 Like I would put. I bought a single. I went 171 00:12:22,639 --> 00:12:24,960 it was over at Bottle and Cans and wanted to 172 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,279 grab some different stuff for the show, so I grabbed 173 00:12:28,279 --> 00:12:30,960 a single of this. But I need to be hitting 174 00:12:31,039 --> 00:12:33,120 up Spiteful. I need to make a run over there 175 00:12:33,159 --> 00:12:36,000 and grab some more of this or have this on tap, 176 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:38,440 because I think it's that good. I'm mean to have 177 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,559 some more of this. Yeah, there's I can't find a 178 00:12:41,639 --> 00:12:45,360 thing wrong with this. There's nothing I would change. I 179 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:50,279 think this is excellent. If you're looking for a good Octoberfest, 180 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:53,000 a good Mars in style, and you're here in the 181 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:57,519 Chicago Land area, definitely head over to Spiteful pick up 182 00:12:57,519 --> 00:13:00,759 their Octoberfest. It's a way in or put it in 183 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:11,559 the cart. That's gonna wrap things up for this edition 184 00:13:12,039 --> 00:13:15,879 of Beer in Front. I thank you very much for listening. 185 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:17,879 If you want to get a hold of me, you 186 00:13:17,919 --> 00:13:22,519 could email me Dave at beerinfront dot com or find 187 00:13:22,519 --> 00:13:26,600 me on all the social media channels at Beer in Front. 188 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:31,080 Have a great week everyone, Remember sometimes that beer in 189 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:33,679 front of you is the best one yet.