1 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Podsmedia 2 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:16,280 Network and the Beer Media Group. Sometimes the Beer in 3 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,719 front of you is the best one yet. I'll talk 4 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,480 to people around the beer world and get their stories 5 00:00:23,879 --> 00:00:28,679 all about beer. That's Beer in Front, and it's coming 6 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:36,600 up now. Welcome to episode two hundred and twenty seven 7 00:00:37,119 --> 00:00:41,719 of Beer in Front. I'm your host, Dave Xalatorus, and 8 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,039 Beer in Front is a proud member of the Odd 9 00:00:45,119 --> 00:00:49,520 Pods Media Network. I'm also a charter member of the 10 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,479 Beer Media Group. You could check out that website at 11 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:58,240 Beermediagroup dot com. This week, I don't just have one show, 12 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,200 there's two shows come out. This show today is featuring 13 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,760 the wonderful Shaalanda White. You may know her as Afro 14 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,120 beer Chick on all the social media channels. In a 15 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,719 couple of days, I'm gonna talk with the folks over 16 00:01:11,799 --> 00:01:16,439 at the Crispy King Lagger Competition that's happening next week 17 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:20,920 in Golden Colorado. So you get a bonus a double 18 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,359 episode of Beer in Front this week. I'm not gonna 19 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:28,200 have a show next week. And you're saying yourself, day, 20 00:01:28,439 --> 00:01:30,719 shouldn't you just spread this out and pace it now? 21 00:01:30,799 --> 00:01:33,799 I roll like I roll. So there's gonna be no 22 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,359 show next week, and then after that, the new release 23 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:41,680 date's gonna be on Thursday, probably late Thursday night, maybe 24 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,280 first thing Friday morning. That'll work out better with my 25 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,319 days off, so when I come back, it'll be on 26 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,239 Leader late Thursday night or first thing Friday morning. That'll 27 00:01:53,239 --> 00:01:57,200 be the new release date for the weekly episodes. Seems 28 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:01,120 like every brewery has had in October celebration in the 29 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,840 last couple of weeks. We went to one over at 30 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,799 Sketch Book at their Skulkie location last weekend. That was 31 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,639 a fun time. They're all around, all the Octoberfest beer. 32 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,520 They're probably done by the time you hear this. I'm 33 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,840 sure the Christmas beers will be out and all the 34 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:21,159 holiday beers, but you could still enjoy some good octoberfests 35 00:02:21,159 --> 00:02:24,120 around pick a local one up from the Great State 36 00:02:24,159 --> 00:02:29,439 of Illinois. Further updates on my back. So last week 37 00:02:29,479 --> 00:02:33,919 I had another doctor appointment for him to check things out. 38 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,319 I saw him about a year ago before I had 39 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,719 some procedures done, and you know, telling him the story 40 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,360 about one doctor said, no, your back's not good. One 41 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,280 doctor says, oh yeah, you're fit for full duty. This 42 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,000 doctor's just shaking his head, but he's telling me I'm 43 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,159 at an advanced age. I'm not at an advanced age. 44 00:02:53,199 --> 00:02:58,560 But he's like surgery, like the full blown back surgery. 45 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,159 He's like, hi, way and risk it at your advanced age. 46 00:03:02,199 --> 00:03:05,319 And I'm thinking, dude, I'm young, in spry, I have 47 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:09,960 like cool do rags and stuff. I'm not at advance stage. 48 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,759 But according to this doctor, I am. So we're gonna 49 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,400 try to do some more work, some more physical therapy. 50 00:03:17,479 --> 00:03:21,800 He wants me to do this called called a functional 51 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,639 capacity exam and to see exactly what I can do 52 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:30,439 and what I can't do. Luckily, starting next week, I'm 53 00:03:30,479 --> 00:03:33,639 in a position where I'm going to be totally not 54 00:03:33,759 --> 00:03:36,039 really a desk job, but I can stand, I could sit. 55 00:03:36,159 --> 00:03:38,960 I don't have to lift anything heavier than my lunch bag, 56 00:03:39,639 --> 00:03:43,199 so you know, they can accommodate me there doing that. 57 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,439 I don't have to be forced into some early retirement nonsense, 58 00:03:46,479 --> 00:03:50,879 because I don't want that because I'm not at an advancedage. 59 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:54,240 So keep our fingers crossed. We'll see what happens with 60 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:56,680 this exam. Hopefully that'll come up in a couple weeks 61 00:03:56,719 --> 00:04:00,199 and we'll see exactly what the next steps are. But 62 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:04,680 the back still hurts. Luckily, we have at work like 63 00:04:04,919 --> 00:04:09,639 licensed therapists and like I can go down every day. 64 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,680 They put ice packs on my back, they use the 65 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,600 massage gun. Try to get down there like lunchtime, and 66 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,839 then that'll get me through the rest of the day. 67 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:22,040 But the back's still not good. You know, I can't 68 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,240 do anything for a long period of time. I can't stand, 69 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:29,680 I can't sit. You know, nothing's comfortable. So somebody do 70 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:39,920 something because this back's not good. I am so happy 71 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:45,480 about this week's guest. Salanda White is Chicago Beer Royalty. 72 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,160 You may know her online is Afro Beer Chick. You 73 00:04:49,199 --> 00:04:52,920 could find her all over at various beer and beverage 74 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:56,240 events in the area, as well as being a vibrant 75 00:04:56,279 --> 00:05:00,160 presence on social media. Jalana, thank you so much. Thanks 76 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,759 for chatting today, and I apologize from the bottom of 77 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,800 my heart for not getting you on sooner. 78 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 2: First of all, thank you for having me and trust 79 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:12,279 me that the pleasure is all mine. Please don't apology, 80 00:05:12,399 --> 00:05:14,439 need it. I'm just happy to be here. 81 00:05:16,079 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: How did you get started being the Queen of Chicago Beer? 82 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,199 Is there like an apprenticeship. Do you have to be 83 00:05:22,319 --> 00:05:25,279 the princess of Chicago beer? How does that happen? 84 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: Let me say, I never give myself that silent. It's 85 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,839 so funny when I hear that. I never get my 86 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,680 self in the title. So let me stress that for one. 87 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,000 But I think it just kind of took off. Okay, 88 00:05:40,079 --> 00:05:43,879 so Ben and beer since about twenty or nine, but 89 00:05:44,519 --> 00:05:47,480 the whole beer thing really didn't take off from me 90 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,600 to twenty seventeen when I came out as Afro beer chick. 91 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:56,079 You know, being a black woman in this industry and 92 00:05:56,120 --> 00:06:00,800 having a voice and being unapologetically loud about her stance 93 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:04,600 of what's going on in and around the industry. I 94 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,399 guess that's given me my niche. So it's one of 95 00:06:07,399 --> 00:06:10,120 those things where you either love it, you like it, 96 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:10,839 or you hate it. 97 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 1: You know. 98 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 2: Don't get me wrong. I love people who follow me, 99 00:06:14,639 --> 00:06:16,319 I love people interact with me. But if you don't 100 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,040 like me, guess what. I don't care about that either. 101 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,480 So it just kind of I think that's how I 102 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,399 kind of on my platform. I'm just gonna be me 103 00:06:22,519 --> 00:06:23,560 at the end of the day. 104 00:06:23,639 --> 00:06:26,639 Speaker 1: Have you always like been into beer growing up? Were 105 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:27,959 you always a beer person. 106 00:06:29,439 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 2: No, so funny. My husband when we were dating we 107 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,199 started It's so funny because we started dating twenty or nine. 108 00:06:36,759 --> 00:06:41,279 So I was saying about November two thousand and nine. 109 00:06:41,519 --> 00:06:44,800 He was the one that actually gave me my first 110 00:06:44,879 --> 00:06:47,800 crab beer. It was Sophie from what was Island before 111 00:06:47,879 --> 00:06:50,480 then it was midller Light. It was hein naked, it 112 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:54,680 was Corona, you know, it was the basis. And he 113 00:06:54,759 --> 00:06:55,879 was like, here, I got a beer I want you 114 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,839 to try, and it was Sophie. I was in beer Percival. 115 00:07:00,199 --> 00:07:02,560 When he poured it out the bottle, it poured like 116 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:05,920 a champagne and I'm like, this is a beer. And 117 00:07:05,959 --> 00:07:08,399 then when I tasted it, I was like like, oh, 118 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:10,000 hell no, this is not a beer. He's like, yeah, 119 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:11,680 it is. This is what they called a Belgian style. 120 00:07:11,759 --> 00:07:14,279 So that's when I started learning wait a minute, me 121 00:07:14,279 --> 00:07:17,040 and it telling there are different styles of beer. Seriously. 122 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:21,040 So it was funny because after that, whenever I would 123 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,519 go to his apartment, I would stop by this store. 124 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,680 This is when I lived in the South suburbs. There's 125 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:31,920 a store called Torrance Liquors in Kima City. The older 126 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,639 is amazing, but they had a fantastic beer selections. So 127 00:07:36,279 --> 00:07:38,519 whenever I went in there, he would he would be 128 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:42,160 in there. We would chop it up. He said, oh 129 00:07:42,639 --> 00:07:44,600 that beer. Take it to Nick and like, hey, have 130 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,680 you had this? I even bought it was like against 131 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,240 the grain one year it was a beer it literally 132 00:07:49,319 --> 00:07:56,800 had chicken feathers on the bottom. It's like, what the 133 00:07:56,839 --> 00:07:59,639 hell is this? I don't know, but the owners said, hey, 134 00:08:00,279 --> 00:08:02,360 so we tried it. So it just kind of grows 135 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:03,439 with hair like. 136 00:08:03,519 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: In addition to beer, you're also an expert on bourbon, 137 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,360 you know, doing the Neat Poor Show with your husband Nick. 138 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,399 Do you have like bourbons that are always on your 139 00:08:13,439 --> 00:08:14,240 shelf as well? 140 00:08:15,199 --> 00:08:17,839 Speaker 2: Well, we definitely have staple. So the beauty about that 141 00:08:17,959 --> 00:08:22,160 is Nick and I have two separate bars. We definitely 142 00:08:22,199 --> 00:08:25,040 have the Hiss in her bar. We let the more 143 00:08:25,319 --> 00:08:27,720 expensive stuff go on his bar so I can help 144 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,720 drink it, and then no, we have to eat their 145 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:34,200 acts stuff. I mean I do have some heated items, 146 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:36,759 you know, I have some wheler. I have Pappy as 147 00:08:36,799 --> 00:08:42,480 well on my bar, but mine isn't open his. So, 148 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:47,399 but far as staples, I've been into this Japanese whiskey 149 00:08:47,399 --> 00:08:50,720 called tack of mine. It's amazing. It's a great sipper, 150 00:08:50,879 --> 00:08:55,360 it's easy. I love it. What else to try to keep? 151 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,480 We try to keep like the Colonel tailors on the 152 00:08:59,519 --> 00:09:02,639 bars that she was a single barrel. You know, we 153 00:09:02,639 --> 00:09:04,759 we have some stables that are favorites that we go 154 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,159 back and kind of buy and rotate out. 155 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 1: You know, we saw each other at Full Bad last year. 156 00:09:10,360 --> 00:09:13,919 I'm assuming we'll see each other again this year. Do 157 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:18,720 you have any like favorite barrel age styles or barrel 158 00:09:18,759 --> 00:09:19,600 aged beverages. 159 00:09:20,799 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 2: Man, that's like accident me which one of my favorite kids? 160 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: What? Yeah, kid? He was your favorite dog? Yeah? Yeah? 161 00:09:28,799 --> 00:09:30,879 Speaker 2: Like no, my god. It depends on for pistols me 162 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,559 off the least that day. But I can't say I 163 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,600 have an awesome favorite because there's so much coming out, 164 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,960 and there's some There's been some great ones, but then 165 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,360 there have been some like huh no, go back to 166 00:09:44,399 --> 00:09:46,320 the board and try it again. But what I am 167 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,720 finding is that I think Nay's my older age. Now 168 00:09:49,799 --> 00:09:52,279 you know them since some mid forties. I remember when 169 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,559 I first got severe and my pilot had started to 170 00:09:55,639 --> 00:09:57,919 change from the Belgians to the Stouts. I used to 171 00:09:57,919 --> 00:10:01,159 love the pastry stouts. Now met the plane to where. 172 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,679 Give me just a clean cut stout. I don't need 173 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,679 all the adjuncts. Just give me a clean cut. I 174 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,440 don't want to necessarily like a gain of stout, which 175 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,039 you can give me like a clean cut. 176 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: I see you sipping on something? What are you sipping 177 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:16,200 on right now? 178 00:10:17,039 --> 00:10:22,039 Speaker 2: I am actually sipping on Revolutions double dry hop Co 179 00:10:22,159 --> 00:10:26,120 looda hero. So I got this day. This is my 180 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:29,120 first time having it. So I went to go pick 181 00:10:29,159 --> 00:10:31,120 up some hot water because I'm getting ready to fill 182 00:10:31,159 --> 00:10:34,200 in another beer cocktail video with them, and they always 183 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,720 load me up with beer. So they gave me this 184 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,480 to try and is really good. I'm really yeah. 185 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:42,759 Speaker 1: Yeah, hop water is good too. I like their hot water. 186 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,759 Speaker 2: Oh man, yes, it's so good. It's great for mocktails 187 00:10:46,879 --> 00:10:47,639 and cocktails. 188 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: Have you tried it? Came out like a week or 189 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,919 two ago, the hot butcher one, No I have not. Yeah, 190 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:57,000 that was really good, Like you know, they hot butchered 191 00:10:57,039 --> 00:11:00,159 it up, so it's like a lot of hops, but 192 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,080 it was like really good. I really enjoyed that one. 193 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 2: Oh well, I'm definitely gonna have to give that one 194 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:05,799 a try too. 195 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, because I popped in there because I'm like a 196 00:11:08,039 --> 00:11:10,919 couple blocks away from them, so I walked over when 197 00:11:10,919 --> 00:11:13,519 it came out, and I was talking to them and 198 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:15,720 they were like, you know, we don't put anything in 199 00:11:15,759 --> 00:11:19,039 there like citric acid. The hops are enough. And I'm like, 200 00:11:19,519 --> 00:11:21,559 you think this is going to be around or is 201 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:24,000 this just like a one off? And he's like, you know, 202 00:11:24,039 --> 00:11:26,360 I think it's gonna sell well, so hopefully it'll be 203 00:11:26,759 --> 00:11:28,320 you know, distributed all around. 204 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think it's a nice break. 205 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:31,759 Speaker 1: You know. 206 00:11:31,879 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 2: Sometimes I found myself just grabbing like one of the 207 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:38,320 ReBs the hot waters because you know, they know since 208 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:39,759 they kind of load me up with it. And it's 209 00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:42,559 like when I'm cooking, when I'm cleaning, like you don't 210 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:44,720 really want to beer, but you want something was just 211 00:11:44,759 --> 00:11:47,759 like something you could just kind of taste and that's great. 212 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:50,480 You want to make it in a cock sail, that's 213 00:11:50,519 --> 00:11:53,000 great too, you know. So I've been having fun without one. 214 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, well I'm going to crack open right now. From 215 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,120 a good friend of yours, this is second Shifts out 216 00:11:59,159 --> 00:12:01,399 of Saint Louis. I need to give a shout out 217 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:04,200 to Brian and Saint Louis. He sent me this with 218 00:12:04,279 --> 00:12:07,759 some other Saint Louis beer. So this is battle beer 219 00:12:07,919 --> 00:12:10,360 American logger me cracked this open. 220 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 2: Hey Rian, Hey Libby, Yeah, hellove Brian. He and Chris 221 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:21,399 they well, we went to Saint Louis at the earlier 222 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,600 party this year, Like we just kind of went on 223 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:28,000 some twenty four hour type situation and we had a 224 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:31,279 great time. Like Brian had kind of bounced us around 225 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:35,000 to various breeze on the map. So yeah, definitely had 226 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:38,480 to go to second shift, Livy because if it didn't 227 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,159 do that, she probably would have cursed me out. 228 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean that's a place I need to get 229 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:47,279 down there and go see Brian. I've never been to 230 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:50,080 second shift. We do get a lot of their stuff here, 231 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,039 like I could pick up in my bottle shop bottles 232 00:12:53,039 --> 00:12:56,159 and cans, but I definitely want to go hit them 233 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,840 up and sample everything they have because everything they've had 234 00:12:59,879 --> 00:13:00,799 is great. 235 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,639 Speaker 2: Yes, I definitely agree with that. 236 00:13:02,919 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, but this one is really good. This is just 237 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:10,960 a clean logger, no nonsense, no adjunks. It's just beer, 238 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,799 favorite beer. Yeah, but it's like really. 239 00:13:13,519 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 2: Good, awesome, that's all I like to hear. 240 00:13:17,159 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: Now, you mentioned like beer cocktails, and I know you've 241 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:24,200 done stuff you've had a series over at REV. Like 242 00:13:24,879 --> 00:13:27,840 before you did this, were you always like a mixologist? 243 00:13:27,879 --> 00:13:31,399 Did you always you know, make your own cocktails and stuff? 244 00:13:32,279 --> 00:13:36,159 Speaker 2: No, the pandemic brought that out of it. Yeah, you know, 245 00:13:36,279 --> 00:13:39,440 send it home board. It's like, okay, there's only so 246 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,399 much you can do, so like, okay, we can't go 247 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,120 oss of bars. Yeah, let me just try something. And 248 00:13:45,159 --> 00:13:49,200 then it was so funny because, uh, John Carruthers Rev. 249 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,159 He love those guys. I love everybody you Rev, But John, 250 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,360 I have some bigger for you. I'm like, okay, cool, 251 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,639 he said, I'm I'm gonna drop it off to you. 252 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,320 I'm like, okay, cool. Something it may be like a 253 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:04,639 couple four No, John Bomby, like who cases of there? 254 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:09,759 And and the half of it was their freedom was 255 00:14:09,759 --> 00:14:13,519 that freedom Salurs. So they're great by themselves. So when 256 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,679 I got tasting those for the first sign, I'm like, 257 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:19,840 oh my gosh, I can make a cocktail out of this. 258 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,440 So that's how that started. So when I started doing 259 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,919 that and posting like hey, I made a beer rita, uh, 260 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:31,679 he was basically a strawberry margarita using that freedom session Salur. 261 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,919 And that that's how everything just kind of took off 262 00:14:34,919 --> 00:14:37,720 from there out of border going to the pandemic. 263 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 1: Well other you know, people did podcasts during the pandemic. Two. 264 00:14:43,399 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 2: That's true, that's true. 265 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,799 Speaker 1: What would be a good beer cocktail to make for 266 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,679 someone who hasn't tried it? And there's something like, you 267 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,759 know most people would have in their house already. 268 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: I'm gonna say, okay, do you want to go a 269 00:14:58,519 --> 00:15:02,799 very simple h you said mantoa concept anyway they regular 270 00:15:02,799 --> 00:15:10,799 cocktail school, Okay, I would do honestly, like, uh, beer mosa, 271 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,000 okay you have most people have orange juice and then 272 00:15:14,039 --> 00:15:18,360 you have beer. Now, true enough, it's very I have 273 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,879 found even with the beer mosas, you know you just 274 00:15:20,879 --> 00:15:24,440 can't use any type of beer because it's gonna taste 275 00:15:24,519 --> 00:15:27,720 is good. But I try to find the ip as 276 00:15:27,799 --> 00:15:31,159 with the citrus flavor already to it to amp up 277 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,000 with the it would combine with the orange juice. So 278 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,480 for instance, Revolutions, I know how to use them a lot, 279 00:15:38,519 --> 00:15:43,879 but Revolution they're an infinity hero, it's amazing. And beer 280 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:47,519 mosa because I has strech flavor. And then what I 281 00:15:47,519 --> 00:15:50,279 did by accident one time when I was making a 282 00:15:50,399 --> 00:15:54,240 beer moosa, accidentally I wasn't paying attention. So I had 283 00:15:54,399 --> 00:15:57,519 the beer mosa, I had the orange juice, but for 284 00:15:57,559 --> 00:15:59,720 some reason, I had some champagne and I poured it 285 00:15:59,759 --> 00:16:03,360 in the as well, and when I drank it, I said, 286 00:16:03,399 --> 00:16:07,240 oh crap, I'll put champagne ins. But man, that was 287 00:16:07,279 --> 00:16:10,200 so good. So yeah, that's that one was filmed. 288 00:16:10,519 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: Okay, I'm gonna have to write this down and try 289 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:19,120 that for myself. Do you have any other like cocktail 290 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:21,960 stuff coming up with REV? Like you haven't fall any 291 00:16:22,039 --> 00:16:23,480 octumnal things coming up? 292 00:16:24,279 --> 00:16:26,759 Speaker 2: Yeah? So actually they're getting ready to push Sober October. 293 00:16:26,919 --> 00:16:30,080 So they reached out actually just yesterday and asked if 294 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:33,559 I would create a month til using their hot water 295 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,919 that's super super zero. So I went to pick that 296 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:39,080 up today and I'll be working on that this weekend 297 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,120 so I could film on Monday. 298 00:16:41,519 --> 00:16:44,639 Speaker 1: Okay, but what I come up with, Yeah, I mean 299 00:16:44,679 --> 00:16:47,279 if you think, well, they don't do any any beers, 300 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,320 but like, yeah, that Monaco with the regular like any beer, 301 00:16:51,879 --> 00:16:55,120 hop water and grenadine that hit the spot. That's something 302 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,559 I'm gonna have to do more often. I see you 303 00:16:57,639 --> 00:17:00,480 drinking with the barrel and flow glass. Did you get cancer? 304 00:17:00,519 --> 00:17:01,320 Get out there this year. 305 00:17:02,159 --> 00:17:07,079 Speaker 2: No, I haven't. I haven't been able to go since 306 00:17:07,119 --> 00:17:10,559 that one time. I wait in twenty nineteen. Last uh, 307 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:13,680 the last two years. Last year was my it was 308 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:17,640 my daughter's doing moving weekend her freshman year, and then 309 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,960 this year was kind of like the same thing. It 310 00:17:21,039 --> 00:17:23,759 was like, man, I next year, may just have to 311 00:17:23,799 --> 00:17:26,640 tell this kid, I see you later. Yeah, take up 312 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,440 the school you got it now? Junior year. 313 00:17:28,759 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I work for an airline. I'll get her a 314 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,039 pass so she could just fly on her own. Yeah. 315 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know what's so funny, she's not even that far. 316 00:17:36,319 --> 00:17:39,440 She's done at you and buying her bad Okay, Like, okay, 317 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:40,319 you just just go. 318 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,839 Speaker 1: Yeah, we played the champagne too, so she's all right. 319 00:17:45,519 --> 00:17:49,000 This is really good from second shift. So if you're 320 00:17:49,039 --> 00:17:50,960 in the Saint Louis area, or if you could pick 321 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,640 it up in their distribution area, you definitely got to 322 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,000 pick up Battle Beer American logger. Like he said, it's 323 00:17:57,079 --> 00:18:01,799 beer flavored beer. It's just a clean, classic, crisp tasting beer. 324 00:18:02,359 --> 00:18:04,640 If you don't like, if you're not like an ipe 325 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,440 person or a hot person, this would be right up 326 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,160 your alley. This is really good. Yeah. 327 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,400 Speaker 2: They also do Stous very well as well. Derik Stouts 328 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,559 are also very are very good. 329 00:18:16,279 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: Remember I did like a video thing on their Liquid 330 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,680 Spiritual Delight and it was really good. But you know, 331 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:26,680 I'm trying to get this thing out on YouTube, so 332 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:30,200 I just shortened it to LSD and some person I 333 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,079 forget what their moniker was on YouTube or whatever, but 334 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:38,039 it had like the big weed the weed symbol on there. 335 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:40,039 He's like, oh man, I thought this was about the drug, 336 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,480 and he gave me a thumbs down. I'm like, oh man, 337 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:47,640 oh yeah, all right, I'm gonna put you on the 338 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,039 spot here. Okay, someone's coming in from out of town. 339 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,920 What would be in your mixed pack of beer to 340 00:18:56,079 --> 00:18:59,920 let people know what we're all about here in Chicago. 341 00:19:00,279 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 2: That's a good question. Okay. So okay, so first of all, 342 00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:10,160 I'm going through I'm going to throw reve dee Boo 343 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,720 series and there, and I gotta either Cafe dcolready have 344 00:19:13,799 --> 00:19:17,160 then gotta have all least one of these. Uh. I'm 345 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:23,640 gonna slide on over to have Acre and grab. 346 00:19:23,559 --> 00:19:35,079 Speaker 3: Whoick benthic the o g Benthic. Okay, did I'm a 347 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:36,400 slide over the dovetail. 348 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 2: Gotta get that there to get that Chris blogger in there, 349 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:44,799 and gotta get I love their vienna. Oh yes, Deine 350 00:19:44,839 --> 00:19:47,720 got guests the dovetailing air and let's see it because 351 00:19:48,319 --> 00:19:52,400 I'm gonna throw some funky town yeah, summertime shy or 352 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,240 either that will wop the bell or even their R 353 00:19:55,319 --> 00:19:57,640 and B and Bruce. One of those three. You can't go. 354 00:19:58,319 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, that first one they did that iron being bruised. 355 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,000 That was fantastic. I still grab that all the time. 356 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:06,319 And it's cool. You could get there a jewel now, yes. 357 00:20:06,319 --> 00:20:08,519 Speaker 2: So you gotta have some socky chat in there, and 358 00:20:08,559 --> 00:20:11,079 then let's see for. 359 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: My last. 360 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,279 Speaker 2: This is this is what a hard one come in. 361 00:20:15,759 --> 00:20:17,960 This This is where it comes. 362 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: You're always leaving something out like you think about it. 363 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,079 People ask me, and I'll think about it, like you know, 364 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,759 the next day, I'm like, oh, ship, I totally forgot 365 00:20:26,759 --> 00:20:29,359 about this brewery or that brewery right. 366 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 2: Because it's like, okay, maybe I feel like maple we 367 00:20:32,839 --> 00:20:36,359 got to get thrown in there. But it's like, all 368 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:40,400 if Chicago, I'm gonna go Chicago Land Area, gonn to 369 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:43,759 go outside. That means I'm gonna go to the South 370 00:20:43,839 --> 00:20:48,400 suburbs and the and then I'm privately hit up. Okay, 371 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:52,079 you gotta it's between. Okay, I'm gonna big Floys, gotta 372 00:20:52,079 --> 00:20:52,759 go through Floyds. 373 00:20:52,799 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 1: I mean that's me. 374 00:20:55,000 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 2: It's been hard. But just like zombie dust, zombie ice, 375 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,920 I mean, it's just it's poor. I was even gonna 376 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:08,039 go Heilstorm on the other side, like Man's it's so much. 377 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:11,240 That's why when people ask like, hey, I'm coming to Chicago, 378 00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:13,839 what woration should I hit? My very first question is 379 00:21:14,519 --> 00:21:18,680 what part of Chicago? And are you driving? Are you 380 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,200 taking public transportation? Because that makes the difference because we 381 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,480 have seven different neighborhoods within just the city limits, so 382 00:21:26,559 --> 00:21:28,119 you're gonna get you can go anywhere. 383 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like what part of town are you staying in? Yeah, 384 00:21:32,559 --> 00:21:34,440 I mean I put it like a little thing together 385 00:21:34,599 --> 00:21:38,880 for like breweries near public transportation stops, because you know, 386 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,160 some people don't take ubers and if you're going to 387 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,359 hit up these places, you know, don't drive. But yeah, 388 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:48,519 there's some like great spots near public transportation all over. 389 00:21:49,039 --> 00:21:50,720 You know, we talked a little bit about like barrel 390 00:21:50,759 --> 00:21:54,440 aging and stuff. If you had from Cooval, I just 391 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,720 grabbed it last week and I thought it was really good. 392 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,039 They got a barrel aged gin out there. 393 00:22:00,279 --> 00:22:03,039 Speaker 2: I haven't shot the barrel ats gin, but they have 394 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:07,920 this anthy liquor that I used a lot to back on. Yeah, 395 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:09,880 but it's amazing. 396 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's like one of our favorites, the Cranberry, and 397 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:15,359 like it was weird, like we even saw that a 398 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,200 target of all places, I'm like, wait, they got this okay. 399 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:23,799 Speaker 2: Ground, Yeah, yeah, it's yeah. I had to kind of 400 00:22:24,279 --> 00:22:27,359 pull back buying a lot of booze I got to 401 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:28,200 get in college now. 402 00:22:28,319 --> 00:22:34,039 Speaker 1: So but yeah, no, that was really good. Like we 403 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,160 happened to be in the area, like walking around last 404 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:42,279 weekend and we stopped in there. I'm like, bare age gin. Okay, 405 00:22:43,160 --> 00:22:43,720 I'll take it. 406 00:22:43,799 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, oh nasty Dave. Now not so and get some 407 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:49,200 barrelets gin. 408 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: Well let me know, because I'm close by. I could 409 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:52,000 meet you there. 410 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 2: Yeah we're not. I'm not too far. I'm I'm only 411 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,960 like just lord through you and record smart. 412 00:22:57,279 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, because I'm like probably the closest brewery to me, Well, 413 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:07,480 it would be uh probably like Hot Butcher, Like everybody 414 00:23:07,599 --> 00:23:10,319 knows where Hop Butcher is. After then the Guyle and 415 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,720 Dubtail and like now you have his WAS and demo 416 00:23:13,839 --> 00:23:14,279 right there. 417 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I need to get over it to his WAS 418 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,039 hadn't been there yet, probably that this weekend. 419 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, because uh it was did something with REV 420 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,359 that was really good. I grabbed it when I was 421 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,200 at REV a couple of weeks ago. They had that. 422 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,720 Uh Josh Noa wrote that book on the lort. So 423 00:23:33,839 --> 00:23:35,680 I was there and did that after. Now I was 424 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:38,119 coming home, I'm like, oh, let me grab something, you know, 425 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,400 to take home. And I'm like, oh, this is a 426 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,079 clab with his WAS and that was outstanding. 427 00:23:44,079 --> 00:23:47,079 Speaker 2: Oh wow. Yeah, Okay. 428 00:23:47,519 --> 00:23:51,519 Speaker 1: It's just such a great area. And you know, I 429 00:23:51,559 --> 00:23:53,680 think maybe I don't know if we take it for granted, 430 00:23:53,799 --> 00:23:57,519 like you don't have to go far in the Chicagoland 431 00:23:57,559 --> 00:24:01,599 area and even the surrounding suburbs to find a great place. 432 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 2: You don't. And you know, it was so funny because 433 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:08,039 like even if Okay, so I was one and raised 434 00:24:08,039 --> 00:24:11,279 in the South Suburbs and I moved to the North 435 00:24:11,359 --> 00:24:15,640 Side about six years ago, and I tell Nick all 436 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,640 the time that you know, we need to venture us 437 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,960 to eat into the suburbs, like not the South Suburbs 438 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,799 where we're from, but just the northern suburbs. So one 439 00:24:23,839 --> 00:24:28,680 day we decided to go up to a Mars Sheese castle. Okay, 440 00:24:29,079 --> 00:24:32,039 just kind of because I wanted some I wanted some movement. 441 00:24:33,319 --> 00:24:35,119 You know, you could just go over the border, just 442 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,799 go over the word to get you some Glarius. But 443 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:42,480 on the way back, we stopped at Harbor Brewing and 444 00:24:42,559 --> 00:24:45,240 a lot of people may not even know about Harbor, 445 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:49,640 but they had some really good bear a Bear. You know, 446 00:24:51,799 --> 00:24:54,759 I can't tell you exactly what the suburb that is 447 00:24:54,839 --> 00:24:59,400 because I wasn't driving, but it's within the Waukeganish area. 448 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:05,039 But yeah, it was really good. We stopped by Pips Meteri, 449 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,880 which was also really good. We had hotails there. But yeah, 450 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:12,000 it's like we have so much untapped brees that we 451 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:16,400 as Chicago's we only really focus on the Chicago berries. 452 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,359 But we need to kind of venture on a little 453 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:23,480 bit more because in the suburbs that that we don't 454 00:25:24,319 --> 00:25:26,559 we don't discuss because we don't know about them. 455 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, and either places like Goldfinger gold Fingers putting out 456 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:32,960 some phenomenal stuff. 457 00:25:33,599 --> 00:25:36,599 Speaker 2: I agree. I have been out there once and it 458 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:37,279 was pretty good. 459 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,759 Speaker 1: It's so weird, even like just the whole Illinois area. 460 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:43,759 I mean, we're blessed, and you know, I'm I'm happy 461 00:25:43,799 --> 00:25:45,960 every day, Like, oh, I don't have to go far 462 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,960 her even you know, luckily now we could go to 463 00:25:49,079 --> 00:25:52,759 jewel or Mariano's or whatever and you could still get 464 00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:55,200 something decent and local. 465 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:57,839 Speaker 2: Yeah. So like even when I go and take my 466 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:02,079 kid to school, okay, that's worry, drop you off to say, mom, 467 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,759 I gotta get to the brewery, Like what's it's so 468 00:26:04,799 --> 00:26:08,319 funny because like where her dormers, that her dorm is 469 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:10,880 maybe a minute and a half down the street from 470 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,279 trip to Okay you later. 471 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,799 Speaker 1: Do you even put the current park or do you 472 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,440 just like you just kick her out? 473 00:26:18,839 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 2: Well, I mean I say my goodbye, and you know 474 00:26:21,799 --> 00:26:24,000 they should be like they should text me are you 475 00:26:24,039 --> 00:26:26,079 done drinking egg? Because I want to see you again 476 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:30,519 before you leave? But yeah, even like instance you LNLOI 477 00:26:30,599 --> 00:26:32,279 there are good bories down there too. 478 00:26:32,319 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: So yah. The beer world is still unfortunately filled with 479 00:26:36,799 --> 00:26:41,680 people that look like me. Now it's improved slightly over 480 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,160 the years to include people of color, women, people of 481 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:49,920 different sexual orientations. Does it make you feel proud knowing 482 00:26:50,039 --> 00:26:53,559 that you're a part of it? Or more pissed off 483 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,319 knowing that it's taken so long to get to this point. 484 00:26:57,559 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 2: Okay, so who okay, So here's the thing. When I 485 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:06,039 started afrobitch Hike, my first mission was to find black 486 00:27:06,039 --> 00:27:08,079 on breweries and at the time it was only six. 487 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,000 We're our numbers have gone up a little bit. We 488 00:27:12,079 --> 00:27:17,680 still have room. Yeah, well yeah, yeah, I am happy 489 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,960 that we are. We have made a little baby steps, 490 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,839 even though we do need more. But yes, in this 491 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,240 day and age, I am pissed that is taking so 492 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,039 long because it doesn't need to And I think the 493 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,440 reason why it's taking so long, it's not because black 494 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:39,240 people do not drink beer. It's because black people black 495 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,680 breeries do not have the access to funding for their 496 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:46,559 breeries as account of our currents do so like people 497 00:27:46,599 --> 00:27:49,599 when not hear like funky town, like they're trying to, 498 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:52,079 you know, come up. You know, they're trying to get 499 00:27:52,079 --> 00:27:54,319 their project of off the off the floor, and what 500 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,160 is going to take for them to get that project 501 00:27:57,160 --> 00:28:01,640 off the floor. Luckily, then we have you know, Astra 502 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,359 World's brother. We have a homewood growin that's getting ready 503 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,759 to open up. They have been blessed. Now they are 504 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:12,720 like I'm gonna say the miracle side of the Black 505 00:28:12,759 --> 00:28:16,839 Beer community. They you know, they didn't have to run 506 00:28:16,839 --> 00:28:18,920 into the funding. I think they're self funded, so they 507 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,079 were needed to build from the ground up. So this 508 00:28:21,279 --> 00:28:24,519 is great. I love that for them, and I'm excited 509 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,839 when they're open, you know. But I wish we had 510 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:32,200 more stories like that because we have so much, so 511 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:37,359 much brick beard that we're missing out on because a 512 00:28:37,519 --> 00:28:40,680 lack of funding, yeah, in the Black Bear community. 513 00:28:41,119 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: And you know, lack of education too with people getting 514 00:28:44,279 --> 00:28:48,519 into your beer schools and everything like that to learn 515 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:52,480 the trade and learn the craft. I mean that's part 516 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,880 of it too. And you know, we both done stuff 517 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,440 with the Brewers Guild and it's cool that, you know, 518 00:28:57,480 --> 00:29:01,440 they always have something where they provide scholarships to see bowl, 519 00:29:02,079 --> 00:29:04,359 which you know, that part's cool, Like, Yeah, we need 520 00:29:04,359 --> 00:29:09,519 more people involved to make yeah beers for everybody out there. 521 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,559 And I want to drink beer from different people. I 522 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,119 want to know, you know, I want to taste something 523 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:16,960 that you know, you put your flavor into. 524 00:29:17,799 --> 00:29:20,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you know we like it. We like the 525 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,920 little sea and the sprinkle on it. 526 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, we're tired of getting the raisins and 527 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:32,319 the potato salad and people like me. Yeah I could 528 00:29:32,319 --> 00:29:36,039 say it. Yeah, So what do you have coming up 529 00:29:36,119 --> 00:29:38,920 in the future with like your brand? I know you 530 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,599 mentioned some stuff coming up soon, but do you have 531 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,319 anything coming else, anything else coming out that you want 532 00:29:44,319 --> 00:29:45,200 people to know about. 533 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,279 Speaker 2: You know what's funny. I have actually been on the 534 00:29:47,319 --> 00:29:50,960 hiatus a little bit, so I'm back at school for 535 00:29:51,319 --> 00:29:56,160 personal for career development, and yeah, school has been trying 536 00:29:56,160 --> 00:30:00,519 to pantool. College tuitions haven't been fun, so I've just 537 00:30:00,559 --> 00:30:03,359 been trying to hurry up and get mine done because 538 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,960 I'm closer to being done to my daughter. So as 539 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,279 far as Alpha Beer Chick, that kind of took him 540 00:30:08,279 --> 00:30:10,920 back seat. Like, don't get me wrong, I pop up here, 541 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,240 an area pop up, you know when you know when 542 00:30:13,319 --> 00:30:15,720 need be. If somebody send me something and if I 543 00:30:15,759 --> 00:30:17,720 see if I says to BS, I'm going to call 544 00:30:17,759 --> 00:30:21,000 it out because that's that's never going to change. But no, 545 00:30:21,079 --> 00:30:24,880 I can't say that I personally had anything popping up. 546 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:26,960 I'm just looking forward to some parties coming up, like 547 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,519 Pho Bab. I was looking forward to BAB. 548 00:30:29,759 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. 549 00:30:30,079 --> 00:30:32,359 Speaker 2: So yeah, that's that's about it. I'm just kind of 550 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,440 keeping the low key for the rest of this year 551 00:30:34,839 --> 00:30:37,640 and so graduate early next year. 552 00:30:37,839 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: All right, so after next like may you're out there. 553 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,720 Speaker 2: Yeah I'm dumb, Yes, yeah, Mama is done. 554 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: I know I'm looking forward to Pho Bab this year. 555 00:30:50,079 --> 00:30:52,119 I mean, it was such a good time last year. 556 00:30:52,119 --> 00:30:54,920 I know we met last year at poll Bab, but that, man, 557 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:59,279 that's such a cool event. And luckily we're right there 558 00:30:59,279 --> 00:31:01,359 by the train or you could take an uber home 559 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,279 from that, because I don't think anyone's driving a full bab. 560 00:31:04,799 --> 00:31:10,799 Speaker 2: Exactly exactly, sir. It's a beautiful excuse on language shit 561 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:14,440 show as How has as How. It was always described 562 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,759 to me, and I thought that maybe that was an exaggeration, 563 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,880 so I went my very first time, like, no, this 564 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:19,559 is what it is. 565 00:31:19,839 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, Shelanda. I thank you so much on the 566 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,319 bottom of my heart for coming on. This is a 567 00:31:26,359 --> 00:31:28,680 lot of fun. I can't wait to see you again. 568 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,079 Hopefully i'll see you before faux Bab, but thank you 569 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:36,319 so much. And once again, I apologize because you gave 570 00:31:36,359 --> 00:31:39,920 me some ship that beer underglass dag. When are you 571 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,400 gonna get me on the show? And I'm like, oh no, 572 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:45,119 you're too big for me, You're like, you're up here, 573 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,240 I'm down here. That's what I asshole. 574 00:31:48,359 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's no, that's what I got out of you 575 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,119 about that I'm too big for your. 576 00:31:54,039 --> 00:31:56,799 Speaker 1: Show, that you're big, you're the queen. 577 00:31:57,799 --> 00:31:58,599 Speaker 2: I'll say that. 578 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: No, I do appreciate you. Coming on means a lot 579 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,160 to me. Yes, So definitely we'll catch up at you know, 580 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:10,000 different beer events around there, and yeah, let me know 581 00:32:10,039 --> 00:32:13,200 if you're going up in the neighborhood this weekend. I know, 582 00:32:13,279 --> 00:32:17,359 I think we got something going on Saturday, but probably 583 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,119 earlier in the day, so we should be around the 584 00:32:19,119 --> 00:32:19,799 rest of the weekend. 585 00:32:21,279 --> 00:32:22,839 Speaker 2: Sounds good. I definitely will. 586 00:32:23,519 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 1: All right, well, thanks again and I will talk to 587 00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:26,440 you down the road. 588 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,119 Speaker 2: Thank you. Cheers. 589 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,039 Speaker 4: Hey you there, We've got a question for you. 590 00:32:38,519 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 5: Are you tired of clickbait stories and the loudest voices 591 00:32:41,279 --> 00:32:43,440 driving discussions and culture and entertainment. 592 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 6: If so, I'm Dylan, I'm Kendall, and I'm Corey, and 593 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:51,119 we host the podcast from the Middle. 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Always a great show, 608 00:33:43,119 --> 00:33:45,039 all right. The one I'm going to have right now 609 00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:49,680 is a joint effort between Revolution and half Acre. This 610 00:33:49,759 --> 00:33:53,720 is on and on part three. This is a double 611 00:33:53,799 --> 00:33:57,559 barrel age stout. Now, I couldn't find any details on 612 00:33:57,599 --> 00:34:00,359 the Revolution website. They were the ones that brew this. 613 00:34:00,839 --> 00:34:03,200 I know there's a part four. I'm not sure if. 614 00:34:03,079 --> 00:34:06,160 Speaker 1: It's out yet or it's coming out from half Acre, 615 00:34:06,559 --> 00:34:08,920 and it's their version. So this is the version that 616 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:13,679 Revolution did. Looking on untapped and also on the bottom 617 00:34:13,679 --> 00:34:17,719 of the can. This is sixteen point six percent alcohol 618 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:24,599 double barrel aged I've had the other ones before. They're phenomenal, 619 00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:27,280 and I know, like if you listened a couple months ago, 620 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,719 I talked to Marty over Revolution, who's does all the 621 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:35,519 barrel work there. I trust him. Half Acre's barrel program 622 00:34:35,599 --> 00:34:39,760 is phenomenal as well. So what can go wrong with this? 623 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:55,079 So I'm really excited to try on and on part three. 624 00:34:55,199 --> 00:34:59,960 This is just the beautiful color, excellent can foam. Here 625 00:35:02,239 --> 00:35:05,320 just smells so good. You get all of the bourbon notes, 626 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:10,840 you get some chocolate mixed into the aroma, maybe a 627 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:14,960 little coffee. I mean, it just smells fantastic looking at 628 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,320 the can. This was canned in early January, so this 629 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,440 has been out a while, but it's a barely stout. 630 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,480 It's not going bad. Yeah, this thing will last. You 631 00:35:23,559 --> 00:35:26,000 could bury this for a year or so and it's 632 00:35:26,039 --> 00:35:30,679 still gonna be phenomenal. But it smelled great. That's just 633 00:35:32,199 --> 00:35:37,280 absolutely outstanding. You get those barrel notes, you get a 634 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:41,840 little like stone fruit in there, then towards the back 635 00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:47,159 you get like the nice chocolatey dark malt labors coming through. 636 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:55,519 Really taste just absolutely perfect. Yeah, I can't find a 637 00:35:55,559 --> 00:35:59,159 thing wrong with this. This is absolutely phenomenal. I happen 638 00:35:59,199 --> 00:36:02,239 to be in Revolution and pick this up, and I 639 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,760 saw this on and on part three there, so I'm like, 640 00:36:05,159 --> 00:36:07,679 all right, I'll grab it, you know, twist my arm 641 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:11,920 a barely stop from Revolution. So I don't know if 642 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:13,679 you could find it in a lot of places. I 643 00:36:13,679 --> 00:36:15,840 don't know if it's a half Acre, but I know 644 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,760 Revolution Brewing, the one on Milwaukee Avenue they had some 645 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,440 of this left. So if you happen to be in 646 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,159 the city and near there and you want to give 647 00:36:24,159 --> 00:36:26,559 this a try, I would head over to Revolution to 648 00:36:26,599 --> 00:36:32,599 pick it up. But this is just spectacular, I mean, 649 00:36:32,599 --> 00:36:35,440 a phenomenal beer, and you can't go wrong between Revolution 650 00:36:35,599 --> 00:36:39,360 and half Acre. You know it's going to be good. Yeah, 651 00:36:39,559 --> 00:36:42,360 that just gets better and better as it warms up 652 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,679 a little bit in my hands. So if you see 653 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:48,960 on and on part three from Revolution and half Acre, 654 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:50,880 by all means you need to put this one in 655 00:36:50,920 --> 00:37:01,800 the cart. It's phenomenal. All right. That's gonna wrap things 656 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:05,000 up for this edition of Beer in Front. I thank 657 00:37:05,039 --> 00:37:07,679 you very much for listening, and I want to thank 658 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:12,000 the Afro beer chick Shalanda White for coming on talking 659 00:37:12,039 --> 00:37:16,400 about herself. She's a wonderful person. Please follow her check 660 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,800 her out on all the social media channels. One of 661 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:24,480 my favorite people in beer and definitely Chicago Beer Royalty. 662 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:26,760 I'll talk to you in a couple of days, so 663 00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:30,679 until then, remember sometimes the beer in front of you 664 00:37:30,960 --> 00:37:32,280 is the best one yet