1 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: This is Beer in Front, part of the Odd Pods 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:16,160 Media Network and the Beer Media Group. Sometimes the beer 3 00:00:16,199 --> 00:00:19,440 in front of you is the best one yet. I'll 4 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,800 talk to people around the beer world and get their 5 00:00:22,839 --> 00:00:28,320 stories all about beer. That's Beer in Front and it's 6 00:00:28,359 --> 00:00:35,320 coming up now. Welcome to episode two hundred and twenty 7 00:00:35,359 --> 00:00:40,079 one of Beer in Front. I'm your host Dave Zalatorus, 8 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,960 and Beer in Front is a proud odd Pods Media 9 00:00:44,039 --> 00:00:48,039 Network member and charter member of the Beer Media Group. 10 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,960 It's a quick show this week. Grandpa Beer and his 11 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,759 wife Sharon. They were at town over the weekend. We 12 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,240 met up at Dubtail and Hop Butcher on Saturday. They 13 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:02,479 were kind up, bring me some beer from Vegas. I'm 14 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,200 gonna have one from craft House. Later in the episode. 15 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,799 I'll also have is the Illinois beer, one from Tangled 16 00:01:10,879 --> 00:01:15,359 Roots out of Ottawa, Illinois. I don't know how good 17 00:01:15,439 --> 00:01:19,200 my editing is going to be, but if you hear 18 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:24,840 some ruckus in the background like that, it's Aaron water 19 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,480 Show weekend here in Chicago, and the Blue Angels are 20 00:01:29,519 --> 00:01:34,680 flying right over the luxurious Beer in Front studios. So 21 00:01:34,799 --> 00:01:38,680 if you hear the roar, it's not me it's the 22 00:01:38,719 --> 00:01:45,159 Blue Angels. Quick update on my back situation. So last 23 00:01:45,239 --> 00:01:50,040 week I completed my first full week back to work 24 00:01:50,519 --> 00:01:55,439 and it took some getting used to forty hours. I'm 25 00:01:55,439 --> 00:01:57,760 not used to that, and in the last eleven months 26 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:01,120 close to a year. Luckily they put me at a 27 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:05,519 desk that I didn't have to lift anything. I worked 28 00:02:05,519 --> 00:02:09,719 a customer service desk, so that helped where there was 29 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:14,439 a stool where I could stand or sit. But still 30 00:02:14,479 --> 00:02:19,000 my back's not right. So sorry, the Blue Angels are 31 00:02:19,039 --> 00:02:22,680 flying over right now. I'll stand by, but yeah, it's 32 00:02:22,719 --> 00:02:26,240 still not right, so we'll see what happens from there. 33 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:31,039 It just tightens up. Luckily for me, they have a 34 00:02:31,199 --> 00:02:35,599 licensed physical therapist at work, so I was able to 35 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:39,400 go a few times this week for some massage and 36 00:02:39,439 --> 00:02:42,800 they iced it down with that helped me get through 37 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:46,360 the day. So luckily they're available, you know, during the 38 00:02:46,439 --> 00:02:50,360 days that I'm there Monday through Friday. So it's still 39 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,319 not right, but at least I'm back to work, getting 40 00:02:53,319 --> 00:02:57,560 a paycheck and not bothering you find people to support 41 00:02:57,599 --> 00:03:01,280 the show on Patrion, which is still okay. I'm not 42 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,840 going to argue, but at least I'm back, getting a 43 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:09,840 full paycheck and everything there is cool. This Air and 44 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,479 Water show, it's a mess. Everybody loves the Air and 45 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,680 Water Show in Chicago, except for Moira Bros. 46 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:18,319 Speaker 2: The dog. 47 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: She jumps out of her skin. The poor little girl 48 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:26,840 is scared. She's sitting as I'm recording this underneath my 49 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:30,599 desk and my feet. You know, Ruby sent me pictures 50 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,080 during the practice on Thursday and Friday where the poor 51 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,560 girl was underneath an end table. And yeah, Moyra is 52 00:03:38,599 --> 00:03:43,039 not a fan of the Blue Angels and thunderbirds. So 53 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,120 that's over with today. I'm recording this on Sunday, August eleventh. 54 00:03:47,479 --> 00:03:50,960 Today's the final day of it, thankfully, but that was 55 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,400 a mess. Also, I mentioned I work customer service at O'Hare. 56 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:59,080 Well on Friday during the practice. If you've ever flown 57 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:03,479 into O'Hare, you know one of the landing areas you 58 00:04:03,599 --> 00:04:08,080 come over Lake Michigan from the east and you just 59 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:11,479 go straight across the city and land. Well, that's all 60 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,680 taken away during the Air and Water show, so you 61 00:04:14,759 --> 00:04:17,680 really could only land and take off from the west, 62 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:22,399 so that creates air traffic control problems. I work the 63 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,519 customer service desk and have to explain people to people 64 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,920 why they're late or miss their flight because of the 65 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:34,399 Air and Water Show. People were not happy then, rightfully 66 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:39,639 so so Moira Rose and travelers were not happy if 67 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,519 the air and Water Show is here over the weekend. 68 00:04:49,079 --> 00:04:53,040 In Beer and Beverage News, World of Beer is filed 69 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:58,120 for chapter eleven. They cite distress in the restaurant industry 70 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,560 as a whole. They have thirty four locations around the 71 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:06,000 country currently, some of which are franchisees, but at one point, 72 00:05:06,079 --> 00:05:11,120 World of Beer had seventy one locations. This is cool 73 00:05:11,519 --> 00:05:17,199 Molson they signed parents of some Canadian Olympic athletes to 74 00:05:17,319 --> 00:05:21,920 an endorsement deal where they get money and free Molson beer. 75 00:05:23,319 --> 00:05:27,160 If you live in the UK, allD is hiring an 76 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:31,639 official beer taster where you will get to try free 77 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:36,600 beer and review them for upcoming all D beer releases. 78 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:41,800 So if you're a UK listener, check out all these website. 79 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:47,040 Left Hand is updating the cans of their iconic milk stout. 80 00:05:47,639 --> 00:05:50,680 I love this design. I've talked more about some designs 81 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:54,360 that didn't go well, but this one is beautiful, really 82 00:05:54,399 --> 00:05:58,079 stands out. This is great artwork on the new milk 83 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:03,680 Stout from left hand for the upcoming Democratic National Convention 84 00:06:04,079 --> 00:06:09,199 here in Chicago, Alter Brewing and Sketchbook Brewing. They're collaborating 85 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:15,000 with Illinois Governor JB. Pritzker on Jaber. Alters is a 86 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,600 Mexican style lagger and sketch Books. It's going to be 87 00:06:18,639 --> 00:06:22,079 a West Coast style IPA. Both are going to be 88 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:27,800 served at Democratic National Committee hosted events at the convention. 89 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:35,279 So if you're going for the DNC, check out Jaber. Finally, 90 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:41,800 I talked before earlier in the summer about the cicadas, 91 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,920 and I didn't get to see any here, but Noon 92 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:51,040 Whistle suburban brewery they were serving up and they publicized 93 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:59,399 milort that was infused with dead cicadas. Well, the state 94 00:06:59,439 --> 00:07:02,560 of Illinois boy gave them some fines because I guess 95 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:07,199 that didn't pass health standards. I mean, malort would kill 96 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:13,160 any infection. But so if you had secada malort over 97 00:07:13,199 --> 00:07:17,600 at Noon Whistle, consider yourself lucky because they've got fined 98 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:18,120 for it. 99 00:07:26,079 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 3: Hey, you there, We've got a question for you. 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This is a Vest beer on Spanish cedar. 120 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,960 So I'm looking forward to cracking this open once again. 121 00:08:49,039 --> 00:08:52,440 Thank you to Grandpa Beer and his wife Sharon. When 122 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,840 they came in over the weekend. They gave me some 123 00:08:55,279 --> 00:08:58,799 beers and ciders from the Vegas area. But I'm looking 124 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,519 forward to this. I've hated the craft House before. I 125 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,559 think Bill brought that over one of the times he 126 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,840 was here, maybe a year or so ago. And I 127 00:09:07,879 --> 00:09:12,919 love Octoberfest peers. I love anything with Spanish cedar, So 128 00:09:13,039 --> 00:09:16,440 this sounds really appealing to me. So let's crack open 129 00:09:16,519 --> 00:09:32,759 the house fest. Beautiful color here, lovely color. 130 00:09:32,799 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: I like this. It's got a nice amber color to it. 131 00:09:37,759 --> 00:09:43,000 Good foam, smells really nice. This is the first Octoberfest 132 00:09:43,399 --> 00:09:47,200 I've had of the season. It's coming out so early now. 133 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:50,039 Some of them are out in July, but yeah, I 134 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:51,919 kind of want to wait a little bit because it's 135 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:55,360 still warm out. So this is the first october Fest 136 00:09:55,879 --> 00:09:58,480 that I've had of the year. There's a blue angel 137 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,960 flying over me right now. But it smells really good. 138 00:10:03,159 --> 00:10:10,000 Oh yeah, that's nice. You get the wonderful malts, and 139 00:10:10,039 --> 00:10:14,159 then that cedar adds a beautiful touch to this. I mean, 140 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:19,679 most barrel aged beers are done in oak from bourbon barrels, 141 00:10:19,759 --> 00:10:25,919 but this cedar gives it a really nice finish that's outstanding. 142 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,120 That's one of the best October best. I had little 143 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,320 bitterness there at the back, which I wasn't expecting, but 144 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,159 it blends well with the sweetness of the malt and 145 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,360 the cedar. This is an excellent beer. Trying to look 146 00:10:40,399 --> 00:10:42,559 on the can if it has an ABV on this, 147 00:10:44,919 --> 00:10:47,639 I don't see one on the can, but they use 148 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:51,720 one hundred percent German malts here. This is just an 149 00:10:51,799 --> 00:10:56,960 excellent beer. Beautiful artwork on the can. Yeah, that's that's 150 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,360 an absolute winner. I love this one, So thank you 151 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,039 to Bill and Sharon for bringing this. If you're in 152 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:08,039 the Las Vegas area or wherever Craft House distributes, I 153 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:11,919 would definitely put this one in the cart. This is excellent. 154 00:11:12,039 --> 00:11:15,159 So if you're a fan of October Fest beers, you 155 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:18,559 have to pick up house fests from Craft House in 156 00:11:18,639 --> 00:11:23,679 Las Vegas. Craft House has been around since two thoy 157 00:11:23,799 --> 00:11:28,399 and fourteen, wide selection of different beers. I'm on their 158 00:11:28,399 --> 00:11:31,799 website now trying to remember what was the other one 159 00:11:31,879 --> 00:11:35,000 that I had from them, and I don't remember if 160 00:11:35,039 --> 00:11:37,799 it was Bill and Sharon who brought it over or 161 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,639 my friend Ray Ray when he lived in Vegas, but 162 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,200 I know I've had something else from Craft House before 163 00:11:44,759 --> 00:11:47,840 and I've enjoyed it. It looks like on their website 164 00:11:47,879 --> 00:11:51,279 the huge variety of stuff. They have a partnership with 165 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:56,600 UNLV for Rebel Spirit Golden Ale. I know the one 166 00:11:56,639 --> 00:12:00,159 I've had before has been great. I just met and 167 00:12:00,159 --> 00:12:03,000 they have like a wide variety. They have sours, they 168 00:12:03,039 --> 00:12:07,080 have IPAs, cold IPAs. So if you're looking for a 169 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,840 good beer and you're in the Vegas area, I would 170 00:12:09,919 --> 00:12:14,879 definitely hit up Craft House because I'm telling you right now, 171 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:18,639 this Octoberfest is one of the best I've ever had, 172 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:26,600 so put it in the cart. Next up in my 173 00:12:26,759 --> 00:12:31,279 Drink Illinois Beer series, I'm gonna have one from Tangled Roots. 174 00:12:31,799 --> 00:12:34,720 Ruby was out there in Ottawa a couple of weeks 175 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,679 ago and she stopped and picked this up. I've been 176 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,759 there before, we went six seven years ago. I didn't 177 00:12:41,799 --> 00:12:45,600 know they had other locations. They have a location now 178 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:51,080 in Lockport, Burning Hills, and Glen View, So Tangled Roots 179 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,960 is all around the state of Illinois. Their beers are 180 00:12:54,039 --> 00:12:57,080 really good. She asked, like, what should I get you. 181 00:12:57,159 --> 00:12:59,440 I mean, here's a lot there. But they have this 182 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,559 series called Farm to Foam, and I guess they have 183 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,159 hops in Barley that's grown real close to their brewery 184 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:11,440 in Ottawa, so they use some of the hops in 185 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,960 barley from their own farm to the beer, which I 186 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:19,720 thought was cool. So this is kit Cupfer. This is 187 00:13:19,759 --> 00:13:24,000 an amber ale four point nine percent lovely artwork. The 188 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:28,039 artwork is great as this fox with nice copper color. 189 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:33,120 And I will say Tangled Roots has one of the 190 00:13:33,159 --> 00:13:37,840 best logos in the state of Illinois. Like Second City 191 00:13:37,879 --> 00:13:41,720 Metery I love, I love Maplewood, Entangled Roots is like 192 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,919 right there, so great logo, great looking. Can I like 193 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,919 the idea behind this, the whole farm to Foam series. 194 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:59,559 So let's bust open this kit cup fur really nice 195 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:04,799 amber color here, good foam. Yeah, the malt really good 196 00:14:05,039 --> 00:14:10,720 malt aroma here smells really nice. Oh that's good. Yeah, 197 00:14:10,759 --> 00:14:15,440 good good sweetness. A little bitterness, not a lot. Doesn't 198 00:14:15,639 --> 00:14:19,360 list the IBus on here, but I think it's really good. 199 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:24,399 You get the nice caramel malt taste to it. Maybe 200 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,039 a little hops at the end, like I'm trying to think, 201 00:14:27,159 --> 00:14:30,159 like little fruity this towards the back end of this, 202 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,279 like maybe a stone fruit. I could be wrong, but no, 203 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:35,559 I think it's really good. Yeah, No, I'm thinking this 204 00:14:35,879 --> 00:14:39,279 They also have in this series a pale ale ipa, 205 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,840 a wit, a golden a stout. So if you're around 206 00:14:42,879 --> 00:14:46,159 any of their locations, I definitely recommend picking up something 207 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,679 from the Farm to Foam series. But this amber is 208 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,320 really good. Yeah, I like that, So if you see it, 209 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,679 if you're around, put it in the cart. If you're 210 00:14:55,039 --> 00:14:57,639 in any of their locations, I would definitely stop by. 211 00:14:58,039 --> 00:15:01,320 I know Ruby went there for dinner and said the 212 00:15:01,399 --> 00:15:04,639 dinner was really good too, So thanks Ruby for hooking 213 00:15:04,679 --> 00:15:07,559 me up with a four pack, and thank you Tangled 214 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,440 Roots for making a really good beer. Put it in 215 00:15:10,519 --> 00:15:21,840 the cart when you see it. All right, that's gonna 216 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,720 wrap things up for this edition of Beer in Front. 217 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,720 I thank you very much for listening. Once again, I 218 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:29,840 want to thank Bill and Sharon for coming over to 219 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,360 visit and dropping off some great beers from Las Vegas. 220 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,360 If you want to get a hold of me, you 221 00:15:35,399 --> 00:15:40,080 could email me Dave atsbeerinfront dot com, or you could 222 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,519 find me on all the social media channels at Beer 223 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,840 in Front. Have a great week everyone, and remember sometimes 224 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,840 the beer in front of you is the best one yet.