Category Archives: Pubcasts

Pubcast 161 – John Bittermann – Illinois Beer Historian

October 16, 2015Beer History, Craft Beer, Mild, PubcastsLandlord

Mark and Phil start the podcast by discussing the Style of the Week, Mild, but don’t actually drink any – that’s up to Phil when he meets Illinois beer historian, John Bittermann. What they do drink is a 51st Ward, Krispy Kascadian, and you find out why no Mild.

Meanwhile, at Hopvine Brewing, John and Phil are drinking Weekday Mild, and chatting about GABF, Illinois and Joliet beer history, and the Illinois beer scene in general. It was a great pleasure meeting John who has wealth of knowledge and breweriana waiting to be shared!

Check out this article on John while you listen to the podcast!

Pubcast 160 – Cademon Brewing Co.

October 9, 2015Brewery, Craft Beer, Pubcasts, Stout, UncategorizedLandlord

The pubcast begins with a visit to Noon Whistle‘s Oktoberfest celebrations, but then we travel out West and visit with brewer/owner of Cademon Brewing, Andrew Nordman.
Situated in Genoa, IL, the brewery is located in a turn of the century building on Main Street (Rt. 72).

We try their beers and their craft sodas and chat with Andrew about his background and philosophy, and his involvement with brewing system, Brewbot.

Weaved into our visit is our Style of the Week, Stout, and Brewmaster Mark gives us his views and some notes on this style.

It’s a bumper edition, so grab your favorite brew and settle in, or if you are driving and listening, just hold off on the brew till you get home!

Pubcast 159 – We’ve hit Rock Bottom!

October 2, 2015Barrel Aged, Brewery, Craft Beer, Kolsch, Oktoberfest, Porter, PubcastsKolsch, Porter, Rock BottomLandlord

Continuing with a seasonal theme, in this edition we talk with Rock Bottom brewers Ray Gonzalez and Shanya Polowczak, at the Warrenville location, and discover great things are brewing over there for Oktoberfest.

Also, a new segment, Style of the Week, where we feature a BJCP style each week and learn more about it from Mark Naski. This edition is Kolsch, and Mark tells us all about the roots of this brew, and we taste Three Floyd’s Calumet Queen as a sample.

All this and we finish with a barrel aged Shipwreck Baltic-style Porter from Arcadia Brewing in Michigan, and agree this is one to put on your tasting list.

Pubcast 158 – Fall Beers and Fall Guys!

September 26, 2015Craft Beer, Marzen, Oktoberfest, Pubcasts, Sour AleLandlord

It is at this time of year that the annual Fall styles begin to appear. While all the brewers are at GABF, the pub crew plus guests get together and try three October styles, and horror or horrors, one pumpkin ale!
We try Two Brothers Atom Smasher, Church Street Itascafest, Urban Chestnut Oachkatzlschwoaf, and Almanac’s Dark Pumpkin Sour.
Prost!