The Malting Hour

On this week's episode, our very first guest makes her triumphant return.  Stephanie, owner of Fannie's, discusses the hurdles of running a small business during a pandemic, her love of Prince, and how it may have cost her a customer, as well as her collaboration releases with Lake Effect Brewing.  Special thanks to Mike Kelly of Ellis D for the BRAND NEW THEME SONG (@MykeKelli)(@ellisd)...

The second installment of "After The Final Pour" needs little introduction.. especially with Brandon and Tony constantly reminding you what you're listening to. On this collection of After The Final Pour we drink the following beers: Wicked Weed - Persistance Pipeworks - Imperial Coconut Jones Dog Harviestoun - Ola Dubh 12yr Whisky Aged (2007) Three Floyds/Mikkeller - BooGoop (2012) Samuel Adam -...

On this episode we practice social distancing by recording the episode while in our own homes. We discuss what we're doing to stay safe, how to support local businesses and crack open some tasty beers along the way. Please pardon the audio quality, it will be better for the next episode.

On this weeks episode we sit down with Clint Bautz, owner of Lake Effect Brewing on the Northwest Side of Chicago.  We discuss their beers past, present and future.    http://www.lakeeffectbrewing.com/  

On this episode, Afro Beer Chick returns to discuss women in beer, Masons and continues to give Tony shit for not getting Goose Island Double Barrel BCS. Music for this episode was provided by: Ellis D: https://ellisdmusiq.bandcamp.com/ You can also find them on Spotify, iTunes and YouTube Intro and Outro provided by Fluid Minds http://fluidmindsmusic.com

We celebrate Valen... I mean Presidents Day with some barrel aged stouts from Evanston's own Temperance. We're joined by Clark Fetridge yet again and good times we had by all!

On this episode we fill some space after our previously scheduled guests had to cancel last minute. Best part is, this is the heart and soul of what we're doing with this podcast. Congratulations KC on the SB win! Cheers!

"And we're back!" Happy New Year everyone! We return after our holiday break and had the opportunity to try some craft beer from North Carolina, thanks for our friends Gillian and Mike Jonathas. Break music: The English Softhearts - Girl of the North https://themagicspotproductions.bandcamp.com/ Intro and outro music provided by: Fluid Minds You can find them on iTunes, Spotify, BandCamp and anywh...

On this episode we drink and discuss some Christmas beers. Previous guests Clark Fetridge and Jeff Kordik join us, as well as Tony's own father, Roger Golec. Special thanks to Ellis D for their track "Christmas Morning" featured during the break. You can find them on Soundcloud, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram. Intro and outro music provided by Fluid Minds. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is public...

On this episode we officially launch the new podcast while drinking winter beers! And yes, we are not getting rid of the past episodes. Intro and Outro music provided by Fluid Minds. You can find them on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp www.fluidmindsmusic.com The break music was provided by Counterfeit Money Machine with their song "Hipster Bars". You can find them on Facebook.

On this episode we discuss the aftermath of Goose Island's 2019 Prop Day. We also talk about the future of the podcast and what to expect in the coming year. Break music provided by: RealBadRealFast realbadrealfast.bandcamp.com Spotify facebook.com/realbadrealfast

On this episode we prepare ourselves for the Goose Island's Prop Day 2019. We decided to try and create this years Proprietors Stout and Cafe de Olla with a French Press and our imagination. We also visit our past Prop days experiences and well as our love for Frosty's and Milkshakes. Special break music provided by Brae Leni. You can find Brae Leni on Spotify, iTunes, Tidal, Youtube and Google Pl...

On this episode we welcome Clark "the firing man" Fetridge back on to discuss some Halloween themed beers including our own sweet stout "Almond Joy" and various other craft beers. Music on this episode was provided by: Fluid Minds You can find all of their music streaming on Spotify, iTunes and anywhere else music streams. Happy Halloween!

On this episode with sit down with craft beer authority Afro Beer Chick. We discuss beer, her day as brewer at Revolution Brewing, a nasty message she received that helped start the #IamCraftBeer hashtag on social media and some other shenanigans as well. Afro Beer Chick: www.afrobeerchick.com @AfroBeerChick on all social media platforms Music on this episode: Fluids Minds - www.fluidmindsmusic.co...

On this episode we drink and discuss Oktoberfest beers while consuming delicious pretzels. We also dive into what we're brewing next as we approach Autumn and Halloween.

AND WE'RE BACK! and boy does it feel good.. we might be a little rusty, but we're talking vacation beers and home brew this week. Thank you to everyone who has returned and the new listeners. Music in this episode is provided by: Fluid Minds Ellis D Asa Phelps

On this episode, well... it's the very first recording we ever did. We thought it'd be fun to see where this started late last year. We talk about our ideas for the podcast as well as drink a handful of tasty beers. We hope you enjoy this look behind the curtains. Cheers!

On this episode we discuss some beers we thought would be perfect for drinking in the early A.M. as well as a step-by-step instruction on how to make your own hard cider!

In this episode we wrap up our experience at the Mount Vernon Home Brew Festival that we attended. We also go on some rants..

On this, the 10th episode, Brandon and Tony discuss beers they grew up on with Tony's neighbor Jeff. Schlitz, Hamms, Old Style, PBR and Miller High Life are all consumed!

On this episode we sit down with the proprietors of Fischman Public House & Bottle Shop on the northwest side of Chicago. We discuss the history of the establishment as well as our own history with the bar. It was so fun, we decided to make this a part one of two episode! Cheers!

AfterThe Final Pour is a series that takes place after many of our podcasts. We sit down with our guest and open up another bottle and just talk about the beer. We will occasionally take a series of these recordings and release them as a new episode of After The Final Pour.

On this episode we discuss Brandon's "Shaggy Tail" Pale Ale as well as Tony's Portage Park Pale Ale. We also discuss the plans for future episodes as well as our trip in June to the Mt. Vernon Hombrew Fest. NOTE: Tony's mic level was too high at the time of recording. We apologize for the clipping/distorted audio.

On this episode we wrap up our conversation (for now) on Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Stout. We welcome back Pat, Emil and Eric to the show and dig a little deeper into this amazing beer. We try to keep everything together as we do a vertical of the stout.

On this episode we get crazy and go to a party featuring only Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout. This is first part of a 2 part series where this big, delicious stout is the feature.