The Beer Temple Podcast

Mike and Chris are yet again the 3rd and 4th coolest people on the podcast as they welcome Sam Calagione of Dogfish and Gabriel Magliaro of Half Acre to discuss innovation, failure and success, and what's changed in craft beer. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD...

Chris and Mike talk Splitting the G, The Toronado, and Carthart Lukr jackets.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

It's time to gaze into the future with our four resident soothsayers,  Nostradouglas Veliky , The Three-Eyed Take Jake Guidry, Dr. Strange Mike , and Obichris Quinnobi .  What is in store for craft beer? What are the newest styles to look out for? The sages have seen the future and are spilling the beans.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173...

Senor Beefsteak himself joins Chris & Mike for their annual year in review show. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

Friend of the show Tom Beckman of Goldfinger joins us! Still behind on getting these out - one more to go by end of year! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

Fun round table with Hopewell Brewing Founder Samantha Lee and Adam Vavrick of Beer On The Wall. Plus some fun electronic letters. Sorry for taking so long to get this one out! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

We're visited by a beer podcasting heavy hitter as Breandán Kearney of the Belgian Smaak podcast joins us to discuss his quest to find the hidden beers of Belgium. Check Out Breandán's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Beers-Belgium-Breand%C3%A1n-Kearney/dp/9460583709 Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL...

Fun show as long time guest Pat Berger stops in along with the crew from Art History Brewing. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

It's a very special episode as we welcome in Conner Cain - the winner of the Insider For A Day auction benefitting Lurie Children's Hospital. Conner helped pick the topis as well as the guest. In store for today we have Tom Beckman of Goldfinger Brewing and Jude La Rose of Hop Butcher. Doug Veliky also makes an appearance too for good measure.  Special thanks to Conner and Doug for makin...

Chris continues to talk about his epic, and quite eventful, trip to Germany and Austria.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

Mike and Chris talk about Chris' recent trip to Germany and Austria and quickly get sidetracked with what is surely the most embarrassing  story Chris has ever told on air. This one went so long we needed to break it up into two parts. Stay tuned! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla...

With Chris in Germany, Mike sits down for a one-on-one with his good friend Kevin Carey, who talks about how to way forward for craft breweries is to understand their community, and their neighbors.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

A Classic Roundtable Episode! We invite Andrew Burman of Other Half Brewing and long time friend of the pod Kevin Carey of Begyle to talk about what it means to own, operate and expand in a market where others are shutting their doors. 

We promise this is not a fantasy draft episode! Instead the GM's of the fantasy Draught league decide draft orders through an elaborate blind-tasting system! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

Chris & Mike talk about the opening of Mike's new taproom, plus the legal woes of a local brewery. Plus E-Letters and more! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

As the Is/Was Tap Room sets to open August 17th, Co-Host Mike Schallau drops some subtle hints about some "crowd pleaser" concessions he's made in the tap room. Plus blind tasting beers, and news of the day. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

We're back after a long hiatus - and from a brand new location! Chris & Mike chop it up about an eventful few weeks away. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

It's a classic roundtable with guests John Rubio of The Beerists Podcast and Andrew Tader of Stone Brewing / Sapporo USA. Plus a hand-written message in a bottle arrives. Last Chance to bid to be an Insider for a day! Details HERE

We all know the breweries are struggling, but what happens when one actually closes down? They may seem to disappear to you, but they aren't really gone. Chris and Dave Dahl of Lo Res Brewing sit down to talk about a side of craft beer that people pretend isn't there. 

Chris & Mike discuss what's most terrifying about opening a taproom, plus the ventures from Hulk Hogan and the Kelce Brothers, and why one is a much better move than the other.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

Chris and Doug Veliky sit down to discuss if local beer still matters, why Barstool should start shilling Montucky Coldsnacks, and why the big breweries are discounting their beer. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!

It's been 9 years since Lagunitas Founder Tony Magee sat down with Chris, Mike, and Edmar to reveal what the future had in store for craft beer. Two weeks later he'd announce his sale to Heineken. Chris, Mike, and Ed get back together to relisten to that infamous episode and see how it holds up... Spoiler - Tony may really have been from the future! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeert...

What started out as a point / counterpoint on the art and science of beer dispensing quickly became a three people trying to find out why Chris was such a hater. Featuring "Hot Take" Jake Guidry of Hopewell Brewing and Zigmas Maloni of Beermiscuous.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music:...

Chris & Mike have Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker back on the show - this time joined by a first time guest - Matt Gallagher of Half Acre . They talk about designing new beers, the pain of having to kill one off, and who would be on their Mount Rushmore of brewers.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intr...

Chris & Mike sit down with Beth and Lane from Roaring table , and Kevin Carey from Begyle Brewing to discuss brewery/retailer relationships, the death of hype, and more.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger  UYD4L!