The Beer Temple Podcast

Mike and Chris welcome Doug "Nostradouglas" Veliky and Tom "TBD" Beckmann into Studio BT to discuss their predictions for the second half of 2022. Link to Doug's Post on West Coast IPAs: https://www.beercrunchers.com/blog-20/west-coast-bias Don't forget ----- We love hearing from you! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 317...

Mike welcomes back the Carl Setzer,  founder of Great Leap Brewing in Beijing China to hear the incredible story of how the brewery he founded is no longer his. Link to full story:  https://fallows.substack.com/p/guest-post-shanghai-quarantine-diary?s=r

Classic IR style show this week as Chris sits down with John Holl (Steal This Podcast, All About Beer), and Master Crusherone Pat Fahey. Plus Donn Bichsel of 3 Tier Beverages stops by to tell us who's in his contact list. Don't forget ----- We love hearing from you! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intr...

Mike and Chris sit down with Brian Kerby of Heartland Beverage to talk about the relevancy of the three-tier system in today's craft beer world. We Want To Hear From  You! 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've been getting so much mail, we decided to dedicate another show to your questions and comments. Thanks everyone! We Want To Hear From  You! 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 throwback episode! Chris solo-hosts an Insiders Roundtable with Andy Carter, Doug Veliky, and Beth & Lane from Roaring Table Brewing Co. We Want To Hear From  You! 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, and a special guest discuss topics suggested by listeners. We Want To Hear From  You! 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!

Just Mike and Chris this week as they sit down and tell their favorite beer stories. Let Us Know YOUR favorite beer stories! Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing Address: The Beer Temple 3173 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger UYD4L!

Social media has had a huge impact on beer over the last several years, and it's influence seems to only be growing.  We get a panel of social media savvys to sit down and discuss this massive part of today's beer scene.  #Hashtag We Want To Hear From  You! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro M...

A good ol' fashioned BTIR this week with LOTS of mail coming in. Keep the letters coming - we love it! 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 with another history lesson! This time we have Mike Siegel, Goose Islands head of Innovation sit down and discuss the story of stout - from it's beginnings as a porter sub-style to modern pastry stouts! Link to video of old-fashioned Guinness two cask pour method (pre-nitro): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8EOXDI2ULQ&ab_channel=ThomasCizauskas We want to know your though...

We have Banker Dan back in, along with Dave Bleitner of Off Color Brewing to discuss the ins/outs of owning vs contracting your brewing capacity. It's one of the rare episode where you may actually learn something! We want to know your thoughts!!!! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla...

It's a classic BTIR ep as Chris and Mike sit down with Grant Pauly of 3 Sheeps Brewing, Pat Berger, and The Beer Scribe Andy Crouch. We want to know your thoughts!!!! 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!

This week Chris, Mike, and NostraDouglas Veliky sit down to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of Untappd. Plus Mike whines about a low bottlecap score. We want to know your thoughts!!!! 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 has Pipework's Kate Brankin (Katetronica 5000 to old BTIR heads) in to talk about beers that have shaped her career. We want to know your thoughts!!!! 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!

Jude La Rose of Hop Butcher has a passion for hops. Today, he sits down with Chris and Mike to try to draw a line from the origins of pale ale to the ultra hoppy IPAs of today that have come to define craft beer. We want to know your thoughts!!!! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by...

Roundtable Episode with guests Bryan Roth, Michael Roper, and Jerry Nelson. 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!

What's in store for craft beer you ask? Well we have the answers. Four fortune tellers provide insight into what's next. Featuring Nostradouglas Veliky, The Three-Eyed Take Jake Guidry, Dr. Strange Mike, and Obichris Quinnobi. 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  U...

Mike sits down with Alexi Front from the Heavy Hops podcast to discuss a beer that changed his life 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!

For the first of our Beer Temple Book Club episodes, we invite Randy Mosher to sit and discuss his classic book Tasting Beer - a must have for anyone looking to get into 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 our annual end of year show, where we talk about the biggest stories of the year, look back at last year's predictions, and forecast what we think will be the biggest impacts for beer in 2022. This year we're joined by John Rubio of The Beerists podcast.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Intro...

It's a star-studded panel this week with Doug Veliky, Edmar, Kate Brankin sitting in with Mike and (some of the time) Chris.  Don't forget about our upcoming book club! Make sure to re or re-read Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher and submit any question/comments or topics you would like us to discuss with Randy. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple...

We have Josh Noel from the Chicago Tribune in studio BT to discuss his latest article about small liquor shops turning their backs on this year's Bourbon County Release. Two of the business owners mentioned in the article, Dave Hawley of The Beer Cellar, and Eric Schmidt of Orange and Brew to tell their stories of working with Goose Island.  Don't forget about our upcoming book club! Mak...

Beer Temple Podcast 1.0!!!! An old fashioned Insiders Roundtable with Edmar and Donn Bichsel. Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Don't forget about our upcoming book club! Make sure to re or re-read Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher and submit any question/comments or topics you would like us to discuss with Randy.

"Hot Take" Jake  Guidry and Kate Bernot sit down at the roundtable to discuss the ongoing saga of Mikkeller and more.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address: The Beer Temple 3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618 Don't forget about our upcoming book club! Make sure to re or re-read Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher and submit any question/comments or topics you w...