The Malting Hour

This week Brandon and Tony dive into Off Color's "Coffee Dino Smores." Imperial coffee marshmallow stout. Brewed with Dark Matter coffee. Washed process Guatemalan coffee grown by Finea San Jeronimo Miramar. http://www.offcolorbrewing.com/ Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we sample beers from three Chicago breweries: DryHop, Corridor and Crushed By Giants. We're joined by their director of marketing, and Tony's grade school chum, Joe Steigerwald. Beers on this episode: DryHop Brewers: https://dryhopchicago.com/ Shark Meets Hipster - Wheat IPA Excessively Celebrating - Tripel Corridor Brewery & Provisions: https://www.corridorchicago.com/ Wizard Fight - Am...

This week Brandon and Tony dive into Off Color Brewing's "Barrel Aged Dino Smores". Aged for 2 years in Jim Beam’s 6th Generation Master Distiller Booker Noe’s namesake, Booker’s Batch 2019-02, “Shiny Barrel Batch” 6 year Bourbon Barrels from Warehouse D,E and J. Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we bring you part two of our three-part series titled: "Build Your Own Media Kit 2021". While we didn't get a media kit to preview the 2021 lineup, we managed to grab every variant and we're going to review them all for you. You're welcome. On part two we drink and review: Bourbon County Cherry Wood Bourbon County Reserve 150 Stout Bourbon County Fourteen Stout Theme music provided by My...

This week Clark and Tony grab a mystery Bourbon County beer from Brandon's cellar and see if he can figure out which variant it is. Next week we bring you part 2 of our "Build Your Own Bourbon County Media Kit" series. "Imperial stout aged in bourbon barrels with blueberry juice and almond extract added." Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we get into the St. Partick's Day spirit and sample some beers brewed for the occasion. We also indulge in a delicious and booze infused cupcake made by none other than Brandon's wife Becca. Beers on this episode: Saugatuck Brewing - Maggie's Irish Ale https://www.saugatuckbrewing.com/team-member/maggies-irish-ale/ Begyle Brewing - Dicey Riley Irish Style Red Ale http://www.begylebrewing...

This week Brandon and Tony sip on Revolution Brewing's "Double Barrel VSOD 2020". The absolute pinnacle of our Deth’s Tar lineup, “Very Special Old Deth - Double Barrel” sits at the intersection of extremity and sophistication. During the second year of aging, a small number of specially selected Deth's Tar barrels are blended then finished in fresh Weller Special Reserve Barrels and Weller 10 yea...

This week Dan share four beers from his recent trip to his old stopping grounds of Tampa Bay. We also meet a new friend to help us review beers and try to get a sponsor for the show. Beers on this episode: Cigar City - Tapped and Unwrapped cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/tapped-unwrapped/ Green Bench Brewing - Hilda's Guiding Bolt https://www.greenbenchbrewing.com/ Cycle Brewing - Rare DOS 3 https://cyc...

This week Brandon and Tony go heavy with a delicious double barrel aged pastry stout collaboration from Oddside Ales and Binny's Beverage Depot. "Atmosphere and Attitude" is an imperial stout double barrel aged with natural flavors of macadamia nut, pecan, Bavarian cream, chocolate, walnut, toffee, toasted coconut, Carmel, and whipped cream added. https://oddsideales.com/ https://www.binnys.com/ T...

This week we venture over to Alarmist Brewing and speak with founder and owner Gary Gulley. We sip on some beers get way off topic too many times. So much so, we had to setup another interview. Visit Alarmist https://alarmistbrewing.com/ Gary looking cool on NBC for the Chicago Winter Brew Fest https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-winter-brew-hosts-annual-event-outdoors-for-first-tim...

This week Brandon and Tony dive into the new collaboration Imperial Stout from Old Irving and Phase Three: Migration. Brewed with toasted coconut, cocoa nibs, and vanilla. http://oldirvingbrewing.com http://phasethreebrewing.com Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we welcome Danny aka Hip Hops to his Malting Hour hosting duties. To kick off his first show, Dan has hand selected three local lagers from Metropolitan, Dovetail and Goldfinger for us to sip on and discuss. Theme music provided by Myke Kelli (@mykekelli) Outro and break music provided by @FluidMinds Check out all our episodes at www.themaltinghour.com

This week we sit down sip on the one and only Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout from Dogfish Head. "Chock full of intricate aromas and warming flavors, Sam Adams Utopias is a unique blend of aged ales dating back more than 25 years – the perfect complement to an already complex World Wide Stout. And thanks to a shipment of freshly emptied Utopias barrels from our friends at Sam Adams, we were a...

This week we bring you part one of our three part series titled: "Build Your Own Media Kit 2021". While we didn't get a media kit to preview the 2021 lineup, we managed to grab every variant and we're going to review them all for you. You're welcome. On part one we drink and review: Bourbon County Brand Stout 2021 Bourbon County Brand Classic Cola Stout Bourbon County Brand Blanton's Stout Editors...

This season of After The Final Pour kicks off with Hop Butcher For THe World's "Minted". A holiday Imperial Stout Brewed with Chocolate & Frango Mint Oil. A collaboration with Garrett Brands/Frango Mints. http://www.hopbutcher.com/minted Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we stay in the neighborhood and visit one of our favorite local breweries, Old Irving Brewing. An early morning visit on Monday, we sat down with Trevor Rose-Hamblin (co-founder and headbrewer) and Maatther Moldenhauer (sales director and social media guru) to discuss the history of our local brewery. https://www.oldirvingbrewing.com/ Theme music provided by Myke Kelli (@mykekelli) Outro...

We bid farwell to 2021 with Daniel AKA Hip__Hops while drinking a beer Clark brought to share. Alter Brewing's "HVAC" barrel aged Hazlenut, Vanilla and Coffee Barleywine. Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

The end of the year can only mean one thing: The Malteez! This week we rate our favorite beers of 2021. We also give our Brew-Years Resolutions for 2022. Happy Holidays everyone and thank you for listening. Our top beers for 2021 (in no particular order) Revolution Brewing - Deth By Cherries 2020 https://revbrew.com/beer/deth-by-cherries New Glarus - Pear 21 https://newglarusbrewing.com/beers/OurB...

Keeping with the Christmas beer theme, this week we're drinking The Bruery's "6 Geese-A-Laying". We welcome back Pat McHugh and Daniel aka Hiphops. Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we're doing our annual Christmas beer episode. We drink through some delicious seasonal beers including: Pipeworks Gingerbread Unicorn, Southern Tier 2xMas, Bent River Jingle Java, Bell's Wild Spruce Chase, Firestone Cinnamon Dulce and Rhinegeist Dad. This year we're joined by previous guests Pat McHugh and Daniel Hip__Hops. We're also visted once again by Zack Prak and his buddy Sammy....

Last week on The Malting Hour we had the pleasure of speaking again with Tommy from Brickstone about Dark Secret and their Black Friday release. This week Tony and Brandon sample and chat about "Dark Secret" 2020 BA Imperial Stout. Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week we're joined by Tommy of Brickstone Brewing again to discuss and sample some of their barrel aged imperial stout, Dark Secret.

On this episode we're joined once again by Short Fuse Brewing's head brewer Brian Lagro. We sample their two new barrel aged beers, "Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine No. 1" and "Bourbon Barrel Aged Precious Little Treats". We also discuss a few awards they won this year from GABF and FOBAB. To pre-order both BA beers from Short Fuse: https://www.toasttab.com/short-fuse-brewing-company/v3 https://www...

This week we drink the collaboration BA stout "DREW CURTIS / WIL WHEATON / GREG KOCH STONE FARKING WHEATON W00TSTOUT" https://www.stonebrewing.com/beer/stone-collaborations/drew-curtis-wil-wheaton-greg-koch-stone-farking-wheaton-w00tstout-2021 Thanks to Kevin and Deb Goggin for the theme song. Outro music by Fluid Minds

This week Brandon, Tony and Aggie celebrate Thanksgiving with Revolution Brewing. We sip on some of their latest releases as we feel they would be fitting for your Thanksgiving feast. https://revbrew.com/ Theme music provided by Myke Kelli (@mykekelli) Break and outro music provided by @FluidMinds Check out all our episodes at www.themaltinghour.com