Podcasts by The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast
Craft Beer and brewery reviews, mixed with a little pub chat from The Brit and Yankee Pub Studios located somewhere in Chicagoland, presented by Landlord Phil Clark (The Brit), and co-hosts, Chuck Fort (head brewer at Church Street Brewing), and Ken McMullen (head brewer at Hopvine Brewing). Nominated for 2007 and 2016 Podcast Awards, we podcast for the love of beer!
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The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 394-Matt Strysik of Knack Brewing-A Craft Beer Oasis in Kankakee from 2023-12-07T00:00:01
The greater Chicagoland area hosts many of Illinois craft breweries, but there are plenty of downstate options to visit and enjoy...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 393-Bob Salzman of BBGB Brewery Hopfarm from 2023-11-02T00:00:01
This episode we start the podcast with an apology! We have overlooked BBGB for over 5 years, and now we are here to sample the br...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 392-Brülosophy with Steve Thanos from 2023-10-09T00:00:01
If you are a homebrewer or a professional you have likely heard of Brülosophy, a website where they take the art of homebrewing b...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 391-Two Hound Red Brewing with Steve Woertendyke from 2023-09-29T00:00:01
Glen Ellyn IL is only a 15 minute drive from the pub studio and yet we have yet to visit their brewpub, Two Hound Red! So we have...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 390-Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer at Go Brewing from 2023-09-01T00:00:01
Our Labor Day weekend edition is a first for the podcast team as we visit the one and only non-alcoholic craft brewery in Illinoi...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 389-Sundial Brewing and Blending Company from 2023-08-11T00:00:01
After last weeks visit to Fox Republic, the newest Chicagoland brewery, we head out to one that opened about a week before, Sundi...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 388-Fox Republic Brewing Company from 2023-08-04T00:00:01
This week my normal co-host, Ken McMullen is on the other side of the mic as he is the interviewee, and we are visiting his new b...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 387-Kishwaukee Brewing Company from 2023-06-30T00:00:01
McHenry County in northern Illinois, is home to several great craft breweries, all of which you can check out on the McHenry Co. ...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 386-Getting Our Kicks on Rt 66 at Old School Brewing from 2023-06-23T00:00:01
We jump in the car and head south to Route 66 in Wilmington, IL., where located on an island between the Kankakee River and the M...
The Brit and Yankee Craft Beer Podcast-Pubcast 385-Icelandic Craft Beer In The House! from 2023-05-12T00:00:01
Friends of the podcast and owners of Broken Brix Fermentation Emporium, Ed and Sue Seaman, took a trip to Iceland and came back w...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 384-Colorado's Real Ale: Robert Bell of Hogshead 54 Brewery from 2023-04-21T00:00:01
It's a special edition this episode and while out in Denver CO., The Brit took an opportunity to visit with a unique brewery know...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 383-Chuck's Wood Fired Pizza...and Beer! from 2023-04-07T00:00:01
We're back with and audio podcast this week, and recording down in the Brit and Yankee Pub studio. The Brit's co-host is Ken McMu...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 382-Saisons, Saisons, Saisons! Mike Thorpe of Afterthought Brewing from 2023-03-24T00:00:01
It's a long overdue visit to the Lombard taproom, and a chat with Afterthought Brewing's owner/brewer, Mike Thorpe. Mike's passio...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 381-It's All About Bill!-206 Brewing Company from 2023-03-17T00:06:01
For our St. Patrick's Day show, we are at the newest addition to the Chicago brewing scene, 206 Brewing Company and we talk with ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 380 - FOBAB Beers and Volunteers from 2023-03-10T00:06:01
We return to the pub for this show and welcome an illustrious panel of FOBAB volunteers and brewers, who all bring past FOBAB win...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 379-David Files of Energy City Brewing from 2023-03-03T00:06:01
We have been waiting a long time to chat with this brewer, and recently David Files from Energy City Brewing entertained The Brit...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 378-Erik Pizer of Flipside Brewing from 2023-02-24T00:06:01
This week we visit with an old chum of the podcast, Erik Pizer, who has opened Flipside Brewing in Tinley Park. This brewpub is f...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 377-Metal Monkey Brewing: 7 Years On from 2023-02-17T00:06:01
A couple of weeks after celebrating their 7th Anniversary, brewers/owners Dan Camp and Jason Janes talk with the podcast team in ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 376-Sturdy Shelter Brewing from 2023-02-10T00:06:01
Join the podcast team as they chat with co-owner and brewer, Frank Mercadante along with his wife Diane, and General Manager Oliv...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 375-The 6th Annual Barleywine Show: J.W.Lees Harvest Ale from 2023-02-03T00:00:01
This year we are focusing on a vertical of a classic beer as The Brit was able to source 4 variants of the classic J. W. Lee's Ha...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 374-'Tis the Seasonal Ales! from 2022-11-23T00:00:01
It's the time of year that breweries release beers that contain cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and other adjuncts. The Brit visited a l...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 373-UK Special-Firebird Brewing from 2022-09-28T07:00:01
The Brit is on vacation visiting family in the UK, so what better opportunity than to visit a few pubs and a brewery! The souther...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Behind The Pint-Episode 4-The Lager Resurrection? from 2022-08-24T00:00:01
In this bumper episode of Behind The Pint we are exploring why lagers have experienced a new surge in popularity, ev...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 372-The 5th Barleywine Classic from 2022-07-22T07:00:01
Every year in the January/February time period, the pub staff and a lineup of guests sample a selection of that outlier style, th...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 371-Reeve Joseph of Odious Cellars from 2022-06-10T07:00:01
This week we are excited to be talking to Reeve Joseph who is bringing mixed culture and sour ales to Chicago with his project ca...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Behind The Pint-Episode 3-The Rising Cost of Your Pint from 2022-05-27T00:00:01
We all know that the cost of goods and labor is going up, but how does this affect the cost of your pint of craft be...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 370-Jamie Albert of Will County Brewing from 2022-05-19T00:00:01
This edition is our Craft Beer Week offering and we 'zoom' in with Will County's Jamie Albert who , tells us about what's happeni...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Pubcast 369-Church Street 10 Year Anniversary...Our First Visit from 2022-05-06T00:00:01
Church Street Brewing is celebrating their 10 year anniversary! We have always had a great relationship with these fine folks, and...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Behind The Pint-Episode 2-Is The World Really Clear On Hazys? from 2022-04-01T00:00:01
Today we examine the craft style phenomenon which seems to be highly divisive, Hazy or New England IPAs. You either ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Behind The Pint-Episode 1-Is Craft Beer Really Just Beer? from 2022-03-25T00:00:01
We begin a new series of podcasts where we try to delve a little deeper into the business of craft beer. We want to ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 368-Pubcast 368-Nothing Odd about Matt Manthe of Odd Breed Ales from 2021-10-21T00:00:01
In this edition, my co-host Chuck Fort and The Brit welcome a 2021 GABF Gold Medal winner and someone who is intensely passionate...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 367-Pubcast 367-Pubcast 367-The Curious Case of Banging Gavel Brews from 2021-10-01T00:00:01
It was beautiful Fall weather when we headed down to Tinley Park to record our latest episode outside in a beer garden. We're at ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Archive Show-Werk Force Brewing circa 2016 from 2021-09-24T00:00:01
As we are busy with Fall pub activities, we jumped into the archive and pulled out this episode from May of 2016. It was one of t...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 365-Pubcast 366-Lane Fearing of Roaring Table Brewing from 2021-09-10T00:00:01
We finally made it up to Lake Zurich and to a brewery that we have long wanted to check out and sample their brews, and with a 4t...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 365-Pubcast 365 - In Memoriam-Mark Naski, our friend from 2021-07-15T00:00:01
Not much to say about this episode except that we miss our dear friend and prior co-host, Mark Naski. This podcast recorded in 20...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 364-Pubcast 364 - Kali Gajewski of Sedona Beer Company from 2021-07-09T00:00:01
A second 'vacation' recording, and this time we are at the Sedona Beer Company, gazing at the beautiful red rocks and getting a g...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 363-Pubcast 363-Alex Goetting of Verde Brewing Company from 2021-06-30T00:00:01
It's a vacation edition of the podcast this week, and we are in Arizona. Nestled just south of Sedona AZ, is a small town of 15,0...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 362-Pubcast 362-Big Thorn Farm and Brewery: The Great Outdoors from 2021-06-11T00:00:01
It is our early Father's Day edition in which we feature a beer that will be released on that day. We return to Big Thorn Farm an...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 361-Pubcast 361-Chris Valleau of Exit Strategy Brewing from 2021-05-27T00:00:01
Our Memorial Day weekend edition, and we are happy to say it is 'in memoriam' of pandemic year 2020, and how it affected one (and...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 360-Pubcast 360-Drink Local Spirits with Ed Malnar of Pollyanna Brewing and Distilling from 2021-05-06T00:00:01
It's an early look at a new venture for Pollyanna Brewing, as we depart from craft beer to visit with podcast chum Ed Malnar and ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 359-Pubcast 359-3-The Barleywine Classic Vol 4 - Part 3 from 2021-04-08T00:00:01
Our final part of the 4th Annual Barleywine classic, and we head to Riverlands Brewing Company for an experiment in keeping bee...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 359-Pubcast 359-2-The Barleywine Classic Vol 4 - Part 2 from 2021-04-02T00:00:01
We head to two more breweries for part 2 of our 4th Annual Barleywine Classic, to get the brewers to taste and comment on the b...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 359-Pubcast 359-1-The Barleywine Classic Vol 4 - Part 1 from 2021-03-31T00:00:01
The Brit loves a good Barleywine, and since 2017, we've held an annual get-together to taste and chat about this classic style....
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 358-Pubcast 358-Erik Pizer of Milk Money Brewing from 2021-03-18T00:00:01
At last we could get out to record a show in-person with the lifting of some restrictions, here in Illinois. We still followed di...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 357-Pubcast 357-Return to Florida with Kevin Abbott of Barrel of Monks Brewing from 2021-03-09T00:00:01
In this show, we are welcoming back to the pub our pinch-hitter co-host, Chuck Fort, who is head brewer for Church Street Brewing...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 356-5-Zoomin' To Idaho-Dan Shamy and Alvin Mullins of 2C Family Brewing from 2021-03-01T00:00:01
Our final episode in this series takes us 10 miles west of Boise to Nampa ID, and a brewery that has helped revitalize the down...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 356-4-Zoomin' To Idaho-Jerry Larson of Mad Swede Brewing from 2021-02-26T00:00:01
We get two Scandinavian's for the price of one on this edition...well, at least one who was born there, and one who has Swedish...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 356-3-Zoomin' To Idaho-Jake Talbot of Ram Brewery from 2021-02-24T00:00:01
Ram Brewery has been around for many years, and has come and gone in the Chicago-land area. Yet in Boise ID they are thriving w...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 356-2-Zoomin' To Idaho-Sean Pletcher of Clairvoyant Brewing from 2021-02-22T00:00:01
Next up in our short series of interviews with brewers from Boise ID, is Sean Pletcher from Clairvoyant Brewing. Our chum and c...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 356-1-Zoomin' To Idaho-Bryan Garcia-Brown of Edge Brewing from 2021-02-18T00:00:01
We have a series of 5 interviews for this pubcast, and as usual there is an accompanying video on our YouTube Channel. It's a Z...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 355-Larry Hough of Soundgrowler from 2021-01-01T00:00:01
Our first pod/vid-cast of the year is an extended interview with FOBAB medal winner Larry Hough from Soundgrowler Brewing Co. in ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 354-Josh Grubbs of Black Lung Brewing from 2020-12-04T00:00:01
Despite the current Covid problems, Josh Grubbs is pushing forward with getting his taproom ready to open in 2021. Black Lung Bre...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 353-Phil Castello of Side Lot Brewery from 2020-11-11T00:00:01
Just like corner taverns, small craft breweries are key communal locations for some neighborhoods, even more so in these days of ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 352-Winter Is Coming - Beer Styles For The Winter from 2020-11-04T00:00:01
In this episode, our crack team of brewers and The Brit provide some suggestions on beer styles to try during the colder months. ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 351-Virtual Happy Hour-Jon Lambert of Hairy Cow Brewing from 2020-09-11T00:00:01
In Byron IL, nestled beside the Rock River is a brewery that pays homage to a cow with long hair! The Brit and co-host Ken McMull...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 350-Virtual Happy Hour:Ep.29-Rabid Brewing from 2020-08-23T00:00:01
"We head south for this edition and a visit to Homewood IL, where three amigos head up Rabid Brewing. Tobias, Raiye, and Max sit ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 349-Virtual Happy Hour:Ep.28-Liquid Love Brewing from 2020-08-08T00:00:01
"We had a great Zoom call with the lads from new brewery Liquid Love, so we decided to post the video on our YouTube channel and ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 348-Hops Outside:Ep.27-Goldfinger Brewing from 2020-07-17T00:00:01
"This edition is the extended audio podcast that continues the conversation with Tom Beckmann, owner and brewmaster at Goldfinger...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 347-Hops Outside:Ep.25-It's not all Sanitizer at Church Street Brewing from 2020-06-16T00:00:01
"This edition expands on our YouTube Hops Outside episode, and continues on the conversation with Church Street's head brewer, Ch...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 346-Hops Outside:Ep.24-Art History Brewing from 2020-06-05T00:00:01
"This is our first Zoom conference video-audio podcast! And what better than to spotlight on one of the newest breweries in the C...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 345-Pubcast 345 - It's Not All Green For The Irish! from 2020-02-28T00:00:01
"It's Brother Chimp Brewing in the house, as we welcome Steve Newman and Jessica Voigt to the pub studio. They bring samples of t...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 344-Doris and Rick Kennay of Kennay Farms Distilling from 2020-02-21T00:00:01
"Continuing our periodic series of podcasts of Illinois farm-to-breweries, The Brit and Ken McMullen head west on I-88 to Rochell...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 343-The Wiz at 93 Octane Brewing from 2020-02-07T00:00:01
"It's a visit to the latest of the breweries to open in the Fox Valley area, 93 Octane in St. Charles. The Brit heads over to the...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 342-The BIG Barleywine Show from 2020-01-24T00:00:01
"Our annual barleywine show and this time we coincide with our collaboration release with Riverlands Brewing and Hopvine Brewing ...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 341-Werk Force Brewing Does It The Wright Way from 2020-01-17T00:00:01
"The podcast is starting out 2020 with a bang with the year's first brewery recording and what a superstar bumper edition we have...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 340-Past and Future with the Midwest Brew Review from 2020-01-10T00:00:01
"We have a special edition for the first show of 2020, and the podcast crew of The Brit, Ken McMullen and Chuck Fort welcome a tr...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 339-Penny and Nate Peterson: Wishful Acres Farm and Brewery from 2019-12-24T00:00:01
"It's our last visit to a brewery for 2019, and The Brit and Ken McMullen once again head west to Lena IL, and sit down with Nate...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 338-Broken Brix: The Seaman Cellar from 2019-12-19T00:00:01
"How many collectors have 20 and 30 year old bottles of brewin their cellars? Mike Seaman over at Broken Brix in St.Charles does,...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 337-Steven Winter of Generations Brewing from 2019-12-06T01:00:01
"It's a trip out to Freeport IL this week, and we visit with Steven Winter, brewmaster and co-owner of Generations Brewing. Steve...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 336-A Trio of Boise Beers from 2019-11-29T01:00:01
"As Thanksgiving hit this week we didn't get to record a full show, so it's an opportunity to have our pub panel tell you about a...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 335-Cam Horn and Frazer Donaldson of Elmhurst Brewing Co. from 2019-11-22T01:00:01
"We are out of the pub this week visiting with brewer Cam Horn and co-owner Frazer Donaldson from Elmhurst Brewing Co. The podcas...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 334-Mark's Bottle Share from 2019-11-15T01:00:01
"When an old friend comes to town and brings beer, we gather the podcast crew and friends and sample some of the bottles. In this...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 333-Lincoln Slagel is Emancipated! from 2019-11-08T01:00:01
"Lincoln Slagel is one of the new, young brewers that you need to know about. He is co-owner/brewer of Emancipation Brewing out i...
Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee-Show 332-Jay's 6-Pack from 2019-11-01T01:00:01
"Jay Rosicky has been involved with craft beer for some time, and now he is getting serious with the inception of Milk Money Brew...