Episode 656 – Mikerphone Duets II (ft. Mike Pallen)

Perhaps the most prolific collaborators of any local brewery, Mikerphone has a rolodex the size of a mash tun and isn’t hesitant to bring in friends of all kinds to brew up inspired beers. We drink through five Mikerphone collaboration beers and get some input from Mike Pallen himself throughout this episode as he shares some of the background, stories, and ingredient choices that make these beers special. Also, we consider whose kind faces could ease a violent end; Craig meets Smash Mouth and doesn’t actually ask them about meeting Shrek; Ryan’s still thinking about his Sam Goody purchases; and we remember the 1990s when the world discovered BASS.

ABV Chicago Episode 656 – Mikerphone Duets II (ft. Mike Pallen)

Beers Reviewed

I’m A Believer (California-style lager, collaboration with Smash Mouth)

Mall Culture Was So Cool (Hazy Pale Ale, collaboration with Young Blood Beer Co.)

Now Playing: Finback (Modern West Coast IPA, collaboration with Finback Brewery)

Natural History (Double IPA, collaboration with Saint Errant Brewing)

Ghost In the Mikerphone (DDH Double IPA, collaboration with Parish Brewing Co.)