Tagged: Mikerphone

mikerphone duets II

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...

us open beer illinois

Episode 653 – U.S. Open Beer Championship Illinois Winners 2026

The U.S. Open Beer Championship, started in 2009, is the third-largest competition that recognizes and rewards beers from all over the world – and this year, Illinois brewers collected a considerable amount of hardware. We drink through five medal-winning beers...

kettle tales

Episode 645 – Tales From The Kettle

While more and more craft breweries streamline their releases to reflect what’s popular and marketable, we’re happy to see when others make weirdo quick sours that include unconventional ingredients – and we’re here to celebrate four of those types of...

wine not

Episode 632 – Wine, Not

Though beer has long lived in wine’s shadow as a prestige drink, it can do an impressive job of borrowing flavors or even mimicking them from the grape-based beverage. We open four very different takes on wine-inspired beers, some that...