Chicago Tribune beer reporter Josh Noel is one of the best-connected people in the craft beer scene. Over the Barrel sat down with him to ask how he got on the beer beat, the slowing of the bomber bottle trend and Goose Island's latest batch

Episode 6: Superdawg and Lake Effect Brewing team up to brew Super Bier

Jun 12th, 2014 36m 47s

Superdawg, the old-fashioned Northwest Side drive-in known for its boxes stuffed with fat franks and fries, has expanded into a new domain: beer.The restaurant has teamed with Irving Park’s Lake Effect Brewing Company to make Super Bier, a Ge

Over the Barrel #5: Dark Lord Day

May 6th, 2014 30m 22s

Three Floyds Brewing has a cult-like following for its lineup of beers — but none of its brews commands a more rabid fan base than its Dark Lord Russian imperial stout.Released one day a year at the Munster, Indiana brewery, it's become a hol

Over the Barrel #4: Lagunitas opens in Chicago

May 5th, 2014 13m

Lagunitas has had its bottles on the ground in Chicago for years, but its popular Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ ale and West Coast-style India Pale Ale is now being made with Lake Michigan water in a massive new brew house at 17th and Rockwell.Found

Over the Barrel #3: Sketchbook Brewing Company

Apr 10th, 2014 30m 12s

Sketchbook Brewing Company is a soon-to-open nano brewery that plans to offer kegs to local restaurants and growler fills out of their space off an Evanston alley. Co-owners Shawn Decker and Cesar Marron talked to co-hosts Ben Meyerson and Ri

Over the Barrel #2: Two Brothers, Solemn Oath, Nevin's

Apr 10th, 2014 19m 17s

Marc Wilson from Nevin’s, Steve Woertendyke from Two Brothers and Tim Marshall from Solemn Oath join Over the Barrel co-hosts Charles Berman and Tracy Maple to talk about the Chicago suburbs' thriving craft beer culture.Over the Barrel is a b

Over the Barrel #1: Tighthead Brewing

Apr 10th, 2014 6m 58s

Tighthead Brewing owner Bruce Dir walked Over the Barrel hosts Ben Meyerson and Charles Berman through the Mundelein, Ill.-based brewery, talking about his growing business and what it's like to run a brewery in Lake County.Over the Barrel is

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