The Malting Hour Brandon Weninger and Anthony Golec

This week Brandon and Tony bring you the neighborhood weather while sipping on some beer.

Beers featured on this episode:
Old Irving Brewing Co. - Cushy Blood Orange
New Holland Brewing - Dragon's Milk Triple Mash

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This week Brandon digs into his cellar to share a stout with Tony; Central Waters Cassian Sunset.

Beer Description:
"A bourbon barrel aged imperial stout with local Emy J's coffee, whole vanilla beans, and cinnamon. The flavor profile of this wonderful beer boasts a lush mouthfeel, with just the right amount of creamy spice character to meld with the rich malt and barrel-aged profile."

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Making his fourth appearance, Ray Stout of the Illinois Craft Beer Guild joins Brandon and Tony to discuss Illinois Craft Beer week 2024 and Beer Under Glass 2024.

Beers on this episode:
Marz Community Brewing Co. - Dilliner Weiss
Revolution Brewing - Dread and Breakfast
Mikerphone Brewing - Sweet Drams

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This week, friend of the show Matthew Moldenhauer joins Brandon and Tony in drinking Prairie Artisan Ales "Birthday Bomb" 2017 from Brandon's cellar.

Beer description:
Imperial stout aged on coffee, cacao nibs, vanilla beans and chile peppers. Finished with caramel sauce.

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This week Brandon and Tony sample some beers both familiar and new to us, with friend of the show, Matthew Moldenhauer.

Beers featured on this episode:
Temperance Beer Co.  - Throwing Frisbees At The Sun
Old Irving Brewing Co. - Supersonic Fuzz Gun
Alarmist Brewing - Poppycock (Gary's Version)
New Glarus Brewing Company - Strawberry Rhubab
Marz Community Brewing - Ruby's Tears
Revolution Brewing - Pursuit of Freedom: Dragonfruit
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales - Bam Biere

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This week we sample the latest collaboration release from two of Chicago's best breweries, Half Acre and Revolution Brewing: On & On Part 4.

Beer description:
We arrive with the 4th edition of our collaboration barrel project with @revbrewchicago [https://www.instagram.com/revbrewchicago/]. Barrel aging beer forces some high level reality, but beneath those headlines you find oodles of nuance. You crack open details that you hope admirers of these beers find & appreciate. At Half Acre we're fairly agnostic, looking for bold qualities wherever we can find them. With Part 4, it feels like a Rev dialect, hanging closer to the power of process & the unique qualities gained with traditional methodology. Their partnership on these beers has been great. It's the beer, but it's also a process of hosting one another, exhibiting mutual respect.

An aggressive pour evacuates the aromas you'd hope for; choco-roast, barrel spirit & classic stout – fresh 2005 Old Rasputin – on a raft of final gravity. Early sips land letter-of-the-law, double barreled, twice dipped in Elijah Craig 18-year + a mix of Willet 6-year & 9-year barrels. All you folks that come to our barrel releases are like "you guys should do a non-adjunct release to highlight the…" Well, here you go. A barrel charged Reinheitsgebot funnel cloud. There's a prevailing cohesion that makes On & On 4 what we'd hoped. The confluence becoming tougher to pin down & certainly the most interesting element. Notes of chocolate saltwater taffy, bourbon, campfire, high-kilned specialty malts & Entenmann's™ donuts.

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