303 Craft Beer Week

About this episode

Dave celebrates Illinois Craft Beer Week and American Craft Beer Week with beer news, brewery updates, and a review of Zima.

This week on the Beer In Front podcast, Dave celebrates both Illinois Craft Beer Week and American Craft Beer Week with a packed episode full of beer news, local brewery updates, playoff beer gimmicks, a killer lager from Goldfinger Brewing Company, and finally… a long-awaited review of the legendary Zima. Plus, a quick detour into punk rock with thoughts on the new album from Social Distortion. In This Episode Celebrating Illinois Craft Beer Week and American Craft Beer Week Illinois Craft Beer Week passport program and brewery promotions Thoughts on the new Social Distortion album Born to Kill Brewers Association concerns over tariff refunds and aluminum pricing Ball Corporation’s can supply reportedly committed through 2030 Illinois brewery updates from Hop Butcher For The World and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery Michigan brewing collaboration between Brewery Vivant and Saugatuck Brewing Company New West Coast pilsner “Boat Plane” from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Beer bats, hockey beer skates, and playoff drinking vessels taking over sports AB InBev posts first quarterly beer sales increase in three years New NA collaboration “Baller Melon” from Go Brewing and Hop Butcher…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Zalatoris

Topics covered

• craft beer
• brewery updates
• beer reviews
• music
• tariff concerns
• sports drinking vessels

Keywords

• craft beer
• Illinois Craft Beer Week
• American Craft Beer Week
• Goldfinger Brewing
• Social Distortion
• beer review
• Zima
• Sierra Nevada
• Modelo
• Baller Melon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Goldfinger Brewing Company, Social Distortion, Brewers Association, Ball Corporation, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Go Brewing, Hop Butcher, Modelo

Products: Zima, Danube Swabian, Baller Melon, Boat Plane

Places: Illinois, Michigan

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