Pubcast from The Brit and Yankee – Show 10
March 5, 2007
Woo- hoo!! We’re in
to double-figures!!
In this show we take the Brit and Yankee downtown for an
outside broadcast – OB to us in the business (smirk!). Goose Island Brewpub is hosting StoutFest 2007,
and we’ve got “press passes”!! So we
avoided the sample-and-drive issue, jumped on Metra, and headed into the big
city!
Our host for the afternoon was Constance Cooper, Public
Relations Manager for Goose Island, and many thanks go out to her for being the
PERFECT host.
There were 10 brewers and brewpubs featured at this event,
and it was certainly well-attended.
There were over 40 stout varieties available for sampling, and we only
got through a small number of them. The
event benefited the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild – http://www.illinoisbeer.com/
Here’s a complete list of brewers and beers presented:
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Three Floyd's |
Black Cat Stout |
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http://www.threefloyds.com/ |
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America's Brewing |
Sweetness Stout |
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http://www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com/ |
Oatmeal Stout |
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Bourbon Barrel Imperial Cherry Stout |
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Wine Barrel Imperial Cherry Stout |
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Blue Cat |
Bowfish Imperial Stout |
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http://www.bluecatbrewpub.com/ |
Finnegan's Irish Stout |
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Flossmoor Station |
Iron Horse Oatmeat |
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http://www.flossmoorstation.com/ |
Milky Way Stout |
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Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout |
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Mickey Finn's |
Oatmeal Stout |
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http://www.mickeyfinnsbrewery.com/ |
Imperial Delusion |
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Emmet's |
Oatmeal Stout |
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http://www.emmettstavern.com/ |
Imperial Stout |
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Onion |
Jack Stout |
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http://www.onionpub.com/ |
Bourbon Jack Stout |
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Prairie Rock |
Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
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http://www.prairierockbrewingcompany.com/ |
Oatmeal Stout |
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Rock Bottom Chicago |
Irish Stout |
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http://www.rockbottom.com/RockBottomWeb/RBR/Home.aspx |
Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout |
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Red Line Imperial Stout |
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Raspberry Bourbon Imperial Stout |
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Goose Island Brewpub |
Sweet S.O.B. Stout |
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http://www.gooseisland.com/AgePage.asp?URLPage=/index.asp |
Dublin Stout |
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Rye Stout |
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Russian Imperial Stout |
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Coffee Stout |
We had too many favorites to really pick one out, but
USBrit found out that not ALL fruit flavored beers were bad, as the Bourbon
Barrel Imperial Cherry Stout from America’s Brewing in Aurora, IL, showed its
colors. Enough fruit to add a slight
tartness to the otherwise rich stout flavor.
Many thanks to all the brewers for allowing us to taste their wares!!
Pictures
will be available soon at The Brit and Yankee website – follow the ‘Photos’
link.
Also in this show, we have a listener voicemail that
challenges USBrit and Lingo to play some darts!
Our Chicago music connection is from Blackboard Jungle with
“Chicago”. http://www.blackboardjungle.net
Spencer’s report takes a look at the world of Neopets - http://www.neopets.com
We’ll be back in the Brit and Yankee pub next show, so be
sure to stop by for a pint and a chat.
Cheers!!