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Chris Quinn of The Beer Temple and Is/Was Brewing Owner Mike Schallau sit down with craft beer insiders to discuss the topics that matter most to them.
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Ep #362 Roundtable with Rob Brennan of Supermoon and Rich Bloomfield of Funkytown
Episode 362
lundi 1 décembre 2025 • Duration 02:17:42
Mike and Chris sit down with Rich Bloomfield of Funkytown and Rob Brennan of Supermoon for a good old fashioned roundtable with some blind tasting thrown in for good measure.
#361 Challenge Accepted! A Blind Tasting Game
Season 1 · Episode 361
jeudi 30 octobre 2025 • Duration 01:34:02
Sorry for any delays - we had a bit of a data breach and are trying to recover a few shows we recorded last month. In the mean time - Mike and Chris teamed up to see if together they could compete with a Beer Temple employee on a bling tasting challenge!
Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com
Mailing address:
The Beer Temple
3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618
Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger
UYD4L!
Ep# 352 Insiders Roundtable with Nile Zacherly and Kevin Carey
vendredi 25 avril 2025 • Duration 01:48:13
It's about time we had a good old fashioned Roundtable!
Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com
Mailing address:
The Beer Temple
3173 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, IL 60618
Intro/Outro Music: Gorilla Meat by Jogger
UYD4L!
Ep #262 - Historic Barleywine with Ron Pattinson, Derek Prentice, and Mike Siegel
Season 2 · Episode 33
mardi 11 octobre 2022 • Duration 01:15:48
It's a full house as head R&D brewer for Goose Island Mike Siegel stops in with two special guests. Ron Pattinson, an unparralled expert on British beer history, and legendary London brewer, Derek Prentice are both in house to discuss what English Barleywine REALLY tasted like, and how it was made.
If you haven't already, check out Ron's amazing blog: http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/
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The Beer Temple
3173 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Ep# 261 - Insiders Roundtable with Karl Klockars & Cal Frederickson
Season 2 · Episode 32
mercredi 5 octobre 2022 • Duration 02:00:14
It's a classic Roundtable-style show as Mike & Chris sit down with Karl Klockars of guysdrinkingbeer.com and Cal Frederickson of Spiteful Brewing.
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The Beer Temple
3173 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Ep# 260 - Marco Passarella of St. Bernardus
Season 2 · Episode 31
mardi 27 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:28:41
Mike and Chris sit down with Marco Passarella to discuss the one of the most iconic beer brands in the world - St. Bernardus. They talk about the brewery's beginning as the official brewer of Westvleteren, the Belgian passion for lying about thier beers, the care that needs to be taken when introducing change into a classic brand, and more.
Ep# 259 - On A Mission feat. Doug Schallau
Season 2 · Episode 30
mercredi 7 septembre 2022 • Duration 01:36:31
Chris and Mike sit down with Doug Schallau, a consultant with nearly 40 years of experience in developing human potential (and 33 years of experience as Mike's dad), to discuss organizational missions, visions and values, and how they can be helpful in evolving businesses.
They also discuss the difference between breweries that have authentic and inauthentic mission statements and why Chris hates National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
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The Beer Temple
3173 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Ep# 258 - Mail Bag!
Season 2 · Episode 29
mercredi 31 août 2022 • Duration 01:49:44
Remember how we always tell you we like hearing from you? Well in this episode we prove it, as we discuss several letters that have come in recently.
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The Beer Temple
3173 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Ep# 257 Hot, Dusty Takes
Season 2 · Episode 28
mercredi 17 août 2022 • Duration 02:01:24
It's hot as hell, visibility is basically at 0 with both Jake Guidry and Eric Kapraun in the studio tonight! Good 'ol fashioned round table episode coming right up.
What do you think? Let us know by sending us an email at Insiders@craftbeertemple.com or even better, write us a letter and mail it to:
The Beer Temple Podcast
3173 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL 60618
Ep #256 Is IPA Killing Craft Beer?
Season 2 · Episode 27
lundi 8 août 2022 • Duration 01:33:08
Mike & Chris discuss a great article by Jim Vorel from Paste about how the IPA monoculture has come to dominate the lineups of so many breweries - including some of the largest and oldest craft breweries in the country, taking any semblance of variety with it. Is IPA changing the way people think of craft beer for the worse?
The original Paste Article can be read HERE
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The Beer Temple Podcast
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