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Beer In Front

by Dave Zalatoris

I'm Dave, a regular Chicago Beer Guy with a podcast about some old school beers and new classics. Sometimes the Beer In Front of you is the best one yet! https://www.patreon.com/beerinfront https://linktr.ee/BeerInFront Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beer-in-front--5704447/support.

Chart trend

Position in the Crafts chart (US), last 90 days.

#32
all-time peak
17
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Why Craft Malt Matters More Than You Think

It’s Craft Malt Month, and on this episode of Beer In Front, we’re getting back to one of beer’s most important ingredients: malt. I’m joined by Jeff Bloem of Murphy And

Sep 1
41 min

How To Take Better Beer Photos With The Nerdy Photographer

Take Better Beer Photos With Your Phone Ever take a picture of a great-looking beer only to check your phone and think… that looked a lot better in person? This week on

Aug 28
29 min

Lone Star Beer: How It Became The National Beer Of Texas

Lone Star Beer: The Story of Two San Antonio Breweries This week on Beer In Front, we’re heading to Texas to talk about one of America’s great regional beer brands: Lone

Aug 17
35 min

The Last Ashtray In America

The Ashtray, Kishwaukee Brewing & Phase Three Comes to Chicago This week on Beer In Front, we’re looking at something that used to be as much a part of the American bar

Aug 10
20 min

New And Improved?

The new and improved Beer In Front is here! This week, Dave introduces a refreshed format featuring new recurring segments, neighborhood tavern spotlights, classic beer a

Aug 3
18 min

Last Call for the Neighborhood Tavern (Part 2) with Dave Infante

Beer In Front Podcast – Episode Show Notes Last Call for the Neighborhood Tavern (Part 2) with Dave Infante Neighborhood taverns have long been more than places to grab

Jul 31
46 min

The Last Call for America's Neighborhood Tavern

Episode 313: The Last Call for America's Neighborhood Tavern What happened to the neighborhood tavern? Once the heart of nearly every American neighborhood, the corner

Jul 26
31 min

The Strange True Story Of Tang

Beer In Front Podcast – Tang: The Drink That Rode the Space Race Everyone knows Tang was "the drink of the astronauts"...except that's not actually how the story began.T

Jul 19
11 min

310 Nicole Bentler From Pocono Mountain Farms

Beer In Front – Episode 310 Show Notes This week on Beer In Front, we're mixing things up with a conversation that isn't about beer...at least not at first. Dave welcome

Jul 14
43 min

310 Chicago Beer History With Andrew Mason

Chicago Brewing History of the 1990s with Andrew Mason Chicago's craft beer scene didn't happen overnight.This week, Dave sits down with longtime brewer Andrew Mason to

Jul 6
39 min

2026 Homebrew Con Recap

Beer In Front – Episode 309 Homebrew Con Returns, Riverbend Malt & The Brew Depot Homebrew Con is back, and this week I'm talking with two people who are helping shape t

Jun 29
49 min

308 Summer Happenings At Revolution Brewing

This week, Dave chats with Kim Vavrick from Revolution Brewing about everything happening this summer at Chicago's largest independent brewery. First up is Fundraiser Fri

Jun 22
31 min

How Weight Loss Drugs Are Reshaping What We Eat And Drink

What happens when millions of people simply stop wanting that second beer? In this episode of Beer In Front, I take a deep dive into the rapidly growing world of GLP-1 me

Jun 8
20 min

306 Merican Light Beer With Israel Dominguez

This week on Beer In Front, I sit down with Israel Dominguez, President of Merican Light Beer, to talk about building a modern lager brand with old-school appeal. After n

Jun 1
40 min

305 Run The Bulls With Devon

Dave is back with a Memorial Day weekend episode featuring beer news, craft beer chatter, and a wild conversation with Devon Douglas, the man attempting to convince Jason

May 25
29 min

304 Emrys Beer & Mead Works

In episode 304 of Beer In Front, Dave heads to Washington State for a conversation with Emrys Beer & Mead Works founder Thomas Croskrey. The discussion dives deep into th

May 20
30 min

303 Craft Beer Week

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

May 11
15 min

How 2020 Changed Beer

If you didn't catch the livestream last week, here is the audio part of the Midwest Beer Show. I along with Rod J talked about how beer has changed since 2020. We spoke t

May 7
2 h 21 min

301 Tate Huffard From Best Day Brewing

🍺 Episode Summary Dave is back for Episode 301 with a conversation that might just change how you think about non-alcoholic beer. This week’s guest is Tate Huffard, foun

May 4
44 min

300 Episodes

🎉 300 Episodes In Dave looks back on six years behind the mic and the evolution of the showEarly beer memories: Vienna lagers, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, and Dovetail Bre

Apr 28
16 min

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