The Beer Temple Podcast

Ep# 383 - Time, Silence, and Yeast: A Song of Appreciation for Trappist Communities and Their Beer with Author Marty Tomszak

Chris and Mike sit down with author Marty Tomszak to discuss his new book Time, Silence, and Yeast:  A Song of Appreciation for Trappist Communities and Their Beer for wh

EP # 382 with Tom Beckman of Goldfinger and Jacob Sambrano of Cruz Blanca

Great episode with two long-time guests - plus some awesome letters as well! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. E

Episode #381 Mike is Serge!!!! w/ Hot Take Jake and Randy Mosher and Keith Lemcke

Mike is on his own this week as Chris AND Serge are both out of town, but it's OK since he's got an amazing lineup with Jake Guidry, Keith Lemcke, and Randy Mos

Ep #380 - Roundtable with Pro Skateboarder Nile Zacherle and Pro Brewer Kevin Cary

It's a fun episode recorded live from The Beer Temple. Excuse the noise, but it's just people having fun! Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Maili

Ep #379 - Chris and Doug Veliky 1 on 1

A show that's been in the works for while, Chris and Doug Veliky sit down for an informal and unscripted chat. They discuss Doug's consulting company,  BrightBe

Ep # 373 LIVE with The Dust Brothers for the relaunch of Methode Dust

A rare live show from the Beer Temple with Buster and Dusty... Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The Beer Temple  3173 N. Elston Ave. Chi

Ep #372 - Mike & Chris Discuss their travels

Just Mike and Chris on this one. They talk about Mike's trip to Poland for a beer festival, and Chris' trip to Philadelphia for the Craft Brewer's Conferen

Ep # 371 Serge, We Need You Back!!! With Hot Take Jake, Rich Bloomfield, and Niles Zacherle

It's a sloppy but fun episode where Chris is doing production and trying to co-host with Mike at the same time. Jake Guidry of Hopewell is serving up steaming piles

Ep # 370 More Thoughts on The Maplewood & Half Acre Deal with Eric Hobbs and Jacob Sembrano

With some time having passed, Chris & Mike sit down with Jacob of Cruz Blanca and Eric Hobbs of Blind Corner to discuss the deal between Half Acre and Maplewood. Next, th

Episode #369 Half Acre and Maplewood Merge! With Michael Roper and Keith Lemcke

Chris is joined by Michael Roper of The Hopleaf and fan favorite Keith Lemcke to discuss breaking news of a merger between Half Acre and Maplewood. Plus they discuss why

Ep # 368 Insiders Roundtable with Doug Veliky and Pete Ternes

A great episode with great guests! Doug Veliky and Pete Ternes join Chris & Mike on the roundtable.  Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  Th

Ep #367 Mike & Chris Solo!

As Mike's favorite band Creed once put it, it's been awhile. Chris and Mike sit down to discuss their business plans for 2026, plus the closing of an award-winn

Ep # 366 The Definitive Guide To The Future Of Craft Beer: Part 5

The time has come once again! The planets have aligned allowing the greatest soothsayers in all of beerdom descend upon The Beer Temple to foretell of the future of beer.

Ep #365 The 2025 Year In Review Show featuring Kate Bernot, Johnathan Fritz, and Shana Solarte

It's a Beer Temple tradition! We discuss the beers of the year, stories of the year, and make some predictions about what's in store for 2026. Featuring Kate Be

Ep #364 - Talking about the Siebel Institute with Keith Lemcke, Jacob Sembrano

Sometime things just come together at the right time - we had Keith Lemcke, formerly of the Siebel Institute of Technology scheduled to come on for months, and days befor

Episode #363 - An Even Bigger Blind Tasting!

It's another blind tasting game - with Mike, Chris, and Shana from Haas Hops. Who will win??? Email Eletters to: Insiders@craftbeertemple.com Mailing address:  The

Ep #362 Roundtable with Rob Brennan of Supermoon and Rich Bloomfield of Funkytown

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 meas

#361 Challenge Accepted! A Blind Tasting Game

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 t

Ep # 360 - The Great Debate

In this episode, Mike and Chris debate a recent article in All About Beer decrying the death of the beer bar at the hands of the brewery tap room.  But there's a tw

Ep # 359 Fantasy Draught Draft - Beer Formats Edition

It's another fantasy draft! This time the GMs need to pick beers of all different formats, from a 40oz to 30 rack. Chris isn't at all salty with the results....