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Had a blast at the Chicago Fire game with Jake Williams Sergio Salgado & Nick Hopkins!

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Welcome to the Hop Cast, where Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder share their love of craft beer with the world. In this weeks episode, Brad and Ken are joined by a special guest who you’ve probably seen before, Sergio Salgado. Sergio joins the guys and brings along with him a couple beers from Modern Times. The first one they open up is the Palace of Cracked Heads a 9% ABV Wild Ale.  This beer is a Red wine barrel-aged nectarine Sour. After 11 months in Red wine barrels, they added 50 lbs per barrel of fresh, organic, heirloom nectarines, which spent 5 months in the barrels before bottling. Next the three of them dive into the Rampart Junction. Rampart Junction is Modern Times Red wine barrel-aged peach sour. Again after 11 months in Red wine barrels, they added 50 lbs per barrel of fresh, organic, heirloom peaches, which spent 5 months in the barrels before bottling.

Brad Chmielewski and Ken Hunnemeder are joined by Sergio Salgado in episode 219 of the Hop Cast. In this episode the three guys open a couple funky beers. Not funky bad, but funky good. First up is the Fantasia from Upright Brewing in Portland Oregon. This 5.7% ABV America Wile Ale is in the vein of a Lambic style of wild beer. What makes it really unique is that it was fermented entirely in oak barrels that are filled with fresh peaches from Baird Family Orchards. Yum! It's one that should be shared with friends because everyone should have a chance to try this one. Next up is a special release from Goose Island Clybourn for their 25th Anniversary. This one is a 7% ABV Flanders Red ale that was fermented with lacto and Brett and aged in wine barrels to give a distinct tartness to this very deep red, malty beer. If you didn't get your hands on a bottle when they were released, you might be out of luck. But if you know a friend who has one make sure you're around when they open it up.

I didn’t drink in college. Not because I was focused on my studies or because I was afraid to partake in typical university rowdiness but because I didn’t like the taste. Watered down National Bohemian (Natty Boh) and bottom shelf vodka and gin never quite hit the spot. So I refrained. Instead, I was the wet towel. The kid in the corner that laughed at everyone as their dexterity and hand-eye coordination slowly diminished with each sip. Eventually, it would become too much and I would go home early in a sober state.

That changed when I was 22. It was 2005, I had just finished college and was living in Washington DC. My dad lived overseas and came to town for a couple of days. Our first stop was the bar my brother managed in Rosslyn, VA. We sat down and my dad promptly ordered a beer (I don’t remember what) and I asked for Sprite. This was one of the first times I had gone to my brother’s bar and was of legal drinking age. He was surprised when I didn’t order alcohol and asked me “Why?” Having just completed four years of college I was used to this question. I dove into my typical explanation, assuring him it wasn’t religious reasoning or fear of alcohol but a distinct dislike of bad flavors. I had always assumed that this is what beer and liquor tasted like- bad.

My brother has always been a good listener. After I finished my explanation, he laughed at my young and naive point of view of beer and spirits. He said “Let me pour you something and tell me what you think.

http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/64/6108He went over to his taps and came back with a pint of a clear golden colored beer. I took my first sip and was immediately blown away by the bitter and aggressive flavors of this beer. It was unlike any easy-drinking colored water I had tasted before. It was robust, exciting and provided a huge flavor that I had never experienced. This was my first time trying an IPA and the glorious hops the style has to offer. I had just tried Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA. Mind Blown.