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 updates, playoff beer gimmicks, a killer lager from Goldfinger Brewing Company, and finally… a long-awaited review of the legendary Zima. Plus, a quick detour into punk rock with thoughts on the new album from Social Distortion.

In This Episode

• Celebrating Illinois Craft Beer Week and American Craft Beer Week
• Illinois Craft Beer Week passport program and brewery promotions
• Thoughts on the new Social Distortion album Born to Kill
• Brewers Association concerns over tariff refunds and aluminum pricing
• Ball Corporation’s can supply reportedly committed through 2030
• Illinois brewery updates from Hop Butcher For The World and Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
• Michigan brewing collaboration between Brewery Vivant and Saugatuck Brewing Company
• New West Coast pilsner “Boat Plane” from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
• Beer bats, hockey beer skates, and playoff drinking vessels taking over sports
• AB InBev posts first quarterly beer sales increase in three years
• New NA collaboration “Baller Melon” from Go Brewing and Hop Butcher
• THC beverages arriving at select Target Corporation stores
• Summer release preview from Goat Patch Brewing Company
• Big-format Chelada releases from Modelo

Beer Review: Goldfinger – Danube Swabian Dave cracks open Danube Swabian, an historical Vienna-style lager from Goldfinger Brewing. Rich toasted malt character, balanced hop spice, and classic lager drinkability make this one an instant winner. If you see the red can, Dave says one thing: “Put it in the cart.” Retro Review: Zima Returns After years of searching, Dave finally gets his hands on Japanese-market Zima thanks to a hookup from a coworker and friends at Japan Airlines. Does the iconic lemon-lime malt beverage still hold up after all these years? Spoiler alert: absolutely. Expect nostalgia, carbonation, and zero tolerance for people putting Jolly Ranchers in it.

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