The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by NeoFuturists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the great month of MARCH!!! Listen to the interview with Mandy Fitzgerald, co owner of the fantastic beer bar and restaurant "Bad Apple". Plus an interview with Steve Mazylewski from Crown Brewing in Crown Point, Indiana. Great beer, great brewer, great brewery! Also an interview with Neo-Futurist John Pierson and a discussion of his new show "Crisis, the game show Musical" opening May 1st. Plus music that has everything to do with March. So ...<< MORE >>

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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by NeoFuturists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on New Orleans! Our domestic correspondent Dr. Denese Neu Interviews Kirk Coco of the new NOLA Brewing Company in New Orleans. Plus Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster and an interview at one of his famous tappings, Keith Lemcke of the Siebel Institute talks about the state of brewing in Chicago, plus fantastic New Orleans music! Who Dat!!!

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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this first episode of the decade kicks it off just right. New decade, new brewery! Half Acre is the focus of this months show. Hear interviews with Matt Gallagher, Gabriel Magliaro and Kate Thomas of Half Acre! Beer, soap, "Big Hugs" and so much more! Also, Sean and Steve talk about their show Drinking & Writing Volume III, To Cure A Hangover at the Hopleaf. Plus music from John Coltrane to help soothe your hungover mind. Salud! ...<< MORE >>

This Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this special Christmas episode focuses on FOBAB, the festival of wood and barrel aged beer. What an event! Hear interviews with Andrew from the great blog "Being Totally Sweet In Chicago", Brewmaster Erik Sorenson from Rockbottom, West Des Moines, Iowa, plus Steve Hamburg, Jeff Evans, foreign correspondent Jamie Budzick, Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, Gary Cuneen from Seven Generations Ahead! And if that isn't enough, Sean and Steve talk about their holiday show Drinking & Writing Volume IV, The ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this show focuses on what Halloween is all about, BEER and FEAR!!! Interviews with Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster and his fantastic Oktoberfest at Rockbottom Chicago! An incredible Brewers dinner featuring Rockbottom beers and incredible pairings from new executive chef Chris McCoy! Delicious! And a great interview with Noelle Krimm and her successful show based on Edgar Allen Poe, FEAR. Scary! Plus lots of great Hawaiian music to celebrate the anniversary of the election of our 44th President, and ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda this episode focuses on OKTOBERFEST!!! We also took a trip to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver Colorado! Interviews with our featured writer Ray Daniels and a discussion about the Cicerone beer expert program. Also, listen to Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, win a medal! Plus sampling beers from Boulevard Brewery in Kansas City, Tommy Saldana from HOPS, Homebrewers Pride of the Southside, and if that isn't enough... lots of polka music! Salud!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode aired Labor Day Weekend and we worked our butts off for this one! It was a busy August!  Russ Chibe from HOPS (Homebrewers Pride of the South Side) talks about their awesome annual Oktoberfest Fundraiser!  Interviews at this years Great Taste of The Midwest in Madison Wisconsin, one of the best beer festivals in the world! Along with special correspondent Jamie Budzick, listen to a great interview with Dan Kerry owner and brewmaster of the great ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode features various events going on in Chicago. An interview with Dave Phillips of the Chicago Beer Society and The 1st ever "A mid-Summer days Ales" event held at Murphy's Bleachers. Lots of good beer, lots of good people. Plus an interview with the new Artistic Director of the Neo-Futurists, Ryan Walters! Kurt Chiang with info and news about new workshops and classes at the Neo-Futurarium, and lots of info about the play "BEER" and it's future ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this show focuses on a new segment we're calling "Small Beer". These will be short videos that teach people about craft beer and all it's complexities and will soon be posted on our website.From tasting beer, to examining the ingredients in beer to the color of beer. Just the basics, mam, just the basics. Plus in this episode we make our way down to Rock Bottom Chicago for another of Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmasters tappings... this tapping... his ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the upcoming Drinking & Writing Festival V, Write Till You Puke!!! "The Chicago Way". Sean and Steve travel to different Chicago bars, sampling delicious craft beer and discussing the festival. Also Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, discusses hops as we sample beers from the German Hallertauer Hop Growers Association. Plus interviews with Patrick Conway, owner of Great Lakes Brewery in Cleveland OH, and lots of great Chicago Blues music. Enjoy and Salud!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episide focuses on the Craft Brewers Conference held in Boston. Interviews with Dave Chichura of Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado, Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association, and Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster. Hear us sampling his delicous Kolsch at the Rockbottom tapping, very good. Plus lots of music to celebrate "Boston". Salud!
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The Drinking and Writing Brewery Radio show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode features interviews from Whiskeyfest, 2009! Held at the downtown Hyatt hotel, Sean and Steve, along with Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster  interviewed Lew Bryson from Malt Advocate magazine along with drinking a lot of whiskey. Also hear live recordings from "Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind" featuring Megan Mercier and Tim Reid, special music including "Templeton Rye" by The Nadas and a special guest interview with John Mayer from Rogue Brewery . Salud!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this espisode focuses on Rock Bottom brewery's "SausageFest!"  Sausage! Cheese! and Beer! It was awesome! Listen to interviews with Andy Jenkins of Marion Street Cheese Market, Matthew Hallack and of course Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster. Plus unsolicited reviews of the show that just won't go away, BEER. Plus fun music and more talk about, beer! Salud!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode is "The Driving Episode". It was so cold in Chicago, Sean and Steve decided to drive around the neighborhood of Andersonville and record the radio show in the warm car! They travelled around the neighborhood and pointed out the spots to have a drink while talking about their new show BEER. Listen to clips from the show as well as really cool songs about beer, the beverage. Salud!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the new play BEER. Written by Sean and Steve, BEER is the newest Neo-Futurist show and opens January 29th. Performed in Chicago's newest microbrewery, the Metropolitan Brewery, BEER is the story of 10 year old Boon who drinks some of his step-fathers crappy beer, gets sick and passes out. When he wakes, he finds himself lost in a mysterious brewery and the only way he can return home is to learn the brewing process. ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode features lots of Christmas cheer... yeah, right! Hear excerpts from Drinking & Writing Volume IV, The 12 Steps of Christmas!!! Phil Ridarelli and I performed the show at Victory Gardens. There are also interviews with Jay Kelly from Victory Gardens, Tracy and Doug Hurst of Metropolitan Brewery and Dan Kerr-Hobert, director of the next Neo-Futurist show Sean and I wrote called  BEER!!! It's gonna be awesome! And as a special surprise, listen for one of the ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode is the ELECTION show!!! We elected to dedicate the show to the late great and ultimate Chicagoan Studs Terkel. Hear interviews with Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, and information about the upcoming FOBAB, Festival of Wood and Barrel aged beers! Plus a very fun survey and poll of the beer community. If you were at Pete's tapping a couple weeks ago you might hear your entry! Plus audio of Studs Terkel reading from one of his books, ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode features OKTOBERFEST in Chicago!!! Hear interviews with Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, as we sample several Oktoberfest style beers at Piece Brewery. Special guests include Matt Van Wyck of Flossmoor Station Brewery, Greg Browne of Mickey Finn's and Jeff Sparrow of the Chicago Beer Society. Plus an interview with Diana Slickman and the new Theater Oobleck "election" show. Plus lots of accordion music, PROST!

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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode with guest host Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster, features several fantastic beer events... The 2008 Great Taste of Midwest beer festival held in Madison, Wisconsin, and the first ever Oak Park Microbrew and Food Review. Great interviews with Gary Cuneen of  Seven Generations Ahead, Andy Jenkins from  Marion Street Cheese Market in Oak Park, IL, Kevin Eichelberger of Red Eye Brewing Company in Wausau Wisconson, Hathaway Delba  of Ale Asylum brewery in Madison Wisconson and Larry ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neofuturists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the 2nd Annual "Curds & Ale Fest" held at Rockbottom  Brewery, downtown Chicago. Interviews with artisinal cheese experts and of course, Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster. Plus interviews with Kurt Chaing and Caitlan Stainken, 2 of the newest Neofuturists cast this past month. Hear their experiences as new ensemble members of the longest running late night show in Chicago, Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind, 30 plays in 60 minutes! What?Impossible. Listen and ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode's theme is "Replication". Part of the show focuses on "Replic-Ale", a beer brewed by several Illinois breweries using the same ingredients. The beers will be available to sample at "Ale Fest" along with 30 or 40 other craft beers, July 12th at Soldier Field. We also focus on Sean's ability to "replicate" by recording the show from his home featuring his family, including newborn Jack. The show is co-hosted by 3 year old Lily Benjamin, a ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on last months big event, The Beerfly Alleyfight, Drink! Eat! Watch! The Alleyfight allows homebrewers to brew a beer, pair it with a food, and then are assigned a local artist who creates a short piece based on the beer and food pairing. Listen to recordings of some of artists from the "Alleyfight" plus clips from "Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas" to promote the 4th annual Drinking & Writing Festival, celebrating the life of  ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode travels to the Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup Competition in San Diego! What a great time! Listen to interviews with Brewmaster and Author Garrett Oliver from Brooklyn Brewery, Editor and Publisher of  Celebrator Beer News Tom Dalldorf, and Mr. PCRB, otherwise known as Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster. Hear Pete win the Gold Medal for his Terminal Stout! And if that weren't enough, we hit Three Floyd's Dark Lord Days. Listen to interviews with PCRB, ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Chicago Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the first annual "RockFest" held at Chicago's Rockbottom Brewery. The festival was a celebration of the diversity of Rockbottom breweries. 8 breweries and 56 beers were represented with the best beer awarded "The Golden Bung Hammer." You'll have to listen to find out who won. Also interviews with the creators of the new show "Picked up", a 6 week show of funny, off-beat sitcoms with a new premier each week. Also live recordings ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode features Belgian style beers as we hang out at Goose Islands Beer Academy. Brewmaster Will Turner hosts a great educational event as we sample various Belgian style beers with Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, and Belgian style expert Jeff Sparrow of the Chicago Beer Society. Plus, our featured writer is the great Steven Jesse Bernstein and great music. Salud!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futuritsts Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda this espisode focuses on the 10 annual Chicago Beer Society's Brewpub Shootout! 14 local breweries compete in this outstanding beer and food pairing competition! With radio brewmaster Pete Crowley, listen to interviews with brewers and chefs and attendees! Plus music that is very appropriate for the shootout... I guess you'll just have to listen and find out. Salud!

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The Drinking & Writing Brewery explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode, also known as the "smoke" show, focuses on the new Illinois smoking ban law. And what better way to celebrate no smoking than by talking about delicious smoked beers! Beer aficionado and award winning author Ray Daniels is our featured writer and discusses his book "Smoked Beers" with none other than Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster! Also, our featured bar is "Cuneens" in Rogers Park. We discuss the smoking ban with Northwestern professor and part-time bartender Bill Savage as ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the all new stage show written by Sean and Steve, "Drinking & Writing Volume IV, The 12 Steps of Christmas." Performed and recorded live at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, this show plays clips from the show plus fun holiday music and discussions on a special beer brewed by Pete Crowley, Radiobrewmaster, "Black Peter". Salud!

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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this show is dedicated to the GABF. Interviews with award winners such as Will Turner of Goose Island Brewery in Chicago, Matt Van Wyk of Flossmoor Station, and Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster. Also music, beer and more beer. So check it out!
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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between alcohol and creativity. Hosted by NeoFuturists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode is dedicated to the life of the beer hunter, Michael Jackson. Interviews with Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster and Steve Hamburg, CBS (Chicago Beer Society) board member and friend of Michael Jackson. Plus Lucy Saunders and her new book, The Best of American Beer and Food Pairing, Cooking with Craft Beer, a wonderful new book that is a necessity for foodies and beer lovers. Next month... GABF. Salud!


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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. This epsisode was recorded live at our featured bar, Cafe Bong in Edgewater. A great up and coming neighborhood bar that has Karaoke every night. Our featured writer is Ryan Walters, one of the stars of the hit show "The Fool returns to his Chair." Also interviews from this years Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, Wisconsin, and the music of Chuck Mangione... Oh, it feels so good, doesn't it? ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, Wisconsin celebrating its 21st year. Also Pete Crowley, radio brewmaster, Will Turner and Ryan Thompson talk about wheat beers, original material from Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind and music by the MAN, Frank Sinatra! ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode was recorded live at the Goose Island Brewpub and focuses on last months 3rd Annual Drinking & Writing Festival. Listen to recordings of Northwestern professor Bill Savage and Todd Bauer talking about Charles Bukowski, author Bob Skilnik and his newest book Beer & Food, An American History, an interview with Kevin Reed of Rock Bottom Brewery and of course, Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster. Also the music of Grand Funk Railroad is featured. Enjoy! ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. This episode, recorded live at the Hopleaf bar, focuses on the 3rd annual Drinking & Writing Festival, Write Till You Puke, celebrating the life of Charles Bukowski. Poems by Charles Bukowski, recorded performance from the Beerfly Alleyfight, Drink, Eat, Watch!!!, Music and other surprises. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda. With special guest Radio Brewmaster Pete Crowley. ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on the 2007 Craft Brewers Conference in Austin Texas. Interviews with Charles Papazian, Sam Calagione from Dogfish Head, Greg Koch of Stone Brewing and many others. Also original material from the Neo-Futurists and Pete Crowley, Radio Brewmaster from Rock Bottom Brewery Chicago. Plus information about the Beerfly Alleyfight, Drink, Eat, Watch!!! ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurists Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, this episode focuses on our featured writer, our own Sean Benjamin, and his new play "Poker Night At The White House." Also Radio Brewmaster talks about his trip to Kentucky and sampling bourbon at Woodford Reserve. ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda this episode features interviews with brewers and attendees at the "Brewpub Shootout". The Lunar Brewing Company in Villa Park, IL is the featured bar. Special guest is Radio Brewmaster Pete Crowley. Also original material by the Neo-Futurists. ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda this episode focuses on radio brewmaster Pete Crowley and his trip to the New Belgium brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. Also a discussion about the writer Ring Lardner. ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda with special guest Radio Brewmaster Pete Crowley. This special Christmas episode explores "The 12 beers of Christmas" you MUST sample according to radio brewmaster Pete Crowley. ...<< MORE >>

The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda, with special guest Radio Brewmaster Pete Crowley. This episode includes an interview with Sam Samaniego, owner of "Stuffed Sandwich", one of Southern California's premier beer destinations. ...<< MORE >>

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The Drinking & Writing Brewery Radio Show explores the connection between creativity and alcohol. Lots of talk on drinking, writing, beer, and brewing. Hosted by Neo-Futurist ensemble members Sean Benjamin and Steve Mosqueda. With special guest Radio Brewmaster Pete Crowley. ...<< MORE >>

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