🍺 New Episode – Beer in Front 🎙️ Quick solo show this week (yes, I sound a little congested 😅), but we’ve got a LOT to cover. 🚨 Chicagoland Closures We’re up to six brewery closures in two months.<br />It’s a tough stretch for Illinois craft beer. If you’ve got a favorite spot — now’s the time to support them.<br /> 🌎 Beer News<ul><li>BrewDog sold to Tilray for $40M (once valued near $2B 😳)</li><li>Pickle beer collab: Grillo’s x PBR</li><li>Firestone Walker dropping a dragon fruit sour</li><li>Revolution expanding the Cold Time lineup</li></ul>🐟 Deep Dive: Ballast Point From a homebrew shop…<br />To a $1 BILLION sale…<br />To being sold for a fraction of that…<br />To fighting its way back to independent roots. One of the craziest stories in craft beer history. And yes — we revisited Sculpin IPA 🍊<br />Still bitter. Still balanced. Still holds up.<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beer-in-front--5704447/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beer-in-front--5704447/support</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://beermediagroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>Beer Media Group</b></a>