The Chief On Tap






Each week Doug will sit down with Kelsey, The Beer Expert, from Fat City Bar and Grill in Champaign into the studio to sample a beer of the week. They will feature some of the great beers we all know and love and also delve into some of the more unique brews and hopefully have you looking at beer differently as the weeks go on.

If you miss a week, this is where you can get caught up.

Two Brothers Domaine DuPage


Kelsey from Fat City Bar and Grill brought in a very cool, medium bodied beer from right here in Illinois, Domaine DuPage from Two Brothers. 

Bells Porter


Kelsey from Fat City Bar and Grill brought by an awesome little beer for this week's On Tap.  Bell's Porter is a dark, medium body beer with a smoky essence that goes down smooth and leaves a nice warm after taste. 

Stella Artois


Kelsey came by with a beer she called "wildly popular right now."  Apparently, Fat City Bar and Grill had to start carrying Stella Artois because they had so many people asking for it.  Well, it's here now, and we drank it...

Berry Weiss


Kelsey from Fat City Bar and Grill promised a "fruity" beer today, and she came through.  The Berry Weiss while very berry, isn't too fruity and still tastes like a beer.   So you get the best of both worlds.


Ranger IPA


 Kelsey from Fat City Bar and Grill stopped by with a really smooth IPA.  It's rather hoppy, but smooth.  Check it out.


On Tap Left Hand Milk Stout


 Kelsey brought in a beer, that, I'll be honest, scared me a little bit.  Left Hand Milk Stout turned out to be surprisingly different than I anticiipated.  


On Tap Bells Winter White Ale


Kelsie brought in another seasonal beer from the fine folks at Bell's.  This one is a very smooth and refreshing beer with citrus and pepper... yep, pepper.  Don't let that fool you, it's a good one.


Bells Christmas Ale


In the spirit of the Holidays, Kelsey brought in a seasonal beer, Bell's Christmas Ale.  I gotta say, while I didn't automatically think of Christmas when I drank it, it was really good.  

On Tap: 12-2-11


For our first week, Kelsey brought in an awesome little beer, Rogue Dead Guy Ale.  It's got more bite to it than your average light beers or lagers, but isn't overly heavy either.  It's a nice middle of the ground beer that has a bunch of flavor without leaving a hoppy after taste.