ABV Chicago

A podcast about beer and life. But mostly about beer.

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Episode 627 – SoCal Hops

The West Coast is still best when it comes to hoppy beers, and this episode provided to us by listener, Patreon supporter, and Californian Dave Adams has us considering the past and future of hops through a variety of IPA...

12th year

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Episode 625 – 12 Year Blind: Feels Like The First Time

We’re celebrating a dozen years of providing our arbitrary craft beer opinions through a half-blind episode focused on six different styles (out of a possible twelve) that include both long-made stalwarts and brand-new (to us) Chicago brews. Craig and Ryan...

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Episode 624 – Barrel-Aged Hop Butcher

Compared to the pace at which Hop Butcher releases IPAs, their barrel-aged offerings might as well be Halley’s Comet. But when they do release a big beer aged in barrels, it’s absolutely worth tracking down, just like the four beers...

revolution deep wood 2025

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Deep Wood 2025: Part 3 | Revolution Brewing

Revolution thankfully gave everyone’s wallets December off but now they’ve returned with their last Deep Wood release of the 2025-2026 season! Four beers – Dethurana and Mineshaft Gap in 12 ounce cans and Sur Lie (collaboration with Surly) and Barleywinery...