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barrel-aged triptych

Episode 477 – Barrel-Aged Triptych

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Savoy, Illinois’ Triptych Brewing and their creative, artfully-crafted brews, and we’re toasting to them with four of their barrel-aged beers. We went into this one expecting quality beers, but the results far exceed...

flagship hazy round 1

Episode 476 – Hazy Flagship IPA Blind Battle Royale: Round 1

In this first round of what will become an ongoing arbitrary competition, we conduct a blind tasting of five Chicagoland breweries’ go-to, year-round, flagship hazy IPAs to determine our favorites – and to move the top beer(s) onto the championship...

english style chicago

Episode 475 – English-Style Chicago

Even without a proper cask engine, we sample five Chicagoland interpretations of centuries-old English styles to appreciate what is hopefully a still-growing trend. The beers sometimes overlap in style but none are done exactly the same way, which makes this...

3 floyds zombie ice

Zombie Ice | 3 Floyds

It seems like when you make a smash IP – whether it be a movie, video game, or even a beer – you run it into the ground. Jurassic Park? Six movies have been released in the series (I honestly...