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czech dark lagers

Episode 589 – Czech Dark Lagers

In our second exploration of Czech styles made locally, we sample five Czech Dark Lagers – a style that has slowly grown into a dependable stand-by for many brewers. We get into what makes a beer like this that perfect...

ipa all-stars blind round 1

Episode 588 – IPA All-Stars Blind, Round 1

With this episode, we kick off our new ongoing blind tasting series with a focus on the IPAs that made craft beer what it is today. Periodically over the next few months, we’ll be gathering up five IPAs that represent...

czech light lagers

Episode 587 – Czech Light Lagers

The lighter beers produced in the Czech Republic have inspired a bevy of lighter lagers stateside, so we get as Bohemian as we can with five different beers – four from the Chicagoland area. We brush up on our definitions...

mosaic immersion therapy

Episode 586 – Mosaic Immersion Therapy

For as long as we’ve been reviewing beers, Craig has struggled with perceiving the Mosaic hop’s aroma and flavors to the point that we’ve diagnosed him with the first-ever case of Mosaic Blindness. So Ryan set out to cure (or...