Author: Craig G.

old irving of lochs and monsters

Of Lochs and Monsters | Old Irving Brewing

Even so often, we here at ABV Chicago manage to time things up just right. Case in point – March 2023. We’ve done an Irish Red show and I’ve reviewed Off Color’s Drowning Shamrock, all in honor of March’s only...

off color drowning shamrock

Drowning Shamrock | Off Color Brewing

March brings many things. The hope for better, nicer weather. Baseball spring training. March Madness. Irish red ales and Irish stouts. And the dreaded green. It absolutely overtakes the month of March, being dumped into libations at an exceeding rate....

temperance splash of red

Splash of Red | Temperance Beer Co.

Some beer styles have a long brewing history attached to them. Like hundreds of years. Shockingly, the Extra Special Bitter (ESB) isn’t one of them. First brewed in 1969 in London by Fuller, Smith & Turner, their Fuller’s ESB subsequently...