Category: Audio

12th year

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...

barrel-aged hop butcher

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...

hop roundup premium hops

Episode 623 – Hop Roundup: Premium Hops

We settle for no less than the best when it comes to choosing beers for our semi-regular hop roundups, and these five locals more than rise to the occasion. With our white gloves on, we’re sampling some of the finest...

amburana

Episode 622 – Amburana Aged

Aging beer or spirits in the wood from the Amburana cearensis tree native to South America can add noticeable cinnamon spice and vanilla – and brewers have been more than happy to experiment when they can find (and afford) a...