Category: Beer Reviews

wax wings double barrel prison of mezcal

Double Barrel Prison of Mezcal | Wax Wings

The double barrel treatment. When that phrase first showed up it was typically reserved for one-off tap-only beers or limit 1 per-person membership-only bottles. Over time, as with most things, it became far more commonplace. Go into any beer store...

april 2023 monthly sampler

ABV Chicago Monthly Sampler: April 2023

At the end of each month, we like to highlight twelve drinks we found personally interesting, delicious, or exciting from (mostly) local sources with the hopes of passing on our recommendations to those that are interested in reading arbitrary reviews....

benthic sunken ghost

Benthic Sunken Ghost | Half Acre

Extended barrel-aging in beers is nothing new. Goose Island’s first Rare Bourbon County Brand Stout in 2010 sat in Pappy Van Winkle 23-year barrels for 2 years and might have been the first “mass produced” example of it (emphasis on...