Episode 460 – FoBAB 2022 Winners

We kick off Barrel-Aged December a little early with a six pack of mostly locals who took home medals at this year’s Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers. Unsurprisingly, this lineup is all killer with no filler, but there are a few style surprises from some familiar breweries that steal the show. We stumble into covering a whole category’s winners while running through an updated FoBAB “by the numbers.” Also, we consider how much wood a beer must touch to qualify for an entry; Craig is gonna get so yelled at during rankings; and we implore someone at ICBG to let Randy Mosher check his coat. 

ABV Chicago Episode 460 – FoBAB 2022 Winners

Medal-Winning Beers Reviewed

Off Color Brewing – Tequila Barrel-Aged Beer for Tacos (Gose style beer aged in oak tequila barrels with lime juice and salt added) – Bronze in Other Pale Beer

Forbidden Root Brewery [Columbus ] & Derive Brewing Company – Well Positioned (Oak-fermented Saison) – Silver in Other Pale Beer

Ravinia Brewing Company – Spanish Cedar-Aged Steep Ravine (IPA aged w/ Spanish Cedar) – Gold in Other Pale Beer

Around the Bend Beer Co. – 1825 (Barrel-aged Raspberry Ale w/ Brett) – Silver in Wild Beer/Brett

More Brewing Company – Lucky Bamboo (Rum barrel-aged Tiki Sour w/ pineapple, passionfruit, lemon, lime, and bitters) – Silver in Fruit Beer

Mikerphone Brewing & Goose Island Beer Co. – Double LP: Side B (English Barleywine aged in bourbon barrels) – Gold in Barleywine/Wheatwine