ABV Chicago Podcast

top 40 beers 2025

ABV Chicago: Ryan’s Top 40 Beers of 2025

Of course there are plenty of stories of contractions and closings in the current reality of craft beer, but I truly believe this one thing: the best beer in history is being made right now. There’s never been greater technical...

gin

Episode 621 – Let The Fun Be Gin

For the first time in Barrel-Aged December history, we have a whole show of gin barrel-aged beers – and we’ll tell you why that’s something of a rarity. With an all-star lineup of breweries, nothing here is a letdown –...

fobab winners 2025

Episode 620 – FoBAB Winners 2025

We’re hot on the case of the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers 2025’s best medal recipients (that we have access to), and we’ll solve the mystery of whether or not the gold medal winner in this bunch will actually...

decembeers

Episode 619 – Decembeers

Taking a break from our usual Barrel-Aged December, we round up five festive beers that’ll help make the holidays go down a lot easier. We span styles to appreciate the mostly-local lineup and their different seasonal inspirations while narrowing down...