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Episode 406 – Cruz Blanca Luchadors 2021

Add a 2021 FoBAB Gold Medal to the many reasons why Cruz Blanca’s seasonal barrel-aged beer release is not to be missed, but you hopefully already knew that anyways. For this one, we chat with head brewer Jacob Sembrano before...

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ABV Chicago’s Fantasy FoBAB League: 2021 Draft Results

(If you’re interested in running your own Fantasy FoBAB league, check out our setup and Power Rankings in this post. But you might want to hurry…) With the Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beers returning this weekend and the awards...

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Episode 405 – Barreled Souls

We’re finally caught up on Craig’s summer Northeast trip which took him to Barreled Souls, who do 100% oak-fermented beers out of their Maine location. The flavors are big and bold, and some work much better for us than others....