Top 40 Beers of 2023
The criteria for the list is simple: these are the best beers that I had this year that were (mostly) released this year. I undoubtedly left off many other great beers I had this year because I’m not a very...
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30 Most Memorable Beers of 2023
We started this podcast almost ten years ago. The following ten years have been a “best of times, worst of times” situation. Personal things, elections, and, you know, a global pandemic will do that. But throughout that span breweries have...
ABV Chicago’s Fantasy FoBAB League: 2023 Draft Results
With the Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beers returning this weekend for the 21st time and the awards set for Saturday afternoon (which you can stream from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild YouTube page at 2PM), we will be in attendance with our...
Episode 507 – Cruz Blanca Luchadors 2023
The seven barrel-aged beers that comprise this year’s Luchador lineup feature styles and ingredients we have rarely – or never – seen in the past, and no local “special release” lineup is getting as experimental as this one. Flavor master...
