Tagged: Cruz Blanca

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Episode 323 – SIP Hops

We’re sheltered-in-place (SIP) and slamming way more of some killer hoppy beers than normal, because we don’t actually have to share. In our first remotely-recorded episode, we overcome a brief technical glitch before returning to what feels very normal: Craig...

Ryan’s Top 50 Beers of 2019

The criteria for the list is simple: these are the best beers that I had this year that were released this year. Most of these were packaged but some were from draft pours or at festivals (if I had multiple...

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30 Most Memorable Beers of 2019

The Year in Beer 2019 featured some well-tread areas – shocking (and some not-so-shocking) brewery sales, cramming your grocery store shopping cart in the mash tun – along with some that we didn’t see or expect, such as hard seltzer...

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Episode 305 – Cruz Blanca Luchadors 2019

At some point, these guys can’t stay “underrated” or “under the radar” with the ridiculous blends and adjunct-enhanced beers from barrels they release every year. The Cruz Blanca Luchador series may still be young in the Chicago specialty release annual...