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Episode 540 – The Half Acre Report

CHICAGO (ABV) – With the 15th anniversary of the American Pale Ale that changed craft brewing in Chicago – Daisy Cutter – we file an urgent report on Half Acre beers recently released and break some news about the potential...

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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...

GABF 2023: Ryan’s Top 40 Beers

After taking a week or so to gather my thoughts and review my notes, I came up with this (extremely arbitrary) top 35 list of the best beers I had on the GABF floor. Following this list, I’ve also highlighted...

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GABF 2023: The Recap

The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) returned once again for its 41st year in 2023. About 9,300 beers were judged from 2,033 breweries for the awards portion and more than 500 breweries poured on the festival floor. While some interesting...