Tagged: Great Lakes

dipa nostalgia

Episode 631 – DIPA Nostalgia

In a time before hazy, there once was the Double IPA: malty, boozy, bold, and bitter. While some trends suggest the days of haze are a bit behind us, will we see a resurgence of the old school DIPAs of...

ipa all stars blind round 3

Episode 599 – IPA All-Stars Blind, Rd. 3

In our ongoing series that seeks to find the best IPA we can get our hands on, we keep this one  a bit more regional with five long-beloved and well-decorated beers from Indiana and Ohio. We taste one Hoosier beer...

flagship february

Episode 264 – Flagship February

Whether you see it as beer’s #version of Record Store Day or as a viral marketing ploy to drive sales for struggling brands, we here at ABV Chicago embrace these classics with open arms. And our arms are very open...

bitter pops advent calendar

Episode 254 – Bitter Pops Advent Calendar

Adults have proven time and again that all childhood nostalgia is better with booze, so beer advent calendars became a thing. Bitter Pops makes one of the best surprise 24-packs of beers, and they’ve outdone themselves this year. So we’re...