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GABF 2019: Ryan’s 40 Best Beers

Still the biggest and best beer fest around, this year’s Great American Beer Festival featured over 800 breweries, which is roughly 10 percent of the breweries operating in the U.S. at this point in time. Over 2,000 beers were poured,...

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GABF 2019: Illinois Pour List Preview

For the first time in its 38 year history, the Brewers Association has decided to reveal the list of beers pouring at the festival long before the festival app drops a day or two before the festival. This allows for...

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Episode 294 – Road 2 GABF

In this long-awaited sequel, we are filling our meters with GABF excitement as we talk about the upcoming fest while drinking some local medal winners. We sample four Chicagoland beers that have previously earned medals – and deservedly so. There’s...

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ChiSox Craft Beer Fest 2019

The Chicago White Sox are no strangers to craft beer. They installed the Craft Kave in the Bullpen Sports Bar for the 2017 season which, at the time, featured at least 75 different options. That was successful enough, so they...