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taste the summer

Episode 644 – Hop Roundup: Taste The Summer

Bare knees and tight tees on patio dads call for some hopped-up brews to pair with that carefully-curated summer vibes playlist, and we’re here sampling a half dozen interesting locals. We’re also considering what makes warm weather food vs. cold...

mobab 6

Episode 638 – MoBAB 6: Back In The Groove

After a few months of recovery from Barrel-Aged December, we’re back in the wood groove with four big beers from a Mt. Rushmore of Chicago’s best breweries. Two stouts and two barleywines make the lineup here, and we’re going to...

fobab winners 2025

Episode 620 – FoBAB Winners 2025

We’re hot on the case of the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers 2025’s best medal recipients (that we have access to), and we’ll solve the mystery of whether or not the gold medal winner in this bunch will actually...

fobab 2025

Best of FoBAB 2025

At this point, the Festival of Wood & Barrel-Aged Beers is such a well-oiled machine you’d think they’re lubing the gears with 16% stouts, but none of that happens by accident. Though this write-up will put the focus on the...