Tagged: phase three

rice lagers

Episode 554 – Rice Lagers

Using rice as a fermentable in an adjunct lager has been common in Japanese brewing for a long time, and recently more American craft brewers have made their own versions with an emphasis on the remarkably dry finish of the...

ba coconutz

Episode 552 – BA Coconutz

Like some sort of softball-sized, hairy drupe falling from a tree to knock us on the head, within this lineup of four beers is a surprise that almost completely brings the show to a grinding halt. But otherwise, it’s a...

late summer beer guide

ABV Chicago’s Late Summer Beer Guide

We may be on the other half of it, but there’s still plenty of summer left – and you have a lot more beers to drink.  Summers don’t have to be all about mass-produced hard seltzers and macro lagers. If...

apa style

Episode 546 – APA Style

For all the high concept shows we’ve done over the past decade, we were shocked to learn that we’ve never just focused on the American Pale Ale – those clear, approachably hoppy styles of old. We have five Chicagoland examples...