Ryan’s Top 50 Beers of 2020
The criteria for the list is simple: these are the best beers that I had this year that were released this year. In the past, I had included festival and draft pours that obviously were not much of an option...
Tagged: Sierra Nevada
ABV Chicago Monthly Sampler: November 2020
Each month, we like to highlight twelve beers we found personally interesting, delicious, or exciting from (mostly) local sources with the hopes of passing on our recommendations to those that are interested in reading arbitrary reviews. Some of these drinks...
ABV Chicago Monthly Sampler: May 2020
As I sit here assembling this post, taproom patios in the suburbs are preparing to open for the first time in months. Chicago won’t be far behind. While I’m excited for a return to somewhat normalcy, I’m also hesitant to...
The French Press Beer Experiment: Girl Scout Cookie Edition
Back in December of 2019 while holiday shopping at IKEA, I came across the UPPHETTA – specifically, the 13.5 oz. model of their French press selling for an absurdly-low $6.99. (The 34 oz. model is only a buck more, by...
