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hop roundup heating up

Episode 593 – Hop Roundup: Heating Up

In our second of our quarterly “random hoppy things” episodes wherein we gather notable hop-driven drinks from local breweries, we have a murderers’ row lineup to lead us into the warmer months – and we even include one non-beer. The...

beer under glass 2025

Beer Under Glass 2025

The official kickoff for Illinois Craft Beer Week and the unofficial kickoff for drinking outside nearly everyday for the next four months, Beer Under Glass moved to the Harris Theater rooftop at Millennium Park for 2025 – and it was...

mosaic immersion therapy

Episode 586 – Mosaic Immersion Therapy

For as long as we’ve been reviewing beers, Craig has struggled with perceiving the Mosaic hop’s aroma and flavors to the point that we’ve diagnosed him with the first-ever case of Mosaic Blindness. So Ryan set out to cure (or...

helles lagers

Episode 584 – Helles Lagers

We’re taking another style deep dive ABV-style with the pride of Munich: the Helles Lager. We try a German classic before exploring four local interpretations of the unfussy easy-drinking style, but as always, it’s the variations that make it interesting....