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30 most memorable beers 2025

Craig’s 30 Most Memorable Beers of 2025

As has been discussed in my previous two years’ lists, breweries again were closing faster than they were opening. It seems to have slowed down when compared to 2024 (and maybe even 2023) but it’s still happening at an alarmingly...

top 40 beers 2025

ABV Chicago: Ryan’s Top 40 Beers of 2025

Of course there are plenty of stories of contractions and closings in the current reality of craft beer, but I truly believe this one thing: the best beer in history is being made right now. There’s never been greater technical...

gabf 2025

Craig’s GABF 2025

Another year, another Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Regardless of what’s going on the beer world at the time, GABF is always a bucket-list beer item that you should go to at least once. We’ve been fortunate enough to go...

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ABV Chicago’s Fantasy FoBAB League: 2023 Draft Results

With the Festival of Wood and Barrel-aged Beers returning this weekend for the 21st time and the awards set for Saturday afternoon (which you can stream from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild YouTube page at 2PM), we will be in attendance with our...