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ABV Chicago @ABVChicago

A weekly beer "review" podcast since 2014. It’s not that serious.

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ABV Chicago@ABVChicago
5 Jun 2024
Get revved up like a deuce for our latest episode where we blind taste light-ish lagers from @HopButcher @OldIrvingBeer @noonwhistlebrew @PollyannaBrewCo and @RevBrewChicago to decide what’s dominating our coolers this summer. Listen: bit.ly/BlindLightLager

Episode 539 – Blinded by the Light Lagers - ABV Chicago

After years of pushing boundaries with flavor, craft beer has come all the way back to banking on uncomplicated light lagers built for summer coolers. For this episode, we test out five local...

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Craig’ 30 Most Memorable Beers of 2024 is up! Featuring @HeavyRiffBeer @RevBrewChicago @HalfAcreBeer @AverieSwanson @@HoldOutBrewing @mikerphonebrew @maplewoodbeer @LiveOakBrewing @G5BrewCo @TriptychBrewing @HopButcher and many more! bit.ly/CraigMemorable24

Craig’s 30 Most Memorable Beers of 2024 - ABV Chicago

At the beginning of last year’s listicle, I warned about breweries starting to close. We lost some ones close to us in 2023, but that paled in comparison to 2024. It seemed like every week another...

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It’s less than 48 hours until @GABF 2024! Check our list below to strategize your visit with suggested pours and medal winners from 50 breweries you shouldn’t miss at this year’s fest. bit.ly/GABF24CantMiss
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Holy Toledo! Craig recently traveled to Toledo, Ohio and brought back beer from @InsideTheFive @MaumeeBayBrew @TwinOast @earnestbeer and Pavlov's Brewing Company! bit.ly/ToledoBeer

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Happy Birthday to our P-Nut 🎉 @pnut 📸: Chelsea Hope
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Time to celebrate more barrel-aged beers (MoBAB) with some offerings from @BuckleDownBeer @thirdspacebrews @PipeworksBrewin @OldIrvingBeer @ForbiddenRoot, an unexpected kids in taprooms take, and we sort out some @johncusack 80s movie details. bit.ly/MoBAB4

Episode 538 – MoBAB 4: Barrels in Space - ABV Chicago

Our fourth installment of drinking more barrel-aged beers (MoBAB) at about the halfway point to FoBAB lifts off into orbit with four different styles aged in bourbon and whiskey barrels. Sipping...

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We finally get some @LiveOakBrewing beers on the show to enjoy with some smoke, some "food is homework" examples and important beer storage information. Everything you need to start your day! bit.ly/LiveOakBC
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We've been wanting to do an entire @jesterkingbeer show for 10 years and, thanks to Craig's recent Austin trip, we finally get to! Craig brings Cronch to a whole new level, Ryan considering a tattoo straight off a label, and we leave Gary the goat alone. bit.ly/JesterKingBrew
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It's Deep Wood Hot Stove season and it's burning right now with the release of Supermassive Café Deth as well as two variants - Stoopermassive Café Deth and Supermassive Café Mocha Deth. Be careful, though, as these big boys go down easy. bit.ly/SupermassiveDW
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Non-barrel-aged barleywines are scarce but we managed to get 2 American ones (@MoreBrewing @MiskatonicBeer) and 2 English ones (@OffcolorBrewing @werkforcebrew). Craig's first mp3 and Ryan's early glimpse of summer are revealed too! bit.ly/StrBarley
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Everything's bigger in Texas, so our Texas show features 6 beers from @MartinHouseBrew @HoldOutBrewing @AverieSwanson @TrueAnomalyBeer @goodlinebeer @TheFamilyBeer #acopon as well as Craig trying to become a series regular on the @TheBearFX! bit.ly/TheTXShow
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We’re going back to the barrel - for a fifth time! - with @CWBrewing @BinnysBev @HopButcher @sainterrantbrew @OldIrvingBeer, discuss different foodstuff café possibilities, and practice the ancient art of the Soul Burp. bit.ly/BttB5

Episode 529 – Back to the Barrel 5 - ABV Chicago

Just as the season can't decide if it's going to get warm or stay cold, we choose to get nice and toasty with four barrel-aged stouts we've gathered over the past few months from local sources. The...

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21 Mar 2024
Listen as @ABVChicago talk with @HeavyRiffBeer co-owner Rick Hagen about the past and "future" 😉 of the brewery before they try a lineup of five standout beers.
ABV Chicago@ABVChicago
20 Mar 2024
St. Louis' @HeavyRiffBeer has been opened for 10 years so please forgive us for taking so long to get to their beer. We try 5 outstanding beers and Craig has a talk with owner Rick Hagen about the past, present, and future of Heavy Riff. bit.ly/HRBrewing
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St. Louis' @HeavyRiffBeer has been opened for 10 years so please forgive us for taking so long to get to their beer. We try 5 outstanding beers and Craig has a talk with owner Rick Hagen about the past, present, and future of Heavy Riff. bit.ly/HRBrewing

Episode 528 – Heavy Riff Brewing - ABV Chicago

St. Louis' Heavy Riff Brewing has built a strong local following since 2013, and their mix of experimental styles, barrel-aged beers, and rock-n-roll sensibility has started to make its way up the...

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Have you seen this label? It absolutely owns.
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With West Coast DIPAs now starting to emerge from the haze, we try some from @PollyannaBrewCo @MiskatonicBeer @MWCBrewing @maplewoodbeer @OldIrvingBeer, talk about the features of Craig's new chair, and put some hops in the Hop Hall of Fame. #hopHOF bit.ly/ChiWCDIPAs
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Thanks to Benji and Suzanne we sample what Asheville, NC has to offer featuring @HillmanBeer @WhistleHop @BurialBeer @cloudwaterbrew, Zillicoah, and Cellarest. Join us as we put on bread weight and get a spritz of that @RedVines perfume! bit.ly/AsheNC
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Keep cool (?!) with our February 2024 picks from @OldIrvingBeer @RevBrewChicago @OffcolorBrewing @OECBrewing @HoldOutBrewing @AverieSwanson @solemnoathbeer @PhaseThreeBrew @whitelabs @mikerphonebrew @ThirdWheelBrew and more! bit.ly/Feb24MS
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Baltic Porters seem to be on most brewery's tap lists these days so we do our style study with ones from @goldfingerbeer @OldIrvingBeer @ImperialOak @PhaseThreeBrew @BlackHorizonBrw. Craig becomes Greg and Ryan trolls the Young Sheldon podcast! bit.ly/BalticLocal
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As a long time & current Forest Park resident, Ryan’s reaction to this news: FUCK. YEAH. Welcome to FP, @casa_humilde!!
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28 Feb 2024
Casa Humilde comes to Forest Park Brothers Javier and Jose Lopez journey from homebrewing to opening their first independent restaurant forestparkreview.com/2024/02…
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