Tagged: Alarmist

smoke shop

Episode 478 – The Smoke Shop

Seemingly popping up on more local taplists than ever, smoked beers are moving past being a niche brewery-only oddity. We find five beers that enlist smoked malts in their production to give off a surprising variety of flavors – and...

gabf 2022 part 2

Episode 454.2 – GABF 2022 Part Two

For the 40th year of GABF – and the first festival in three years – we had to go bigger than ever, so much so that we couldn’t fit it into one episode. Even though Ryan stayed behind in Illinois,...

haze court

Episode 429 – Haze Court

We’ve been summoned to do our civic duty in Haze Court, giving five hazy beers their due process through our arbitrary…arbitration. We’re ready to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that we should drop the charges against haze, and sentence...

january 2022

ABV Chicago Monthly Sampler: January 2022

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...