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progression adjuncts

Episode 583 – A Progression of Adjuncts

Adding non-essential components to a brew – ingredients sometimes referred to as adjuncts – can evoke strong dessert flavors and even a heavy dose of nostalgia. But does adding more and more adjuncts actually make a beer better? We test...

progression barrels

Episode 582 – A Progression of Barrels

A decade ago, if a beer spent a few months in a single bourbon barrel, its release would cause fanfare amongst craft beer obsessives. These days, beers are blended from an increasing number of different barrels for extended periods of...

local historical

Episode 579 – Local & Historical

We get unreasonably excited when local breweries make historical and international styles that are infrequently brewed, so we jumped at the opportunity to bring five examples together. These suburban Chicago beers serve as tributes to centuries of brewing across three...

11 old faves

Episode 573 – 11 Year Blind: Old Faves

To recognize our 11th year of releasing this weekly podcast, we’re putting a new spin on our annual half-blind shows by…going old. We each divvied up the past years of the podcast and selected one favorite from a year until...