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february 2020

ABV Chicago Monthly Sampler: February 2020

For the month of February, Craig and Ryan’s lists are heavily local, though that’s mostly where the similarities end. Apparently, Ryan spent the most of the month drinking IPAs in his basement (it’s true), and Craig went looking for sours...

Ryan’s Top 50 Beers of 2019

The criteria for the list is simple: these are the best beers that I had this year that were released this year. Most of these were packaged but some were from draft pours or at festivals (if I had multiple...

oak park microbrew review 2019

Oak Park Micro Brew Review 2019

If your only experience with beer fests is attending the Oak Park Micro Brew Review each year, you’d think they were all run smoothly, with plentiful water, reasonably clean and available port-o-potties, and smiling brewery employees pouring a great mix...