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GABF 2018 – The Unofficial Strategy Guide

Going into our fifth year attending the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, we feel like we’re starting to get better at it. With over 800 breweries pouring more than 4,000 unique beers, it’s necessary to make a pre-fest plan...

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GABF 2018 – Illinois Breweries Pour Lists

There are a fair amount of Illinois breweries attending the 2018 Great American Beer Festival (GABF), so who better than us (um, a lot of people!) to provide a list of what the Illinois breweries are pouring and our recommendations....

Episode 230 – SaisOn The Shelf

Our love of saisons runs deep – far deeper than our technical knowledge of them – but nevertheless, we get excited when we see new saisons filling up our local beer stores.

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Episode 228 – Candy and Cakes

It’s like an hour-long cheat day, for on this episode, we indulge in everything sweet and sugary to enrobe ourselves in stouts just in time for the summer. We review five stouts that all feature a bevy of big flavors...