ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast
1) Episode 618 - Deepest Woodest
Two things are absolutely certain when it comes to Revolution's yearly Deep Wood releases: one is that all the beers are going to be slightly varying levels of excellent, and the second is that we wil...Show More
2) Episode 617 - Bourbon County 2025
Just in time for another Black Friday, we sat down with our good friend Ryan Tracy at his Beer on the Wall shop out in Elmhurst to sample through this year's somewhat uninspiring (but very well made) ...Show More
3) Episode 616 - 1840 'Til Infinity
This episode is a tribute to the great 1840 Brewing out of Milwaukee and a celebration of the beers and memories they made during their years of operation. If you can help the Vetter family during th...Show More
4) Episode 615 - IPA All-Stars Blind Rd. 5
The latest installment in our journey to discover America's best IPA, we're going coast-to-coast for a pretty special lineup that'll help us further define what makes an IPA both an "all star" and, uh...Show More
5) Episode 614 - Pitt Fall
At the tail end of summer, we recorded this little gem when we knew we'd need it most to help keep us thinking warm thoughts as the temperature falls faster than the leaves. When our friend Aaron Keef...Show More
6) Episode 613 - Deth Proof
The barrel storm that is Revolution's Deep Wood series rages on throughout the Fall and Winter months, so we're catching up on the last release of their Deth's Tar stout and its variants - and this ye...Show More
7) Episode 612 - Torture Test 9: Circles of Adjunct Hell
Unnecessarily crammed with junk, this year's spooky six-pack is an adjunct party that no one ever wanted to be invited to, as we're on to our ninth iteration of the infamous Torture Test. We both try ...Show More
8) Episode 611 - FoBABlin’: 7th Barrel Heaven
In our annual leadup to Chicago’s best beer fest, we’re talking all about the Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers as it is set to return early in November this year. Along with drinking and reviewi...Show More
9) Episode 610 - GABF 2025
Denver is the closest to Heaven that we’ll ever be, and we don’t want to go home right now. Broadcasting amongst the Rocky Mountains (from our very cushy hotel room), we file our annual report on Amer...Show More
10) Episode 609 - Triptych Quadriptych
One of Illinois’ best breweries rarely makes it up to Chicagoland shelves, so when Craig had a chance to go down to Savoy for a visit to Triptych Brewing, he loaded up for our fourth featured show in ...Show More