ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast

Hosts Ryan and Craig taste five dark beers from local Chicago breweries, including a Schwarzbier, Mexican dark lager, oatmeal stout, Czech dark lager, and black IPA.

Ryan and Craig review Revolution Brewing's Deep Wood beer lineup, including Dithyrana, Mineshaft Gap, Sur Lee, and Barley Winery DBXOJ La Cerise, with humorous tangents about bread raves, fedoras, and personal anecdotes.

Hosts Ryan and Craig break from their annual barrel-aged beer tradition to review five diverse holiday beers, including a rye lager, dark Bohemian lager, adjunct-heavy IPA, Belgian Christmas ale, and peppermint stout.

The hosts toast to the closures of Miskatonic and Alarmist breweries, sharing personal stories and tasting six of their beers.

Hosts Ryan and Craig taste and review five gin barrel-aged beers, including saisons and a triple, while sharing personal stories about gin and jukeboxes.

Ryan and Greg explore wine-inspired beers, tasting four unique brews including a 3-year-old Maplewood sour, a sangria-inspired sour from Microphone Brewing, a champagne-like beer from New Glarus, and a barleywine from Half Acre.

The hosts review a selection of hoppy beers from San Diego, including session IPAs, double IPAs, and murky IPAs, while debating fun topics like Bruce Springsteen's jorts.

Hosts Ryan and Craig explore nostalgic double IPAs, tasting and reviewing five classic beers while sharing personal stories about their craft beer journeys.

The hosts revisit a fun episode from November 2025, featuring beers from Cincinnati-area breweries like Listerman, Sonder, and Madtree, while humorously dissecting the bizarre menu of Criss Angel's restaurant Kablip.

Hosts Ryan and Craig taste and review four rare barrel-aged beers from Hop Butcher, including stouts and a barley wine, while humorously discussing absurd product mashups like Denny's syrup shoes.

The hosts discuss a Cheez-It pizza experience and review craft beer from Zool Beer Company.

The hosts joke about a seasonal pumpkin spice-scented product for men, leading to absurd humor.

The hosts discuss a 'torture test' of adjunct-laden beers and share a humorous anecdote about being obsessed with rug cleaning videos.

The hosts discuss the declining sell-out rates of beer festivals like GABF and Faux Bab, and propose lookalike contests as a way to boost attendance.

The hosts discuss a mysterious dark bus they've seen on their commutes, then transition into a beer review episode.

The hosts discuss their upcoming GABF experience and brainstorm themed areas for the festival, then taste and rate IPAs in a blind round.

The hosts discuss a blind hazy IPA throwdown between Pittsburgh and Chicago beers, and reminisce about Chicago food they miss.

Host Ryan introduces a laid-back episode at Miskatonic Brewing, discussing the brewery's vibe, upcoming Oktoberfest, and sponsors.

The hosts celebrate their 600th episode by interviewing Matt Gallagher from Suncatcher Brewing and Half Acre about a new brewing concept and Chicago beer history.

The hosts visit Goldfinger Brewing Company and interview Tom Beckman about the brewery and beer.