ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast · ABV Chicago

Decembeers

·1 hr 28 min·5 clips
A dark lager surprises with intense mulled wine and fruitcake notes, leaving the hosts in awe.
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. They share humorous anecdotes, like a Madonna-filled Uber ride, and express surprise at how well each beer delivers on its holiday themes.

As heard by us

A loose holiday hangout that settles into a sharp, layered IPA tasting.

Decembeers spends its first stretch on holiday logistics: concert plans, $40 parking, a rough exit, and an Uber ride with Madonna on the soundtrack.

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Holiday beer talk hits Salt Shed parking, a Madonna-blaring Uber, and a beer that keeps unwrapping itself.

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