ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast · ABV Chicago

Let The Fun Be Gin

·1 hr 27 min·5 clips
Ryan and Craig are stunned by a gin barrel saison that fills the room with lemon, funk, and horse blanket aromas.
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. They discuss the history of barrel-aged gin and rank the beers, with Afterthought's saison coming out on top. The episode also addresses the end of a longtime sponsorship and a plea for Patreon support.

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A jukebox gripe leads into a cranberry beer that keeps shifting between gin and fruit.

Episode 621, Let the Fun Be Gin, opens in a barroom frame with a jukebox and the annoyance of being stuck with B-sides on odd-numbered picks. It settles into a cranberry beer with gin character, and the tasting stays grounded in the details: an orangish-pinkish-red pour, a thick…

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You want a weird beer chat that starts with a jukebox gripe.

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