The 11th annual Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer (FoBAB) came and went this past Saturday (in a definite blur for most attendees). The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild continues to make this the preeminent event for beers of this kind, and as a first-time attendee, I found it extremely easy …

Like a fine barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout, Beer Hoptacular continues to improve with age. The 4th annual fest, which hosted about 2000 …