{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 501 - Road to GABF: Far Flung IL Medals","description":"The Great American Beer Festival is right around the corner, and since we\u2019re attending again this year, we\u2019re providing an audio guide to what to drink at the fest while also sipping on some previous medal winners. These aren\u2019t just any Illinois medal winners; our four choices here are a good drive from Chicago while also representing more traditional styles. For the GABF preview, we cover what Illinois breweries are pouring, which \u201cnew-to-us\u201d breweries have us the most excited; whose familiar faces we can\u2019t wait to see; and which \u201csteady hand\u201d brewers can\u2019t be missed. Also, Ryan\u2019s sharing an irrational fear, we develop an open floor taproom concept to maximize turnover, and we both agree the judges are pretty good at what they do. Beers Reviewed Crystal Lake Brewing - Too Much Cologne (Kolsch) Sew Hop\u2019d Brewery - Alt 140 (Altbier) Mickey Finn\u2019s Brewery &amp;amp; Pub - Dark and Down (Dark rye lager) Tighthead Brewing Company - Scarlet &amp;gt; Fire (Irish red ale) &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.abvchicago.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27995757\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/27995757"}