{"podcast":{"title":"ABV Chicago Craft Beer Podcast","slug":"abv-chicago-craft-beer-podcast-201068","podcast_index_feed_id":201068,"rss_url":"https://abvchicago.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.abvchicago.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/5/d/1/c5d16183b5cf8d18/libsynbllogo.jpg","author":"ABV Chicago","episode_count":665,"summary":"A Chicago-based craft beer podcast with beer and events reviews. Visit our website at www.abvchicago.com!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T02:20:03.731376+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abv-chicago-craft-beer-podcast-201068"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 653 - U.S. Open Beer Championship Illinois Winners 2026","slug":"episode-653-u-s-open-beer-championship-illinois-winners-2026","published_at":"2026-08-12T12:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abv-chicago-craft-beer-podcast-201068/episode-653-u-s-open-beer-championship-illinois-winners-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abv-chicago-craft-beer-podcast-201068","url":"https://abvchicago.libsyn.com/episode-653-us-open-beer-championship-illinois-winners-2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/abvchicago/ABV_Chicago_653_US_Open_Winners_IL.mp3?dest-id=176039","summary":"The U.S. Open Beer Championship, started in 2009, is the third-largest competition that recognizes and rewards beers from all over the world - and this year, Illinois brewers collected a considerable amount of hardware. We drink through five medal-winning beers while talking about the competition itself and looking back on some past years' winners as well. Also, Craig is thrust into an awkward \"you-make-the-call\" situation; Ryan recaps his U.S.O.B.C. mini-taproom tour, and we want to know exactly what makes a beer \"extreme.\" Beers Reviewed Mikerphone Brewing - Misty Mountain Hop (Gold in American Pale Ale) Forbidden Root Brewing Company/Ology Brewing Co. - Sprinkles Required (Gold in Collaboration Beer) Flipside Brewing - Monochrome Dream (Bronze in New England/Juicy/Hazy IPA) Brothership Brewing - Exoplanet (Silver in West Coast Style IPA) Werk Force Brewing Co. - Humongous Chungus (Silver in Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Specialty)","meta_description":"The U.S. Open Beer Championship, started in 2009, is the third-largest competition that recognizes and rewards beers from all over the world - and this ye…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5705,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/abv-chicago-craft-beer-podcast-201068/episodes/episode-653-u-s-open-beer-championship-illinois-winners-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/abv-chicago-craft-beer-podcast-201068/episode-653-u-s-open-beer-championship-illinois-winners-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}