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Brut Busts and Brett Who? The Next Big IPA Sub-Styles That Never Were

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In January, brewery president and cofounder Dave Thibodeau hit the slopes with a Ska snowboard that outlived its advertised beer: Moral Panic, a bone-dry brut IPA that debuted in 2018 and disappeared in late 2021. A fizzy, fragrant, Champagne-inspired IPA couldn’t hack it in a world gone hazy.

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The Spice Is Right: Why Brewers Are Betting Big on Micheladas

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Flavor is now king, queen, and everything in between in the alcoholic beverage industry. Hard ciders and teas taste like popsicles , double IPAs evoke fruit punch, and Simply and Mountain Dew have spawned boozy spinoffs. Having lower alcohol makes it more accessible.” We love to think about the Michelada as a blank canvas.”

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Where to Drink in Tucson, Arizona

Imbibe Magazine

opened their first café in 2012, highlighting local goods such as the Sonoran-grown chiltepin peppers that go into their cult-hit cold brew. s flagship hazy IPA. Stop by the taproom for one of their signature Micheladas and an event like drag tarot bingo. Exo Roast Co. It is a place to pay homage to craft, history, and connection.”

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The Mount Rushmore of Craft Breweries, According to 8 Beer Experts

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Start a brewery, crank out some IPAs , and you, too, could become a millionaire! Their Pale Ale might be the most iconic craft beer ever made; their Celebration IPA one of the most seasonally beloved. Hill Farmstead: The first time I went to visit Hill Farmstead, circa 2012, a guy advised that I print out Mapquest (Mapquest!)

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Niche Sports and Games Are Helping Breweries Score Big

Imbibe Magazine

Customers wear brewery merch and congregate in taprooms, bantering about smash-hit IPAs and others that swung for the fences but fell short. Integrating activities creates “a healthier approach to alcohol.” Everyone’s a winner with a favorite IPA or lager in hand. Not everyone wants to spend afternoons analyzing tasting flights.

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The Most Iconic Cease and Desist Cases in Drinks History

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offers a few crowd-favorites, including its Fuzzy Baby Ducks IPA and its Star Wars-inspired Imperial Stout Trooper. Arnold Palmer Enterprises Inc.: New England Brewing Co. vs. Lucasfilm Ltd. Connecticut’s New England Brewing Co. Regardless, Icarus’ brew is a banger, and Hershey didn’t come out of the ordeal looking all that cool.

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How the Brits Got Bored of Brewdog

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Unhappy Insiders Manifest’s working relationship with Brewdog ended in 2019 amid a row over an alcohol-free beer , but Myers insists there are no hard feelings. Much ire was focused on Charlotte Cook, who worked at Brewdog between 2012 and 2014 and is now head brewer at Coalition Brewing in London.