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This Week's Beer News: 2024 BCS Variants Officially Announced

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

We now know what this year’s Bourbon County Stout variants will be. Vanilla Rye is obviously a return to the near-iconic version released back in 2014 1 and Macaroon promises coconut, ginger and cocoa nibs, which sounds just fine to me. Hop Butcher’s Minted stout can continue on, free of competition. Or Andes Candy.

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Two Taproom Closures Announced (Plus This Week's New Beer Labels)

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Before we jump into the weekly label roundup, we have to acknowledge a couple of closure announcements that just hit the Chicagoland beer scene. Temperance established itself early by taking home a GABF Silver for their Gatecrasher IPA in 2014, which went on to earn Gold in 2016.

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The 10 Weirdest Ingredients Ever Put Into Beer

VinePair

Putting unorthodox ingredients and adjuncts into beer is nothing new. Pumpkin beer has marked spooky season since the early ‘80s and the pastry stout boom of the mid-2010s saw everything from brownies and marshmallows to coffee and ancho chiles get added to brews. We’ve actually tried this one, and it’s pretty damn good.

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Next Wave Awards Brewer of the Year: Derek Gallanosa

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Brewing , not to mention the feat of creating a new beer style, the beginning of Derek Gallanosa’s brewing journey was something of a pivot. It was a choice that involved sacrifice, and the beer world is better for it. “I Inventing a new style of beer is something every brewer dreams of. In 2017, that path took shape.

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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

They bonded over their love of beer, lamenting that few mainstream beer brands catered to the queer community outside of Pride Month. Left to right: Sarah Hallonquist (left) and Loretta Andro Chung, owners of Dyke Beer in Brooklyn. Photo by Eric Medsker; Shift Beer at Hopewell Brewing in Chicago. We refer to it as beer.

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Fertilized by Opportunity and Innovation, Cider Is Expanding Its Appeal

Imbibe Magazine

His intimate Los Angeles bar, Alma’s Cider & Beer , which opened in 2021, is a 558-square-foot jewel box bathed in three shades of blue, decorated with quirky dioramas and a chandelier evoking flying saucers. Alma’s Cider & Beer in Los Angeles: Anxo Imperial Cider (left). Craft beer distorts the concept of locality.

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

VinePair

The Mexican beer cocktail classically merges a lager with lime juice, hot sauce, and perhaps tomato juice or Clamato , with no two recipes alike. It was the most labor-intensive beer that we’d made,” Ramey says of the canned Michelada , first released in early 2020.

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