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Was June 2014 Chicago's Craft Beer High Water Mark? (+Events & Socials)

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

The amount of 10th anniversary events emerging over the last few weeks have made me wonder: Was May-June 2014 the busiest time in Chicago craft beer history? The Lagunitas Chicago taproom (RIP) opened in June 2014 with the Governor in attendance. Smylie Brothers opened their brewpub in Evanston in June 2014 as well (RIP).

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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts

VinePair

For pretty much the last two decades, the IPA has been the No. In that time, we’ve seen the beer industry go from malty English IPAs to dank West Coast options — teeth-chatteringly bitter double and then triple and even quadruple IPAs — to softer, fruitier, and hazier New England-style options. A masterpiece had been marred.

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BREAKING: Lagunitas Chicago Production Facility to Shutter

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Lagunitas Founder Tony Magee opened the facility in 2014, citing a need to get fresher beer to the Midwest and East Coast and to cut down on transportation costs. This Week's Beer News from GuysDrinkingBeer.com is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

Beer’d Brewing ’s Check Out My Trapper Keeper IPA and Against the Grain’s Citra Ass Down double IPA exist in the same beverage universe. “It Wink-wink weed speak and scents cultivate a fun-loving image and following, but most American drinkers like lager and not pungent IPAs. Last year, SweetWater released the 4.5

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Breweries Are Finding Fertile Partnerships With Gardeners and Plant Collectors

Imbibe Magazine

The striking flowers of woolly bluecurls, an evergreen shrub, lend a mix of candied lavender, mint, and pine to Island Brewing ’s HopLiner IPA. The youthful crowd is lively and engaged, and conversations run from conservation to why fruity hummingbird sage excels in IPAs. It was mostly the place that your grandmother likes to come to.

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Where to Drink in Tucson, Arizona

Imbibe Magazine

s flagship hazy IPA. SideCar Effectively straddling the line between elevated drinks and casual vibes, SideCar was an early entrant on Tucson’s craft cocktail scene when it was opened in 2014 by two local bartenders. “It is a place to pay homage to craft, history, and connection.” A whiskey and a Crème Brûlée doughnut at Batch.

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

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Temperance established itself early by taking home a GABF Silver for their Gatecrasher IPA in 2014, which went on to earn Gold in 2016. Yesterday afternoon, longtime Evanston brewer Temperance announced that their taproom would be closing on October 27.

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