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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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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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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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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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Review: Deschutes Brewery Late 2023 Releases

Drinkhacker

B+ / $12 per six pack Deschutes Brewery Fresh Squeezed IPA (2023) – This IPA launched in 2014 and seems to have undergone some changes since then — and notably it has lost a hyphen. It’s now “Fresh Squeezed,” not “Fresh-Squeezed.” Still 6.4%

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Where To Drink in Salt Lake City, Utah

Imbibe Magazine

Fisher brews more than 100 unique varieties per year, from their flagship pilsner to experimentally hopped IPAs to a classic British mild. The bar first opened in 2014 as a kind of placeholder while awaiting a full liquor license, with version 2.0 They are one of our favorite breweries in the state,” adds Gardner.