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Review: Stone Delicious Hazy IPA and Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA

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New brews from our buddies at Stone Brewing, both in the IPAverse… Stone Delicious Hazy IPA – The newest addition to the Stone Delicious family is this spot-on hazy, a creamy and fruit-filled expression of tangerines, mangos, apricots, and lemon — all bright as could be but set against a backdrop of creamy, vanilla-scented malt.

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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts

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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.

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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now

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And though people love to loathe them, IPAs are the current bread and butter of the American craft brewing industry. Part of the style’s success are its numerous substyles, which have allowed IPAs to straddle nearly every major beer category on the market. There’s very little that the IPA hasn’t been able to achieve.

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BREAKING: Lagunitas Chicago Production Facility to Shutter

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The taproom’s birds-eye-view onto the brewing and packaging space was a unique way of “touring” the facility along catwalks with pints of IPA, Lil’ Sumpin’ Sumpin’ and Lagunitas Sucks. A view of the two massive brewhouses at Lagunitas Chicago.

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The 10 Best-Selling Craft Beer Brands of 2024

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Among the coveted list-makers are several breweries from Colorado, California, and Michigan, showing that despite the prolonged hazy IPA craze of New England, the western pockets of the U.S. Regardless, the brand continues to impress with its stalwarts and season offerings, like 2022’s Dank Dust IPA.

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San Diego Beer Week Sets November Dates For 2024 Celebration

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The IPA-focused Beerfest will also serve non-hoppy beers for those who prefer other styles, but a fan vote will be conducted by Brewery DB’s virtual tap list to determine the People’s Choice Hoppy Beer Award. For the eighth time a Capital of Craft IPA collaboration beer will be released for San Diego Beer Week.

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The 10 Weirdest Ingredients Ever Put Into Beer

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But in 2015, the team outdid itself with Big Ass Money Stout. 3: Squid Ink In 2014, at the helm of the Black IPA trend, 3 Sheeps’ founder and brewmaster Grant Pauly wasn’t fully satisfied with how black IPAs were manifesting as a true IPA variant. “It 3 Squid Ink Black IPA was born. It always bugged me.

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