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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

In 2017, Andro Chung co-founded Dyke Bar Takeover to bring pop-up queer parties and LGBTQ+ artists to straight bars and spaces. They bonded over their love of beer, lamenting that few mainstream beer brands catered to the queer community outside of Pride Month. “I A bad experience with bitter beers can linger.

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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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Every Voodoo Ranger IPA, Tasted and Ranked

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New Belgium has played a major role in shaping the craft beer industry as we know it. Then came the now-infamous Voodoo Ranger, a rebrand of the brand’s Ranger IPA. The original 2017 line consisted of just two beers: the Voodoo Ranger IPA and Imperial IPA. Voodoo Ranger Fruit Force IPA ABV: 9.5%

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Fertilized by Opportunity and Innovation, Cider Is Expanding Its Appeal

Imbibe Magazine

Craft beer distorts the concept of locality. In 2017, José and Shani Gonzalez, who are second-generation Mexican immigrants, blended the concept of aguas frescas, refreshing drinks made by mixing fruit with water and sugar, with Pacific Northwest apples to create La Familia Cider. “Our Know what else is fruity and juicy?

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The 30 Best Breweries in the Country Right Now, According to Beer Bars

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Since the dawn of craft beer, bars have played a pivotal role in the boom of American brewing. Nowhere is this more true than at the more specialized spots: the beer bars, as we know them, with their thoughtful selections across tap lines and bottle lists, and their dedication to service, atmosphere, and education.

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Better Together: Why Craft Breweries Are Sharing Taprooms and Brewing Systems

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Since founding Primitive Beer in Longmont, Colo., in 2017, Brandon and Lisa Boldt have worn every conceivable hat. As demand for craft beer spiked throughout the 2010s, breweries expanded to slake drinkers’ seemingly endless thirst for IPAs. “We In hindsight it was a mistake.” s facility in Vista, Calif.

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Niche Sports and Games Are Helping Breweries Score Big

Imbibe Magazine

Beer is a reward for exertion, or what fans grip and sip while rooting for home teams and underdogs. Customers wear brewery merch and congregate in taprooms, bantering about smash-hit IPAs and others that swung for the fences but fell short. People attach themselves to sports the way they’ve attached themselves to beer,” Ashburn says.

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