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Brut Busts and Brett Who? The Next Big IPA Sub-Styles That Never Were

VinePair

In January, brewery president and cofounder Dave Thibodeau hit the slopes with a Ska snowboard that outlived its advertised beer: Moral Panic, a bone-dry brut IPA that debuted in 2018 and disappeared in late 2021. A fizzy, fragrant, Champagne-inspired IPA couldn’t hack it in a world gone hazy.

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Midwest, Mountain, and Northleft: Meet the Latest Regional IPA Styles

VinePair

Today, his legend swims on in another historical artifact, the English-style Commodore Perry IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Co. To attract a broader audience of IPA drinkers, Great Lakes leaned into its geography to create a balanced, subtly sweet, not-too-bitter Midwestern IPA. Bell’s Two Hearted IPA is a bellwether.)

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The 10 Best-Selling Craft Beer Brands of 2024

VinePair

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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IWSR Report: U.S. Alcohol Market Set to Regain Footing After ‘Reset Year’

VinePair

Although last year’s domestic alcohol sales were pretty grim, most are referring to 2023 as a reset year for the U.S. alcohol industry. Still, it’s not all doom and gloom for the beverage alcohol industry at large. IWSR predicts that excess inventory will likely have a continued effect on the market over the next few years.

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The VinePair Podcast: Diageo Bets Big on NA Spirits

VinePair

Last week, Diageo announced that it had acquired Ritual Zero Proof, the top-selling non-alcoholic spirits brand in the United States. Could this be Diageo buying up any potential competition to Seedlip, a brand that’s been in the portfolio since 2019? portend a similar trend here in the U.S.? Plus, an extended discussion of hotel bars.

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

VinePair

Around late 2019, the 4 Noses Brewing team assembled at its Broomfield, Colo., Flavor is now king, queen, and everything in between in the alcoholic beverage industry. Hard ciders and teas taste like popsicles , double IPAs evoke fruit punch, and Simply and Mountain Dew have spawned boozy spinoffs.

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Niche Sports and Games Are Helping Breweries Score Big

Imbibe Magazine

Customers wear brewery merch and congregate in taprooms, bantering about smash-hit IPAs and others that swung for the fences but fell short. Integrating activities creates “a healthier approach to alcohol.” Everyone’s a winner with a favorite IPA or lager in hand. Not everyone wants to spend afternoons analyzing tasting flights.

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