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

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

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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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The VinePair Podcast: Diageo Bets Big on NA Spirits

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

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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 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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Why Craft Breweries Are Still Launching Hard Seltzer Brands

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Among its medal-winning IPAs and pilsners, Green Cheek regularly offers multiple hard seltzers, including purple-tinted Lavender Lemonade. It’s just sugar water that you ferment to make alcoholic water, and then you add whatever flavors you want.” “They’re just like, ‘Oh man, seltzer is just continuing to decline. Nobody cared.”

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Who Let the Fizz Out? Why Bubble-Free Booze Is on the Rise

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percent ABV Funny Water , carving a new niche in non-carbonated alcoholic drinks that, unlike wine or most cocktails, aren’t too strong. Seeking new audiences, companies are packaging hard teas, alcoholic refreshers, and fruit-infused vodka waters that deliver flavor, not fizz, making for smoother drinking. He’s pineapple jalapeño).

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