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The 10 Weirdest Beer Names of All Time

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The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Weve seen bourbon barrel-aging work its magic on stouts , the IPA has birthed multiple substyles , and the number of craft breweries in the U.S. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Burial Beer Co.:

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The Return of Honkers: This Week's Beer News

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One of Chicago’s original craft beers is coming back. We broke the news of its discontinuation back in early 2019 , calling it “the end of an era” as Goose was pivoting to beers like Old Man Grumpy and Next Coast IPA. Earlier today, Goose Island made it official : Honkers Ale is returning to package format.

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How Guinness Led a Modern Nitro-Stout Takeover of Britain’s Pubs

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This pub, reopened in November last year, is run by Dubliner Oisín Rogers and Guinness has quickly become a central part of its appeal: More than 60 percent of the beer sold here is Ireland’s famous stout. Guinness is booming in Britain, at the head of a nitro-stout trend that shows little sign of slowing. or Ireland.

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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

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But beer tourism? Even then, taking a vacation devoted to beer is a harder thing to justify. Nonetheless, there are stellar breweries around the country that bring beer nerds to their taprooms every year to score their most coveted releases. Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. Curating such a list is no small feat.

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The 10 Weirdest Ingredients Ever Put Into Beer

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Putting unorthodox ingredients and adjuncts into beer is nothing new. Pumpkin beer has marked spooky season since the early ‘80s and the pastry stout boom of the mid-2010s saw everything from brownies and marshmallows to coffee and ancho chiles get added to brews. We’ve actually tried this one, and it’s pretty damn good.

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This Week's Beer News: Welcome Homewood

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The big story in Chicagoland beer this week happened about 30 miles directly south of downtown, where the long-awaited Homewood Brewing Company finally opened their doors. The big story in Chicagoland beer this week happened about 30 miles directly south of downtown, where the long-awaited Homewood Brewing Company finally opened their doors.

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The 10 Best-Selling Craft Beer Brands of 2024

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This may sound like a backhanded compliment, but while craft beer sales continue to slow, the situation isn’t nearly as grim as it was this time last year. craft beer sales totalled $4.7 Circana compiled the sales data into a list revealing the top 10 best-selling craft beer brands going into 2024. 28, 2024, U.S.