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One of Chicago’s original craftbeers 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.
paracaidistamx A post shared by @paracaidistamx They’re kicking things off with three new beers at Pilot Project Chicago this afternoon, and you have to love any brewery that launches with a hoppy saison as their flagship. Go check it out.
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By Mike Gurr, Vice President of Operations at Gruvi For 15 years, I was deeply immersed in the world of craftbeer. My trajectory in the beer industry—marked first by unbridled enthusiasm, a period of stagnation, and then great uncertainty—in many ways mirrors the industry’s own evolution.
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In 2019craft distilling was hot and it was about how many new markets you could open. In 2019, craft distilling was hot and it was about how many new markets you could open,” Katrincic says. “It’s The question that I continually ask is, are we craftbeer in 1995 to 2001, when there was a correction that happened?”
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The strategy was to make everyone as passionate about craftbeer as we are,” he adds. Unhappy Insiders Manifest’s working relationship with Brewdog ended in 2019 amid a row over an alcohol-free beer , but Myers insists there are no hard feelings. The same is not necessarily true in Britain’s craft-brewing world.
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