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We Asked 22 Brewers: What’s the Best New Beer of 2023?

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In a year when some breweries closed and others bought golf courses , when hazy IPAs matured and New Jersey‘s governor did exactly the opposite, a cornucopia of new beers came out (and promptly got checked in). So, what new brews impressed and refreshed in 2023? Oh, and of course, crisp helles while spending time in Germany.

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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. In 2023, TBA volume increased by 1 percent globally, and IWSR expects that the U.S.

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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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We Asked 15 Brewers: What’s the Most Overrated Beer Style? (2024)

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The beer industry had a difficult year in 2023, and perhaps some of its stalwarts are beginning to feel a bit stale. From hazy IPAs to pastry stouts to smoothies lactosed within an inch of their lives, here are the ones the pros believe have been given more credit than they’re due. Is beer simply facing massive growing pains?

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The 19 Best New Breweries of the Year, According to Beer Pros

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Yet amid this talk of doom and gloom, hundreds of hungry upstarts still enter the chat each year — according to preliminary data from the Brewers Association , 420 new beer makers opened in 2023 — determined to provide a fresh point of view with fresh product, proving their mash paddle worthy among the industry’s elite. Hot Plate Brewing Co.

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10 Valentine’s Day Cocktails For 2024

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And if you need more, here are the Valentine’s Day recipes from 2023, plus a bonus round of themed drinks. Tamworth Distilling Flora gin or non-alcoholic gin substitute 2 oz. dry sparkling rosé alcoholic or non-alcoholic Instructions Stir the first four ingredients together over ice in Collins glass.

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What’s Driving U.S. Beer Sales in 2024?

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in 2023 to 2.68 Anheuser-Busch’s Bud Light, long the top-selling brew, in 2023 slipped to number two, behind Modelo Especial, following a consumer boycott of Bud Light after a controversial marketing move. N/A Brews on Fire One type of beer experiencing an uptick in sales is alcohol-free brews. How much have things changed?

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