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

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So, what new brews impressed and refreshed in 2023? This New Zealand-style pilsner is dry hopped with Rakau, Nelson Sauvin, and Motueka, all grown by Freestyle Hops, who are putting out some of the best hops in the world. In general, I gravitated toward balanced and lower-alcohol, yet flavor-forward, beers.

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Champagne-Style ‘Bière Brut’ Is a Rarity, Despite Its Cork-Popping Appeal

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The combination of two distinct flavor profiles might confuse some drinkers, as could its Champagne-like alcohol level of 11.5 Connoisseurs appear to agree: In 2023, Gde won a gold medal in its category at the Brussels Beer Challenge , the first such contest in which it was entered. And then comes the beer. Champagne is my earth.

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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. With that being said, my vote would go for New Zealand pilsners. Some people scoff at these popular beers, while others line up to snag the first tastes of them. 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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The 2024 Beer Growth Brands Award Winners

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We polled our beverage alcohol retailers, bar and restaurant operators and other industry professionals to find out. Modelo, a Mexican pilsner-style brew from Constellation Brands, had taken the top spot from Bud Light in 2023 after Bud Light took a serious hit following a consumer boycott. The company launched Heineken 0.0. —

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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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The Drinks Brands You Can Expect to See at the 2024 Olympics

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On the less exciting end of the Olympic milestone spectrum, this will be the second Summer Games in a row where alcohol won’t be available for sale or purchase at stadium venues, following 2021’s events in Tokyo. Due to the pandemic, fans weren’t in attendance, so the lack of booze wasn’t much of a letdown.)

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