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The Highest-Rated Beer in Every State (2024) [MAP]

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2023 was a tough year for the American brewing industry, with overall beer production and imports down 5 percent year-over-year. But despite the doom and gloom surrounding the future of beer, Americans are still drinking their fair share of the stuff. According to beer shipment data and U.S.

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Taplines: The Controversial Rise of Big, Honkin’ Pastry Stouts

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Pastry stouts — sweet, saccharine, indulgent beers built on flavors more common to a bakery than a brewery — emerged toward the end of last decade as a coveted, if occasionally maligned, pseudo-style of craft beer. But who can we thank for the advent of the modern marvel that is the pastry stout? Tune in for more.

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

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As with any exceptional wines and spirits one has over the course of a lifetime, the best beers should linger long after the last sip, lip smack, and smile. So, what new brews impressed and refreshed in 2023? It’s a gorgeous and artfully crafted beer, and it’s a lot of fun to drink.” Providence, R.I. Greeley, Colo.

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This Week's Beer News: Asahi Acquiring Octopi Edition.

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Not only is Octopi going to start brewing Asahi Ultra Dry for this continent, but per the press release they’ll also apparently be brewing beer for a Czech brand owned by Asahi called Kozel, at a time when Czech-style beers are still in their ascendancy. The Mad Tap , a self-pour beer bar in Tipton, is now open.

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

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Among them are some of the more hype-y styles shaking up the industry since the craft beer boom. Some people scoff at these popular beers, while others line up to snag the first tastes of them. The beer industry had a difficult year in 2023, and perhaps some of its stalwarts are beginning to feel a bit stale.

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This Week's Beer News - Black Friday and Beyond

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I spent money on Bourbon County Stout. Not only did they have a wide variety of variants available for purchase, they also had beers from last year available too. So I am now the proud owner of a 2022 BCS Coffee and a 2023 BCS Bananas Foster. 5 per month gets you all sorts of fun extra beer labels (news related to those below!)

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