VinePair

JANUARY 24, 2025

While anyone who understands economic bubbles knows the craft beer industry isnt set up for an impending nosedive, there is a kernel of truth there: Whenever theres tremendous growth in a given industry, at some point, theres going to be a pullback. What weve witnessed over the past few years is craft beer pulling back.

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VinePair

JANUARY 7, 2025

Now, with white wine in a renaissance phase and bargoers gulping Guinness at unprecedented rates , we look to the next calendar year and ponder what lies ahead. Listen Online Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify The article The VinePair Podcast: What Will 2025 Bring for the Drinks Industry? Tune in for more.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 31, 2025

The beer “is slightly sweeter and more full-bodied than German pilsners and with a slightly lower hopping rate” and has an awesome name. On February 15, the newly created American Craft Beer Hall of Fame will announce their inaugural inductees. Double Barrel night sounds like a headache-y morning would follow.

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Beer Stout Craft Beer Pilsner 246

VinePair

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Beer professionals on either side of the bar carefully follow whos doing what and have strong opinions about which beer makers you should keep an eye on going forward. What stands out in 2025? Alexander Gates, beer judge and writer , Honolulu, Hawaii. Their reasons are various. Cerebral Brewing Denver, Colo.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 3, 2025

All alcohol-containing beers are taken off the taplist for this monthly event, and bartenders instead serve the brewerys Two Frays Near Beer. The staff also removes wine, cider, and liquor from the taproom, and instead serves alcohol-free wine, cocktails, and other beverages from Open Road , TLC Libations , and Jackworth Ginger Beer.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 17, 2024

We bore witness to the continued decline of craft brewing and watched as beloved brands like Duckhorn , The Famous Grouse , and Charles Smith Wines changed hands. Flashy cocktails designed for social media virality took over; hard seltzer got a high-ABV boost in an attempt to stay relevant; and diet wines grew in popularity.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Many of these have medaled at top spirits competitions, like Costco’s bourbon, which claimed a top prize at 2017’s New York World Wine & Spirits Competition. These are all released under the Kirkland Signature label, the same house brand that appears on the retailer’s coffee, canned tuna, bottled water, and, yes, beers.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The craft beer world is filled with passionate opinions and nowhere more so than among those who wield notebooks and pens. Ask any three beer writers to name the countrys single best brewery, and youre likely to get over a dozen well-argued responses, from the totally obvious to the truly arcane. August Schell Brewing Co.

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Beer IPA Pilsner Craft Beer 136

VinePair

JANUARY 3, 2025

Since its founding in 2017, Athletic Brewing Company has become one of the biggest names in the NA beer market. It may not be the first NA beer brand to hit the scene, but it was the first one to consistently capture the look, feel, and flavor of craft beer in the NA space. beer containing less than 0.5 In the U.S.,

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Alcohol Beer IPA Pilsner 119

VinePair

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Demand for beer, particularly hop-heavy craft beer, has slowed significantly in the past half-decade. wine business, which is desperately trying to get rid of grapes as demand for wine declines. Put another way: The craft beer market has a shitload of stock-keeping units (SKUs) doing very little sales volume.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Still, my penultimate column of 2024 was a reflection on the year that unfolded for the countrys ~9,700 breweries, so it feels editorially appropriate to use these inches to look ahead to 2025. The long-awaited/-feared arrival of the 2025 USDA dietary guidelines. Whether the mortar between Big Craft and Small Craft finally crumbles.

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