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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now

VinePair

And though people love to loathe them, IPAs are the current bread and butter of the American craft brewing industry. Part of the style’s success are its numerous substyles, which have allowed IPAs to straddle nearly every major beer category on the market. There’s very little that the IPA hasn’t been able to achieve.

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More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality

VinePair

Most craft brewers couldn’t imagine life without IPA. In those pockets of regionality, amber lagers, Scotch Ales, fruited sours, traditional beers, and other recipes are almost as popular as IPAs. I mean, I love IPAs. I mean, I love IPAs. Occasionally, they even represent the best-selling craft beer on the market.

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Exploring the Best Non-Alcoholic Beers Across the US

Dry Atlas

Since 2021, I’ve closely followed the non-alcoholic (NA) beer space and witnessed the rise of small-to-medium-sized breweries crafting their own NA beers, often serving them locally or in taprooms, with some even expanding into national distribution. Their Red Martian IPA and West Coast IPA are among the best I’ve had.

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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

Beer’d Brewing ’s Check Out My Trapper Keeper IPA and Against the Grain’s Citra Ass Down double IPA exist in the same beverage universe. “It Pelican deemphasizes the easy-drinking, low-alcohol beer’s style parameters. “We IPAs might be craft brewing’s most popular style, but some drinkers remain apprehensive to embrace them.

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

Cheers

N/A Brews on Fire One type of beer experiencing an uptick in sales is alcohol-free brews. Joshua James, CEO and owner of alcohol-free bar and bottle shop Ocean Beach Cafe in San Francisco, notes that no-alcohol beer always gets the largest part of the market share compared to other zero-proof beverages.

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Fertilized by Opportunity and Innovation, Cider Is Expanding Its Appeal

Imbibe Magazine

It was pigeonholed as a drink for kids,” says Alex Doman, the co-founder and CEO of AVEC Drinks , which makes an alcohol-free cider flavored with cardamom. They’re beverage-alcohol drinkers.” That increasingly means high-alcohol everything. Imperial ciders would slot nicely next to juicy IPAs. At convenience stores, 19.2-ounce

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Better Drinks Take Flight

Imbibe Magazine

Pacific Northwest-based Alaska Airlines serves Straightaway canned cocktails and Stumptown coffee from Portland, Oregon, as well as a custom-brewed IPA from Seattle’s Fremont Brewing and the nonalcoholic Electro Lime Cerveza from Northern California’s Best Day Brewing.

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