VinePair

AUGUST 29, 2024

Most craft brewers couldn’t imagine life without IPA. But at the Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, Texas, the vast majority of sales come from a very different beer style. Seven out of every 10 beers we sell is Shiner Bock,” says Nick Weiland, the brewery’s brand director. craft beer scene is a lot more varied than it might appear.

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Craft Beer IPA Beer Alcohol 109

VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

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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VinePair

OCTOBER 2, 2024

When the American craft beer boom took off in the 1990s, it didn’t take long before we got brews that were hopped to high heaven. But in the grand scheme of beer history, hops are actually a relatively recent addition. When the Bavarian beer purity law (a.k.a. all beer in Europe relied on gruit for the same purposes.

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IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 109

VinePair

JULY 3, 2024

If there’s one guiding law IPA devotees are taught at the beginning of their craft beer journey, it’s to drink their hazies fresh. For many, checking the canned-on dates on the bottom of IPAs is standard practice, and some are quick to pass up an otherwise automatic purchase if it’s more than a few weeks old.

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IPA Beer Muddling Craft Beer 116

VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

On Saturday, the Brewers Association (BA) announced the winners of the 2024 Great American Beer Festival. as the country’s largest professional beer competition. Approximately 9,200 beers and ciders were submitted from across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Bronze: IPA for Aliens, Masthead Brewing Co.,

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

They invited customers to gather around crackling flames with strong imperial stouts, barley wines, and plum-flavored winter warmers set to be transformed by the centuries-old German tradition of bierstacheln , or beer spiking. They heated fireplace pokers ’til glowing red, then plunged them into the malty, belly-warming beers.

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Beer Stout IPA Pilsner 198

VinePair

JUNE 6, 2024

Hazy IPAs have been the headliner of American craft beer since the early 2000s. These New England-style brews redefined what craft beer means in the United States, spurring the popularity of a plethora of new hop varieties and breweries across the nation to conjure the dankest, juiciest ales they can. Ogden, Utah “All of them!

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IPA Beer Craft Beer 122

VinePair

OCTOBER 10, 2024

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. billion gallons of beer per year.

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Beer Stout IPA Craft Beer 133

VinePair

JUNE 19, 2024

Over the past decade, IPAs have dominated the hearts, minds, and fridges of the beer drinking public. Some people joke that the acronym stands for “Immediate Profits Ahead” because of how much of a sure thing it is in the business, but today we’re going to discuss an IPA that sure wasn’t. Tune in for more.

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IPA Beer Wine 98

Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

It wasn’t long ago when nonalcoholic beer options in the U.S. In fact, the fast-growing category of nonalcoholic beer now includes NA alternatives in most beer styles. Note: If a beer contains less than 0.5 left much to be desired. Fortunately, U.S. Here are some excellent low-proof brews hailing from around the globe.

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Beer IPA Pilsner Alcohol 176

VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

The broad category of IPAs contains some of the most popular beers in the United States. Among them are hazy IPAs, the juicy, ultra-hoppy brews that captured the attention of American craft beer drinkers — and may never let go. Keep reading for picks from the beer pros. It’s a great off-the-radar beer.”

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

It’s no secret that the beer industry is going through a rough patch. Still, the scene is far from flat, and it’s chock full of new and emerging trends that serve as reminders that brewing and drinking a well-made beer will never truly go out of style — even if sales aren’t as robust as they were in their heyday. It’s only beer, folks.”

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Alcohol 108

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The beer business is constantly evolving. It long ago departed from European styles to the great American lager, and then again straight into the craft beer era. And after the initial boom of West Coast IPA, the cloudy New England style came along to dominate the scene. But these days, the beer consumer has a more varied palate.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Craft Beer 128

Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2024

It wasn’t long ago when nonalcoholic beer options in the U.S. In fact, the fast-growing category of nonalcoholic beer now includes NA alternatives in most beer styles. Note: If a beer contains less than 0.5 left much to be desired. Fortunately, U.S. Here are some excellent low-proof brews hailing from around the globe.

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Beer IPA Pilsner Alcohol 147

VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

annually collaborates with Venture Snowboards on a Ska-themed snowboard that might feature its logo, dapper skeleton mascot, or a new beer. A fizzy, fragrant, Champagne-inspired IPA couldn’t hack it in a world gone hazy. She was like, ‘That was my favorite beer. To this day, it’s still one of our favorite beers that we’ve made.”

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IPA Beer Bitters Alcohol 119

VinePair

JULY 3, 2024

In 2018, Gold Dot Beer’s Kevin Davey was working as the brewmaster of Portland, Ore.’s s Wayfinder Beer when he hit upon the idea of brewing an India Pale Ale with lager yeast. Hazy IPAs had yet to step into their role as the dominant substyle of the traditional West Coast variety, and this was the age of tinkering.

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IPA Beer 68

Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Where bitter IPAs and rich imperial stouts polarized beer drinkers, an approachable style of ale that originated in Cologne, Germany, is finding fans in beer enthusiasts and casual imbibers alike. We hear a lot of people say, ‘I don’t really drink beer, but I drink KSA,’” says Fort Point chief brand officer Dina Dobkin.

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Pilsner IPA Zero-Proof Beer 193

Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

They bonded over their love of beer, lamenting that few mainstream beer brands catered to the queer community outside of Pride Month. Left to right: Sarah Hallonquist (left) and Loretta Andro Chung, owners of Dyke Beer in Brooklyn. Photo by Eric Medsker; Shift Beer at Hopewell Brewing in Chicago.

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IPA Craft Beer Beer Pilsner 223

VinePair

MAY 5, 2024

This may sound like a backhanded compliment, but while craft beer sales continue to slow, the situation isn’t nearly as grim as it was this time last year. craft beer sales totalled $4.7 Circana compiled the sales data into a list revealing the top 10 best-selling craft beer brands going into 2024. 28, 2024, U.S.

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Craft Beer Beer IPA Stout 129

VinePair

JUNE 9, 2024

The same mantra applies to local beers. That’s why we compiled a list of the beers you should take home with you from every state. That means you’ll spy a lot of IPAs here, but you’ll also find plenty of seasonal stouts, dependable lagers, and eccentric sours, too.

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Beer IPA Stout Pilsner 136

Cheers

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Beer sales have been less than desirable as of late, to put it mildly. beer industry’s volume consumption decreased 4.4% Just two beer segments — imported and flavored malt beverages (FMBs) — achieved any volume growth and that wasn’t enough to offset the significant decline of other domestic beer categories.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Alcohol 76

VinePair

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On Wednesday, award-winning actor Tom Holland announced the launch of BERO, a lineup of non-alcoholic beers. Crafted in collaboration with American brewers, the brand’s NA beer is available in three styles: Kingston Golden Pils, Edge Hill Hazy IPA, and Noon Wheat. For me, BERO is personal.

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Alcohol Beer Pilsner IPA 84

VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

craft beer has been around so long that it’s experienced several significant booms and several subsequent busts. If craft breweries were once started by people with a pure passion for drinking “better beer,” eventually they started to be seen as easy money by entrepreneurial types. Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Co.):

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Beer Craft Beer IPA Stout 140

VinePair

JANUARY 11, 2024

Unlike wine enthusiasts, beer nerds face one particular restriction when they get their hands on a grailed bottle of suds: There’s really no saving it for a special occasion. Does Beer Expire? No, beer doesn’t expire per se. Luckily, most beer these days comes in cans, so lightstrike isn’t as much of a threat as it once was.

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Beer IPA Stout Pilsner 124

VinePair

JANUARY 23, 2024

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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Beer IPA Stout Pilsner 136

VinePair

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Regardless of location or the effort it takes to get there, when the beer is of a certain echelon, some folks are willing to sacrifice atmosphere for good brew. To find out what those red flags are, we consulted with 10 beer pros from around the country. Zach Mack, travel and drinks writer and owner of ABC Beer Co. ,

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Beer Bartender Bartending IPA 119

VinePair

JUNE 23, 2024

But beer tourism? Even then, taking a vacation devoted to beer is a harder thing to justify. Nonetheless, there are stellar breweries around the country that bring beer nerds to their taprooms every year to score their most coveted releases. Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. Curating such a list is no small feat.

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Beer Stout IPA Live Music 126

VinePair

AUGUST 15, 2024

Imagine, though, if you could take an unlimited stash of just one beer to have on hand during your potentially indefinite stay. I love New England IPAs and I love West Coast IPAs, but I might have to go West Coast here because it’s hot and I want hops with a little more crispness. Here’s what they had to say. Probably Pliny.

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Beer IPA Bitters Craft Beer 119

VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

On a 2006 hike in Everglades National Park, beer lover David Kleban shared his idea of starting a brewery with his dad, who jokingly responded that David would drink all of his own profits. “I I then figured that if I made enough beer, that problem could be solved,” David says. Maine Beer Co. started by perfecting one beer.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 98

VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It used to be that once a week there was an exciting one-off beer release that had fans rushing to breweries and stores — and then rushing to social media to post their scores. But then came the pandemic, the rise of seltzer-loving Zoomers, and what seemed to be the end of anyone giving a damn about rare beer releases.

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Stout Beer Craft Beer Pilsner 122

VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

now has a selection of local microbreweries, there are still moments that call for a good old macro beer. You might find yourself in a dive bar or at a sports arena without a wide selection of craft brews, or you could end up at a party or tailgate where the hosts have opted to lean into a more affordable beer lineup.

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Beer Pilsner Bartender Bartending 127

VinePair

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Putting unorthodox ingredients and adjuncts into beer is nothing new. Pumpkin beer has marked spooky season since the early ‘80s and the pastry stout boom of the mid-2010s saw everything from brownies and marshmallows to coffee and ancho chiles get added to brews. We’ve actually tried this one, and it’s pretty damn good.

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Beer Stout IPA Infusions 128

VinePair

JUNE 11, 2024

With nearly every conceivable IPA variant, from cold to milkshake to hoppy absurdity , and stouts barrel-aged and pastrified to the nth degree, it seems that craft beer has reached a point of all-time stagnation. This grim state of affairs begs the question: Has craft beer gotten boring? appeared first on VinePair.

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Craft Beer Beer Stout IPA 93

VinePair

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the dawn of craft beer, bars have played a pivotal role in the boom of American brewing. Nowhere is this more true than at the more specialized spots: the beer bars, as we know them, with their thoughtful selections across tap lines and bottle lists, and their dedication to service, atmosphere, and education. Sales have slowed.

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Beer IPA Bar Craft Beer 142

VinePair

OCTOBER 30, 2024

When autumn rolls around, the beer aisle tends to mimic the foliage. These seasonal offerings tend to get a bad rap from die-hard beer purists who insist that all pumpkin ales are sickeningly sweet wastes of fridge real-estate. Unfortunately, this sentiment doesn’t apply to every fall-adjacent beer on the shelf.

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Beer Rum Stout Bitters 116

VinePair

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While some may reach for a Hot Toddy , Buttered Rum , or some spiked hot cocoa, there are also many beers that are the perfect complement to winter weather. So, what makes a beer suitable for frosty days and frigid nights? That’s why we asked 13 brewers for their go-to cold weather beer. I’ve made black IPAs to black kolschs.

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Beer Stout IPA Rum 124

VinePair

MAY 2, 2024

We all know Citra and Mosaic bring all the beer nerds to the taproom, and Old World noble hops like Tettnagner and Saaz have served as the backbone of lagers and pilsners for hundreds of years. That means many beers get pumped full of the same varieties time and time again, for better or worse. Derek Gallanosa, head brewer, GOAL.

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Beer IPA Pilsner 119