Imbibe Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

In the ever-innovative realm of craft beer, staying on top of trends, styles, and new releases is practically a full-time job (just ask our contributing editor Josh Bernstein ). I was reminded of this recently as we tasted through a lineup of rice beers, most of which were newer releases from smaller craft breweries.

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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. But these days, the beer consumer has a more varied palate. To find out what the next big thing in beer is, we asked 12 brewers which style they see on the rise.

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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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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. We refer to it as beer.

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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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VinePair

JUNE 10, 2024

People have been enjoying beer for thousands of years, with the earliest brews believed to have been used for sustenance rather than intoxication at the dawn of the agricultural age. These bilsenkraut gardens served as the namesake for several towns, including the Czech town of Pilsen, the birthplace of the beloved pilsner.

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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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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. Silver: Groundswell, Single Hill Brewing Co.,

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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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VinePair

DECEMBER 31, 2024

But if the French brewer Godefroy Baijot has his way, at least a few folks will be toasting to health and happiness in 2025 with his new Champagne-style beer, Gde, which uses the same mthode traditionnelle as Champagne, though with 100 percent malted barley instead of grapes. And then comes the beer. To clarify, Gde is not a brut IPA.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And no matter what your typical drink of choice is, the undisputed champ of beverages to wash down those wings is beer. After all, salty foods beg for a crisp, refreshing sidekick — think about how burger-and-beer combos are traditionally served with a Budweiser or a Miller. So why limit your options to macros?

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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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VinePair

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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. It’s a gorgeous and artfully crafted beer, and it’s a lot of fun to drink.” North Park Beer Company Kiwi to Bogey 5.4% Providence, R.I. Greeley, Colo.

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VinePair

MARCH 12, 2024

In the age of over-the-top cocktail presentations and $30 Martinis , sometimes it’s just refreshing to indulge in a simple beer and a shot. That’s why one brave Reddit user took to the r/bartenders subReddit channel to pose the question: “ What is your go-to shot and beer combo?

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VinePair

JANUARY 28, 2024

Read on for the wine and beer pastry pairings you shouldn’t miss. Croissant and Czech Pilsner Credit: Mahyar Motebassem via Unsplash & ibWR111 – stock.adobe.com You may be surprised to see that our suggested pairing for croissants is not a French wine.

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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.

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VinePair

JULY 18, 2024

Beer is practically synonymous with baseball, BBQ, and the beach. Their answers ranged from nostalgic New England classics to dry, hoppy cans and even a classic beer cocktail. Here are some thirst-quenching picks from the people who know beer best. Reformation’s Cold One Pilsner is something I can always depend on.

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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. So without further ado, from the regional lagers to the hard-to-find grails, here are the beers best enjoyed as souvenirs. Nonetheless, we went with Pipeworks Brewing Co. sorry, Goose Island.

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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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VinePair

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Beer and pizza go together like cookies and milk, peanut butter and jelly, and Thelma and Louise. But in April 2024, one advertising agency tasked with marketing a Colombian beer brand found a way to hack the pizza curfew and sling a few beers in the process. with a history that dates back all the way to 1929.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 27, 2023

If you compiled all of the headlines covering craft beer over the past 12 months and gave your summation on the state of the industry, you might grumble something about a Bob Dylan song in between sips of your Flavortown spiked fruit punch. If you want great beer and good vibes, look no further: GOAL. What did I enjoy the most?

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

German-born head brewer Vera Deckard, who co-owns Künstler with her husband, Brent, crafts a rotating lineup of playful yet traditionally inspired beers like the Texas Chainsaw Triple and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Märzen. Künstler Brewing’s Cold School West Coast Pilsner.

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VinePair

MARCH 28, 2024

Rich and complex, Russian imperial stouts are differentiated from other dark beers by both strength and apocrypha. According to Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines, Russian imperials should be high in ABV (8–12 percent, well-hopped (50–90 IBU), and “very dark reddish-brown to jet black.”

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VinePair

JANUARY 29, 2024

When planning some of the first recipes at Dallas’s Vector Brewing , head of brewing Tomás Gutierrez looked to beer’s origins. The earliest beers made thousands of years ago were a kind of porridge or beer soup made from cereal grains. There was a Mexican pozole-inspired smoked beer, with a full hog’s head in the boil.

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VinePair

JULY 10, 2024

Making beer has long been the proving ground for innovative technologies, from the earliest mercury thermometer and first saccharometer through the introduction of the cylindroconical fermenter and on to the modern hop torpedo. If you put 10 beers in front of them and one or two are molecular, they will not be able to pinpoint them.”

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Cheers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The beer industry’s struggles have continued this past year as consumers gravitate to spirits and cocktails and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages, more of which seem to hit the market each week. But among the people whose drink of choice is beer, what are the favorite brands today? To commemorate its 195th anniversary, D.G.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Depending on what country you’re in — and in some cases, what part of a country you’re in — the beer style can take on many different forms. There are dozens of beers that technically qualify as lagers , whether or not “lager” is even in the name: pilsners, modern-day porter s, bocks, dunkels — the list goes on. 5, 1842.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In light of recent news that Diageo intends to sell off all beer brands besides Guinness , it appears as if globally distributed beer is weakening. With the exception of a few industry juggernauts, is the only real option for survival as a beer brand to be a local, or regional, operation? Tune in for more.

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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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VinePair

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Days before Thanksgiving, Cloudburst announced its nostalgic winter warmer with a self-deprecating Instagram post (it’s a “beer you can drink one can of [and] leave a second can in the back of your fridge”) that became a potent sales pitch. Credit: Samuel Adams No beer is immune from vanishing or evolving. The outcry was as expected.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Take the beer industry by comparison: Some brewers may want to make funky saisons and offbeat pilsner styles, but they still make IPAs because thats what the people want. Listen Online Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify The article The VinePair Podcast: Varietal Wine Still Reigns Supreme appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When the VinePair team isnt busy working at HQ, were in the field doing what we do best: scoping out the best cocktails, wine, and beer in the five boroughs. On the beer front, craft breweries and bars impressed us with their frothy pours and bold flavors that are well worth a visit, too.

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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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VinePair

JANUARY 17, 2024

There’s no shortage of cheap beer out there, but 6-packs that hover below the $1 mark are practically unheard of. And while it may sound like an urban legend that one uncle likes to tell when he reminisces about his college days, it turns out such a beer did, in fact, exist. The Pabst-owned brew clocked in at 3.2 Even in the ‘70s, G.I.s

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Before the first round of American craft beer booms in the ‘60s, pretty much all the domestic breweries until then were founded by European immigrants who brought their skill sets to the new world. These brewers were making beers using hops varieties brought over from their native countries. What Are Old World hops?

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Early Guinness slogans touted the beer as a strength-building brew that can wake you up and bolster your health. It’s pitch black, leading one to believe that its contents might go down more like a milkshake than a traditional beer. And filling or not, Guinness is arguably a “light beer” calorie-wise.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 23, 2024

New Belgium has played a major role in shaping the craft beer industry as we know it. The original 2017 line consisted of just two beers: the Voodoo Ranger IPA and Imperial IPA. The original 2017 line consisted of just two beers: the Voodoo Ranger IPA and Imperial IPA. Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA ABV: 9.5%

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