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Why Craft Brewers Are Migrating From Cities to Suburbs

Imbibe Magazine

Were positioning ourselves as a community gathering spot, Emerson says, little reason to travel far for fresh beer. ” Craft beers 2010s surge saw breweries settle in many cities run-down precincts, bringing manufacturing and nightlife to vacant factories and forlorn storefronts. Customer desire is a moving target.

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The 10 Best-Selling Craft Beer Brands of 2024

VinePair

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.

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The VinePair Podcast: Has Craft Beer Gotten Boring?

VinePair

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?

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

VinePair

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

VinePair

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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No Longer Just For Macro Lagers, Craft Beer Is Finally Embracing Rice

VinePair

Rice beer has roots in civilization’s earliest fermented beverages, and is a key part of some of the world’s top-selling beer brands. ( But despite — and in part because of — its mass-market appeal, rice has largely been overlooked by the craft beer industry. His Rice Kolsch is one of the brewery’s flagship beers.

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Wait, Russian Imperial Stouts Aren’t Russian?

VinePair

Take, for example, the Russian imperial stout — a beer style synonymous with the ominous jet-black, velvety, and rich brews that break through the double-digit ABV threshold. Along with sours and IPAs , Russian imperial stouts (RIS) have become one of the most coveted styles on the American craft beer market.

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