PUNCH

AUGUST 20, 2024

Craft beer brewers like Stillwater Artisanal are making “postmodern”beers brewed for flavor instead of specific styles like lager or IPA.

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Craft Beer Beer IPA 322

PUNCH

APRIL 17, 2024

Today, beer whales—and their attendant hype—are few and far between. Just a few years ago, brewers could reliably expect hundreds of enthusiasts to swarm their special releases.

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Beer 337

Imbibe Magazine

MAY 5, 2024

There’s no denying the supreme drinkability of a cold, crisp rice beer, as industry stalwarts like macro Japanese breweries Sapporo and Asahi demonstrate. But smaller craft brewers are increasingly tinkering with the style, recognizing the mass appeal of a clean, crushable beer while still experimenting with their own interpretations.

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Beer Pilsner Bitters Craft Beer 252

VinePair

JANUARY 27, 2025

At a craft beer bar in Brooklyn called Queue Beer , all of the 24 taps feature premium and hard-to-find beers but one tap faucet stands apart from the rest. Rarely seen even in top beer bars, it requires a special technique to properly operate, allowing for more nuanced control of beer flow than the standard on-off tap faucet.

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Beer IPA Bartender Bartending 116

PUNCH

JANUARY 4, 2024

The surging N/A beer market has plenty of standout, crave-worthy options. Here are the best nonalcoholic beers to try right now.

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Beer 342

PUNCH

MARCH 21, 2024

Beer flights are a divisive debate in craft beer. For some, they are unnecessary holdovers. For others, they're a key to accessibility.

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Beer Craft Beer 339

PUNCH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Oktoberfest beer is everywhere, but the popular style can be confusing. Here, craft brewers explain the two camps: festbier and märzen.

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Beer 300

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

moorsbeer A post shared by @moorsbeer They’ve been added to our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map. Go buy a few beers at any of these places if you can: Reminder: Only Premium Subscribers are being sent Wednesday label updates via email. Casa Humilde is offering beer pitcher and hot wing specials ($20 craft pitchers?

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Beer Craft Beer Stout Bartender 130

Guys Drinking Beer

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When we think about 2023's best beer and our favorite beer experiences, here's what we'll look back on fondly: The post Our 2023 “Best Beer” and “Best Beer Experience” Roundup appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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Beer Bottling 243

VinePair

JANUARY 27, 2025

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Naming beer is an integral part of any brewerys marketing. Regardless of whether or not this tactic works, weve encountered some delightfully bizarre beer names along the way.

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Beer IPA Stout Craft Beer 115

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Before we jump into our usual Wednesday roundup of labels, a bit of sad news: If you’ve ever enjoyed an American-made sour beer, you owe a debt of gratitude to Ron Jeffries, who passed away this week. I’d encourage you to share a toast with a wild or sour beer that you love as well.

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Beer Bottling 246

Chilled Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Summer is a great time for lighter, refreshing beers. And while it’s tough to beat the appeal of a classic pilsner or hoppy, piney IPA, one of the best choices for the summer months is a refreshing, balanced wheat beer. Now that you have learned a little bit about wheat beers, it’s time to find some to drink.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Craft Beer 264

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 14, 2024

So much stuff going on over the next few days, but before that, a gentle nudge as we head into this Father’s Day weekend, where it’s possible someone might say something like, “Hey, did you hear that Hulk Hogan has a beer coming out? It’s been all over the news in the past few days!”

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Beer IPA 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Sketchbook’s celebration is already on their calendar as well, and while not a true Oktoberfest celebration, I think it’s worth mentioning that the Metropolitan beers from Short Fuse are getting a proper release party (with brats and schnitzel) one week from today. We’ll be out there with you. Nice to see.

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Beer IPA Happy Hour Stout 264

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 235

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

One of Chicago’s original craft beers is coming back. We broke the news of its discontinuation back in early 2019 , calling it “the end of an era” as Goose was pivoting to beers like Old Man Grumpy and Next Coast IPA. Earlier today, Goose Island made it official : Honkers Ale is returning to package format.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Stout 246

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If you have only been drinking beer for a few years, you might not realize that one of the most popular beer styles is fairly contemporary. Now that youve learned a little about this highly popular beer style, its time to find some to drink. Tree House Julius If you only buy one beer on this list, make it Tree House Julius.

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IPA Beer Bitters 263

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 7, 2024

The amount of 10th anniversary events emerging over the last few weeks have made me wonder: Was May-June 2014 the busiest time in Chicago craft beer history? Hailstorm Brewing also celebrates ten years of beers with a party on Saturday and a special anniversary release of their GABF medal-winning Prairie Madness Pale Ale.

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Craft Beer Beer IPA 264

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 21, 2024

One of these new labels took me on a journey down a rabbit hole of UK lager miscellanea, and you’re coming along for the ride, thanks to… The New Illinois Beer Label of the Week: Yes, that’s Wrexham as in Wales, as in the football club, and also as in the UK’s oldest lager brewery ( per their website ). Plus: Rizz.

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Beer Club Gin 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 22, 2024

Subscribe now If you’re looking to drink a beer outside, Block Club has a list of 200+ outdoor spaces, patios, and beer gardens around Chicago (including their dog-friendly status and a map). Forbes recommended 8 beers for summer drinking , including Belgian at the Beach by the new-to-town Cerveceria Paracaidista.

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Beer Stout Craft Beer Pub 246

Guys Drinking Beer

MAY 6, 2024

We came, we saw, we drank -- here are our thoughts and some of our favorite beers from Beer Under Glass 2024 at Union Station. The post Beer Under Glass 2024: We Came, We Saw, We Drank. Here’s Our Recap appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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Beer 246

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

If there is any place better to enjoy a crisp, refreshing beer than out in nature, I haven’t been there. And that is, fittingly, how I plan to enjoy my four-pack of Hopworks ‘ new Organic West Coast IPA brewed for the Earth to Beer campaign. For Earth Day, or any day, go drink some beer outside.

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IPA Beer Pilsner Bitters 245

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 8, 2024

Howdy, friends — and happy Beer Label Wednesday. This beer comes courtesy of Church Street and appears to be timed perfectly for party-barge drinking on Lake Bloomington (the Green Gables logo on the label is for a bar, restaurant and grocery store nearby). Always fun when that happens.

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Beer Whiskey Bar Bottling 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

… “It has been an amazing 15 years across two states creating and enjoying delicious craft beer and food. While this is a heavy decision and pulls at my heart, I know Haymarket will continue making great beer and food for its ever-growing fanbase,” said Crowley.

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Beer Craft Beer 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Tomorrow, over a hundred people will be gathering for the brew day of Vibes Since 1920 , a collaborative beer slated for release in March for Women’s Month. ” The variety of participants in this project runs the gamut across the beer enthusiast spectrum. . ” That’s a lot of people around one brew deck.

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Beer Liquor License IPA Craft Beer 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 22, 2024

If you’re looking to get out and about over the next few weeks, the events calendar is still pretty dang full while breweries wait for warmer, more beer-friendly weather to arrive. On Saturday you can celebrate International Orval Day at The Beer Temple , one of the official destinations for the annual festivities.

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Craft Beer Beer Stout Happy Hour 241

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 19, 2024

Get 20% off for 1 year Last night’s birthday beers included a Gnosis Brewing Gnack lager, a Farm Club Schwarzbier and a Hop Butcher Grid IPA. Waypost Brewing Company is hosting a traditional kolsch service in their beer garden tonight from 4-9pm. Here’s the full beer list that’ll be pouring at the party.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 246

Cheers

JANUARY 13, 2025

As one ofNew York Citys few female certified Cicerones and the general manager of the Treadwell Park beer hall and sports bar,Katherine Benecke has built her career around celebrating exceptional brews. Shes also seen the rise in nonalcoholic beers , not only for Dry January and Sober October but throughout the year.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Pub 93

Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Beer Churros with Chocolate Stout Sauce The only thing better than fried bits of sweet, beer-soaked dough (aka beer churros)? Dipping them in a beer-spiked chocolate sauce. Looking to make something sweet for your Valentine this year? From cupcakes to ice cream sandwiches, here are some boozy dessert ideas to choose from.

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Brandy Stout IPA Beer 240

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today, we’re bringing you an exclusive first look at this year’s Craft Beer Week pint glass, courtesy of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild. Only breweries can pre-order at this point; the rest of us will have to just get ready to grab one of these glasses from participating breweries once Beer Week kicks off in mid-May.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Promoter 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The New Illinois Beer Label of the Week: No argument here, Pipeworks. In a week filled with turmoil, conflict, transition and anger, we can all agree on one thing! Dinosaurs are totally cool.

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Beer 130

Spiritz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Carlsberg Denmark will now brew its beer with regeneratively grown barley. million litres of beer. A portion of this will go into a special edition of Carlsberg beer that will be made entirely with regeneratively grown barley. Approximately 500 tonnes of the harvested barley will produce up to 3.3 It will be released next year.

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Beer Pilsner 107

VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

This is not to say that Russians themselves considered beer to be the same thing as soda, but the classification did allow for the sale and consumption of beer to be treated as such. The first measure, a 200 percent tax hike on beer, went into effect in 2010. and put restrictions on the advertisement of alcoholic beverages.

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Beer Alcohol Vodka Wine 79

PUNCH

MARCH 19, 2024

For brewer DeWayne Schaaf, a strain of wild yeast became the only living connection to his late father—then it was lost to history. Or so he thought.

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Beer 335

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Breaking news from Tilray, the new owners (relatively speaking) of Shock Top Brewing and many other former Anheuser Busch brands: Their Pretzel Wheat beer has returned , and with it, a chance to win a trip to Munich for this year’s Oktoberfest. Our Beer Map has been updated. We visited a while back and loved the hefeweizen.)

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Beer Pub Infusions Wine 189

VinePair

DECEMBER 2, 2024

London’s latest beer crush is plastered all over various forms of public transit, from the Tube to double-decker buses. Beer But Better,” the advert for a brand called Prime Time reads. Big claims on London buses are nothing new, but this beer is worth a second look. or Australia, beers like this would be nothing special.

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Beer IPA Alcohol Craft Beer 89

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 26, 2024

Some genuinely unfortunate news from Averie Swanson, owner of Keeping Together , the beer brand founded in Chicago that’s working to open a space in Santa Fe, NM. They actually sat down with the offending customer and had a beer together. You’ll get Dovetail beer and four samples of landjaeger, so how can you pass that up?

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Beer Pilsner Shooter IPA 189