Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild officially announced their plans for this year’s FoBAB and they’ve got a couple of fun new options for attendees. The fundamentals aren’t changing, though: There’s still 350+ barrel-aged beers at UIC’s Credit Union 1 arena, plus ciders, meads, perrys, etc. Check it out.

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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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VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

1 craft beer style in America, if not the world. In that time, we’ve seen the beer industry go from malty English IPAs to dank West Coast options — teeth-chatteringly bitter double and then triple and even quadruple IPAs — to softer, fruitier, and hazier New England-style options. What can I say, it was a different time.

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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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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

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. In an old stone keep, there would be but one cask, never failing or becoming stale [but always pouring] the stuff that mimics the orange horizon: Machine House Cambridge Bitter. Here’s what they had to say.

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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. The robustness of Munich and Vienna malts is balanced by the Saphir and Warrior bittering hops for a clean finish. “We

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Don’t get me wrong - October is definitely one of the best months of the year for drinking beer, but it seems like just a few hours ago I was nursing a variety of beers on a beach somewhere. ” The first batches of Suncatcher Brewing beer are in the tanks. So it goes. Including ‘15 Rare.

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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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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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VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

Consumers may be surprised to know that the people in the beer industry will often personally opt for brands that can be found in most bars across the country. Once they’ve wrapped up a day of making craft ales and lagers, they may just feel like reaching for a dependable, nostalgic, and mass-produced brew without any of the frills.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Beer styles are no exception, and brewers are the best in the business when it comes to lifting up under-the-radar brews. These styles aren’t often in regular rotation, but they’ve struck a chord with the people who know beer the best. British bitter. Dark beers don’t get enough love.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 12, 2024

On January 12, 2011, something very important happened in the Chicago beer world: Haymarket Pub & Brewery opened for the first time. I’ve also added the Crooked Arm Vinyl & Tap in Lisle which we mentioned in the Monday news roundup as a new entry in the beer-friendly bar/resto section. They’ll love that.

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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.

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Good Spirits News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

recently announced the release of the first 2 offerings in its line of functional mushroom craft beers, a Six-mushroom IPA (8.8% What makes Eden’s Harvest’s beers so good, starts with the source of these mighty fungi,” said Tulsy Ball, Chief Chaga Officer of Eden’s Harvest. Eden’s Harvest, Inc.

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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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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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PubClub

MARCH 7, 2024

Follow The Sun Lager has notes of crisp malt and a subtle hop bitterness. In sunny San Diego, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has released a craft beer called, appropriately enough, Follow The Sun Lager. AVB – has notes of crisp malt and a subtle hop bitterness and is a new core beer for the brewery.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Brewed in numerous substyles, the category has won over beer lovers with its hop-forward profile and tropical fruit flavors. And while the sheer number of bitter brews on the market right now might be an annoyance to some , the IPA isn’t likely to fall out of favor any time soon. percent of the overall market share.

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Chilled Magazine

JULY 29, 2024

Additionally, the restaurant offers a collection of agave-based spirits, craft beer, and a portfolio of Latin American wines curated by Jean Banchet Award-nominated sommelier Richie Ribando (Smyth, The Loyalist, Next). The ‘Morada Sour’ embodies Peru by fermenting purple corn into a popular alcoholic drink in Peru called ‘chicha.’

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PubClub

MAY 2, 2024

These are Alvarado Street Brewery’s 10th anniversary beers. Yet it is also home of award-winning craft beers and Alvarado Street Brewery is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Monterey. Crisp and thirst quenching yet robust in flavor, this beer is a ready refresher for spring and the coming summer.

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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

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To attract a broader audience of IPA drinkers, Great Lakes leaned into its geography to create a balanced, subtly sweet, not-too-bitter Midwestern IPA. As craft beer boomed, location had scant bearing on a brewery producing directional IPAs, reducing geographic callouts to shorthand for aroma and flavor. Its motto: All for Ohio.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

His intimate Los Angeles bar, Alma’s Cider & Beer , which opened in 2021, is a 558-square-foot jewel box bathed in three shades of blue, decorated with quirky dioramas and a chandelier evoking flying saucers. Alma’s Cider & Beer in Los Angeles: Anxo Imperial Cider (left). Craft beer distorts the concept of locality.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 7, 2023

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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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

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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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 12, 2024

And aside from a trim list of wine, beer, and classic cocktails, Bar Americano doubles down on drinkers’ rediscovered interest in vermouth , with a selection running more than 50 deep from Spain, France, and Italy. In fact, I haven’t ordered a single drink here that didn’t elicit the exclamation, “Damn, that’s delicious!”

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Cheers

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Writing this feature in 2024, I’m tempted to recycle a similar piece I did on craft beer circa 2017. It’s not uncommon to say that the whiskey industry is five to seven years behind craft beer in terms of trends. Will the industry fall into a similar trap as what has happened with craft beer?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 28, 2024

In business since 2017, Short Fuse has won GABF awards for their Tropical Hurt Locker and Vocal Jam beers, which helped them earn a Brewery of the Year award (2001-5000 Barrels) in 2021. Nick Teague is the owner and founder of the brewery, who got into craft beer while working in California. Talk to me about the whole process.

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Dry Atlas

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Beer, one of the oldest and most popular drinks in the world, has been around since as early as 9500 BC. The main ingredients in beer are water, malted barley, hops for flavor, and yeast for fermentation. Different cultures have created many types of beer by varying these ingredients and brewing methods.

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Dry Atlas

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Athletic Brewing Company Athletic is a true pioneer in non-alcoholic craft beers. Their mission was to create high-quality, flavorful non-alcoholic beers for those who want the full craft beer experience without the alcohol. My personal favorite (and one of their best-sellers) is Run Wild.

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VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

Part of the style’s success are its numerous substyles, which have allowed IPAs to straddle nearly every major beer category on the market. And from the early IPAs of the British Empire to the sticky-sweet Milkshake IPAs of the mid-2010s, the style has persisted as a means to showcase one of the core pillars of beer: hops.

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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. Even more ambiguous: They don’t bother touching on when a beer might be “too fresh.” A beer with less hops in it will be more drinkable at an earlier point.”

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VinePair

MAY 10, 2024

IPAs are still leading the charge in craft beer sales, but lagers , pilsners , and other more crushable styles are proving to be a breath of fresh air for beer enthusiasts who have grown weary of the seemingly never-ending haze craze. Like all beer styles, lagers need hops, but just not as many as other varieties.

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Bar Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Greene King Brewery is launching two new craft beers, Hazy Day and Prior Life, into the market this month as it looks to grow its craft portfolio further. Hazy Day is an unlawfully delicious beer packed with tropical flavours. Launching in February, Hazy Day, a fruity IPA (4.3% ABV), and Prior Life, an All Day IPA (3.4%

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A Bar Above

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The “big upgrade” to this list was the addition of non-alcoholic beer like O’Douls. The craft mocktail is a rising star due to more mindful drinking and hospitality professionals serving up what their guests want. Balance – Balance is the interplay between the five basic taste elements: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami.

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