VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

For pretty much the last two decades, the IPA has been the No. 1 craft beer style in America, if not the world. There have been black IPAs , white IPAs , red IPAs , cold IPAs , session IPAs , brut IPAs , even glitter IPAs. directive on the upper rim still hits like few others.

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Just Drinks

MAY 14, 2024

The once-dynamic North American craft beer market is now stagnant. A lack of innovation in a sector awash with hazy IPAs has been blamed.

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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?

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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. 1 Pretty cool stuff.

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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. Curious to see if your favorite IPA made the cut?

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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 tom kha hazy IPA, based on the Thai coconut soup. Can rice go craft?

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PubClub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Photo: Original 40 Brewing Company San Diego has a pair of new craft beers, one of them a 9.0 AVB (alcohol-by-volume) double IPA. The Original 40 Brewing Company has released Big Tings West Coast Double IPA, along with a much more modest 5.2 It pours a light orange hue and has the highest ABV of any beer on tap.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 15, 2024

So if you see me out and about with a green beer in my hand, no you didn’t. But I might pop up at a beer bar or a brewery or two around the north side over the next 48 hours or so. Here’s something unique: Tomorrow night, Whiner Beer is hosting a St. Lucky Dorr returns for a new season of beer drinking on March 23.

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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. Then came the now-infamous Voodoo Ranger, a rebrand of the brand’s Ranger IPA. The original 2017 line consisted of just two beers: the Voodoo Ranger IPA and Imperial IPA. Voodoo Ranger Electric Thunderclap IPA ABV: 7.5%

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VinePair

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Today, his legend swims on in another historical artifact, the English-style Commodore Perry IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Co. 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. Bell’s Two Hearted IPA is a bellwether.)

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 26, 2024

The World Beer Cup awards were announced Wednesday night and I’m always thrilled when the most competitive award goes to a Midwestern brewery — even more so when it’s one of my favorites in Chicago. Old Irving Brewery’s Beezer beat out 325 other beers to earn the Gold Medal for Juicy/Hazy IPA.

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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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 8, 2024

This year’s Pink Boots Society beer releases today at Dovetail and both Miskatonic spaces. The women of Half Acre and Reyes also brewed their own beer using the Pink Boots hop blend, called BREAK THE GLASS , which is available now, as is UnstHOPable , the Pink Boots collaboration from Alter Brewing. Language is fun!

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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.

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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.

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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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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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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

craft beer has been around so long that it’s experienced several significant booms and several subsequent busts. There are around 10,000 craft breweries in America. Start a brewery, crank out some IPAs , and you, too, could become a millionaire! Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Co.):

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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. 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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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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 5, 2024

April is a busy month, so let’s get straight to our… First up: Tomorrow morning, The Beer Temple will sell tickets to this year’s Cantillon Zwanze Day. VIP tickets and higher add an hour of extra access to the fest beers, food from Craft Urban and a code for a free ride home from Lyft. Great idea!

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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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Let’s all now take a moment to appreciate their awesome logo: A Scottish Highland cow that’s also a hop cone: Subscribe now Also, a brief reminder that voting for the annual array of beer-centric USAToday 10Best Readers Choice awards closes at noon on Monday. Not sure what all that is? Seedz really wants your vote.)

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 19, 2024

If you enjoyed their beers, good news — they already have plans to keep popping up around town. From their announcement: “This isn’t the end - it’s a transition…We will continue to harness the kindness and power of the Chicago beer community and to share our visions of beer and brewing. Yes please.

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Advanced Mixology

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Craft beer is more than just a drink. For craft beer enthusiasts, tasting notes are a way of appreciating and sharing the complex and diverse experiences associated with different brews. Tasting notes are also useful for learning more about beer styles, ingredients, and brewing techniques.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 29, 2024

With their Grand Opening today, we’d like to officially welcome Demo to the Chicagoland beer scene! Even the most unadventurous of tourists now have no excuse not to get a local beer (of course, they should also stop at Crushed by Giants as well). Today, they open up the doors and welcome us all inside.

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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. The biggest story in Midwestern craft beer this week? WGN-TV headed to 18th Street to hang out with Moor’s Brewing Company (where their beers are being made).

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Subscribe now While I still believe that winning a GABF medal remains the highest honor that can be bestowed in craft beer, earning acknowledgement from the annual Craft Beer & Brewing Best of the Year list is quickly becoming a close second. Another good year to be a beer drinker in the Midwest!

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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. And after the initial boom of West Coast IPA, the cloudy New England style came along to dominate the scene. Seth Barnum, head brewer, True North Ale Co.

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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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PubClub

JANUARY 23, 2024

In the bustling landscape of modern hobbies and social gatherings, the world of craft beer stands out as a unique and vibrant community, especially among students. This isn’t just about sipping on hoppy IPAs or exploring the depths of stout flavors; it’s about the friendships that ferment in these shared experiences.

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Cheers

MAY 22, 2024

Founders All Day IPA, originally launched in 2009 and today one of the leading craft beers , has undergone a rebranding. The beer itself remains unchanged. The post Founders All Day IPA Gets a New Look appeared first on Cheers. This is the product’s first brand refresh since 2011.

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PubClub

JULY 10, 2024

The Mike Hess Blessed City Hazy IPA is brewed exclusively for City Tacos. San Diego’s Mike Hess Brewing has created a special beer for City Tacos to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the popular taco restaurant. Named the Blessed City Hazy IPA, it is a 7.0% alcohol-by-volume (ABV) and has flavors of fresh citruses.

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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

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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

WGLT reported on the new custom beer that Illinois Wesleyan University has launched with Destihl. After four decades in business as a bar, Dressel’s Pub now has their own line of house-brewed beers from their own Rock & Horse Brewing. I kinda dig the two Hocus Pocus themed beers from Nostalgia Brewing.

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