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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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

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 1, 2024

That beer comes out one week from today, March 8, on International Women’s Day. Also being released on March 8th: Riveting Rouge, this year’s Pink Boots Society beer , coming out at Dovetail. Sounds like there’s going to be a Naperville release for that beer as well, but we’re still waiting on details.

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Craft Beer Beer Pilsner Stout 130

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

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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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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IPA Craft Beer Beer Pilsner 223

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 6, 2024

When spring finally kicks in, it’s a great time to be a beer drinker in the Midwest. With all that going on, allow yourself to be a little hopeful about craft beer this week. The Lake County News-Sun hung out with the hundreds of drinkers at the recent Long Grove Craft Beer Festival. All three are on the map.)

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Beer Craft Beer Pilsner IPA 130

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. We hear a lot of people say, ‘I don’t really drink beer, but I drink KSA,’” says Fort Point chief brand officer Dina Dobkin.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 1, 2024

With the long holiday weekend coming up, if you’re in the area, I’d invite you to take a spin through our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map and find someplace new to visit for a beer. Try something different at your local beer bar or neighborhood taproom. Dude loves his Lakefront beer. Find a bottle shop.

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Beer Craft Beer IPA Pilsner 130

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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Stout Beer Craft Beer Pilsner 122

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s no Liquid Death, as branding achievements go, but moving that much product by only selling a single light lager … well, it tells you where the movement in craft beer is heading, isn’t it? Yes, that’s a Taylor Swift themed beer from Buffalo Creek Brewing.

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Beer Craft Beer Pilsner Club 130

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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Beer IPA Craft Beer Alcohol 76

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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Beer IPA Stout Pilsner 136

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 8, 2024

It’s also the final day of relevancy for the many eclipse-themed beers that have emerged over the last few months. See ‘ya in 2044, all you beers named Path of Totality! This year’s Iowa Beer Bracket came down to beers from Big Grove and Singlespeed. ” Apparently that’s verboten.

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Beer Pilsner Craft Beer Alcohol 130

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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Beer Pilsner Bartending Bartender 128

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 18, 2024

Untappd announced their new Community Awards last week and I spent some time poking through them — before quickly realizing that it’s an absolute firehose of beer ranking data points. I thought I’d look at how some of the world’s most critically praised beers fared. Pretty cool. It didn’t even place.

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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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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 137

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Craft Beer & Brewing’s annual Best in Beer issue has dropped , and with it come a number of accolades for Chicagoland and Midwestern breweries. (No Sounds like a great reason to crack open a beer or two. Former Tribune beer reporter Josh Noel is hosting a conversation at Hop Butcher on Wednesday, Nov.

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Beer Stout IPA Pilsner 130

PubClub

OCTOBER 15, 2024

San Diego lived up to its title of the “Capitol of Craft” at the Great American Beer Festival San Diego breweries won 12 medals at the 2024 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, including five golds. The quality of craft beer is certainly spread throughout the County. Athletic Brewing Co.

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Beer Stout Craft Beer Pilsner 52

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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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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Beer Pilsner IPA Stout 124

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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Beer Craft Beer Pilsner Stout 77

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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Stout Beer Craft Beer Pilsner 126

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

We’ll also talk more next week about the USAToday Readers Choice 10Best beer-related award voting going on, but while we’re here, both Funkytown Brewing and Turner Haus Brewing were also nominated this week as one of the Best New Breweries in America — so that’s pretty cool. Y’all are the best.

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Beer Stout Pilsner Craft Beer 130

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 5, 2024

This is the perfect time to mention the ICBG’s January project to keep some cash flowing through small breweries around the state during what is traditionally beer’s slowest month. Each week, the owners of the two most dynamic Illinois beer fridges will win a $50 gift card to a local brewery. Seldom Beer Co.

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Beer Live Music Live Music Pilsner 130

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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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 98

Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Fisher Brewing Company Hugely popular with Utah’s outdoorsy set, Fisher Brewing also stands as a piece of the state’s craft beer history. Whether folks choose to enjoy their brews in the great outdoors or simply on Fisher’s spacious patio, the beer options abound. It’s just a classic, cozy spot.”

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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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Beer Alcohol IPA Pub 125

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. Dream Ridez (West Coast Pilsner, 5.2% The drink most associated with Monterey, CA, is wine.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Craft Beer 52

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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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 111

Spiritz

APRIL 26, 2024

Along with enhancing the appeal of beer through taste, aroma and packaging, the industry feels that there is a strong need to make its operations increasingly sustainable and environment-friendly. It is evident that the journey of beer in the Indian market is far from static. It’s not just ale that holds its place.

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Beer Craft Beer IPA Pilsner 52

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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IPA Beer Pilsner Craft Beer 162

VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Most beer historians will tell you that the American brewing industry began to take shape when Germans and Austrians came to the New World, bringing their techniques and ingredients with them. Beer became a way to expand on my culinary interests, so we like to incorporate local indigenous ingredients when we can.”

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Beer Craft Beer Tinctures Pilsner 72

VinePair

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

When brewers visit one of Green Cheek Beer ’s four locations in Southern California, odds are good that Evan Price will discuss hard seltzer. Among its medal-winning IPAs and pilsners, Green Cheek regularly offers multiple hard seltzers, including purple-tinted Lavender Lemonade. Nobody wants it,’” says Price, a cofounder and brewer.

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Tinctures Craft Beer IPA Beer 81

Chilled Magazine

JUNE 7, 2024

Many attendees also belong to beer, wine, or whiskey clubs. Wine and beer tastings: Tasting admins often refrain from describing flavors prior to tasting and discuss them after tasting. Wine and beer tastings: Tasting admins often refrain from describing flavors prior to tasting and discuss them after tasting. 2002-present).

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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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IPA Beer Pilsner Bitters 105

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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Pilsner IPA Bitters Beer 98