VinePair

JANUARY 30, 2024

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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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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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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 12, 2024

I know in my head that it was just last Friday because we have these poll results to look at…but it doesn’t feel like it: A majority of “I’ll get there at some point” kinda sums up a lot about craft beer at the current moment, doesn’t it? Say hi to their new sign while you’re there. Good work.

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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

JUNE 5, 2024

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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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. We asked eight of America’s most insightful beer voices for their Mount Rushmore of craft breweries. Samuel Adams (Boston Beer Co.):

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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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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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Chilled Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2024

Through the month of February, a portion of proceeds from Ole Smoky Peanut Butter Whiskey and Yee-Haw Peanut Butter Stout will be donated to Second Harvest. Ole Smoky’s Peanut Butter Whiskey and Yee-Haw Brewing’s Peanut Butter Stout can be purchased at 6th & Peabody , the 30,000 square-foot entertainment complex at 423 6th Avenue.

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VinePair

JANUARY 6, 2025

Although most of the work that goes into a good pint of beer happens at the brewery, the final touch comes down to how a bartender dispenses it out of the draft line. And the level of foam, or head, on a beer can be a big factor in how beer enthusiasts perceive their pints. Thats where the side-pull beer faucet comes in.

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VinePair

JUNE 23, 2024

But beer tourism? Even then, taking a vacation devoted to beer is a harder thing to justify. Nonetheless, there are stellar breweries around the country that bring beer nerds to their taprooms every year to score their most coveted releases. Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. Curating such a list is no small feat.

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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. 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

MAY 10, 2024

They started out in CDMX in 2015 and have had a couple collabs with Pilot Project’s Brewers Kitchen brand in the last year, but now they’re rolling out some beers stateside with the PP team. Do you know someone looking for an entry level job making sure that draft beer around the NWI region is pouring pristinely?

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

It’s safe to say that the craft beer boom has now reached nearly every corner of the globe. This year’s list of the best beer destinations recognizes cities with up-and-coming craft scenes, many of which have exploded in recent years. Next up, and just a short walk from the Acropolis, is Strange Brew.

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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. They can still celebrate that GABF medal that they won for their barrel-aged stout Count Humongous Chungus.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Not only is Octopi going to start brewing Asahi Ultra Dry for this continent, but per the press release they’ll also apparently be brewing beer for a Czech brand owned by Asahi called Kozel, at a time when Czech-style beers are still in their ascendancy. The Mad Tap , a self-pour beer bar in Tipton, is now open.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 15, 2024

As if you needed more evidence that the American Midwest is a pretty great place to be a craft beer drinker, here are the nation’s top ten breweries, according to the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship : 1. Burgeon Beer Co. Big Grove Brewing is now the official craft beer of University of Iowa athletics.

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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.

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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 17, 2024

The post-Prohibition American beer landscape had a plethora of dark beers and more lagers than you could shake a stick at. Eventually, Guinness came along and asserted itself as the nitro stout of all nitro stouts in the U.S., Tune in for more.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 13, 2024

Any time we lose someplace with nearly 40 years of beer history in Chicago, even if their profile has dropped off a lot over the last decade, I think it’s still worth acknowledging. My favorite place to be was the in cellar/basement when we received new stock of delicate, intentionally crafted, beer from around the world.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 20, 2024

Anyone get a chance to try the options from Tilquin Gueuze at Hopleaf or Beer Temple? ” I mentioned on Friday that Hopleaf was part of the release, and then I saw that Beer Temple was also. I never get to play in the big beer-release reindeer games, so I of course went in to check it out. 400 beer drinkers.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I spent money on Bourbon County Stout. Not only did they have a wide variety of variants available for purchase, they also had beers from last year available too. Extremely raisin-y and figgy with plenty of creamy stout body but a pretty faded bourbon presence. Proceeds from the beer will benefit Amnesty International.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Dovetail’s Sunday afternoon soba noodle demo is sold out, but you can still head to their loft at 4pm for a tachinomi (or standing bar) experience with Japanese-style beer service. Cruise from place to place to try three different vintages of rare German beer. What a fun idea for very specific beer nerds like myself.

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VinePair

JANUARY 1, 2024

craft beer production has more or less plateaued in recent years, the NA market continues to explode. According to Global Market Insights , the NA beer market was valued at over $22 billion in 2022, and is expected to nearly double over the next 10 years. Although U.S. Let’s just say we’ve come a long way from O’Doul’s.

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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. Dark beers don’t get enough love. Weise, brewer, Talea Beer Co.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 15, 2024

With that out of the way, this remains a largely beer- drinker -facing publication, rather than a beer- industry -facing one, so as we head into warmer beer-drinkin’ weather, I’m going to ask you something that I’ve been thinking about lately. Don’t forget to stay hydrated. That’s some old wood.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The day after that, Anheuser-Busch announced that they’d be shuttering Miami’s Wynwood Brewing , with some of their beers moving to Veza Sur , a brand created by A-B in 2017. Interestingly, Veza Sur was originally positioned as a collaborative project between Colombia’s Bogota Beer Co. Also want a beer?

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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

APRIL 1, 2024

How about a Dilla/Moor’s collab beer?) No pumpkin beer ever? VinePair has a nice look at why Minnesota is such a hotbed of Russian Imperial Stout adoration, including the backstory of the first Surly Darkness Day. Racket asks : “Did THC Beverages Save MN Craft Beer?” Paul in 2025.

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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. That means that today is Haymarket’s 13th birthday, and they’re celebrating with some special gifts for us: Their award-winning Defender Stout and Matthias IPA. They’ll love that.

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Cheers

MARCH 18, 2024

Canadian beer continues to resonate with U.S. From emerging craft brands to off-the-wall releases to macro mainstays, products from up north have found a welcome home down south across the border. A number of factors fuel the enduring strength of Canadian beer in America. There’s real heritage and history behind Canadian beer.”

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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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Spiritz

APRIL 30, 2024

The Indian beer industry faces innumerable challenges in terms of pricing and government taxation that makes it out of reach for many a drinker who would like to experience beer in a pub or a permit room. The scenario, when it comes to remain competitive and adapt to drinking beer in India, is definitely changing.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

USAToday’s 10Best.com regularly runs a variety of craft-beer focused competitions and there are a wide array of Midwestern contenders for the awards currently being discussed. Would love to see Geneva get their due as a great small town beer scene — didn’t expect to see that included.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

These days, BA (barrel-aged) is a well-established acronym in the craft beer vernacular, but 30 years ago, that wasn’t the case. In the early ‘90s, the American craft beer boom was in its infancy, and for the most part, brewers still vehemently followed the beer purity rules of the Reinheitsgebot. Tune in for more.

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