PUNCH

APRIL 4, 2024

The best craft beer breweries in 2024, from a minimalist operation serving lagers to the brewers making IPAs that spotlight regional flavors.

Beer 333

Beer Craft Beer IPA 333

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.

IPA 128

IPA Beer Pub Bitters 128

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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IPA Beer Muddling Craft Beer 116

Drinkhacker

AUGUST 9, 2024

New brews from our buddies at Stone Brewing, both in the IPAverse… Stone Delicious Hazy IPA – The newest addition to the Stone Delicious family is this spot-on hazy, a creamy and fruit-filled expression of tangerines, mangos, apricots, and lemon — all bright as could be but set against a backdrop of creamy, vanilla-scented malt.

IPA 91

IPA Beer 91

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.

Beer 246

Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 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.

Beer 264

Beer IPA Happy Hour Stout 264

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Before we jump into the weekly label roundup, we have to acknowledge a couple of closure announcements that just hit the Chicagoland beer scene. Temperance established itself early by taking home a GABF Silver for their Gatecrasher IPA in 2014, which went on to earn Gold in 2016.

Beer 130

Beer Stout IPA 130

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.

Beer 175

Beer IPA Pilsner Alcohol 175

PUNCH

MAY 29, 2024

But of the few still on shelves, these three beers represent the misunderstood category at its best. Once dubbed the “hottest style,” the low-proof spin on the genre is waning.

IPA 244

IPA Beer 244

VinePair

JUNE 19, 2024

Over the past decade, IPAs have dominated the hearts, minds, and fridges of the beer drinking public. Some people joke that the acronym stands for “Immediate Profits Ahead” because of how much of a sure thing it is in the business, but today we’re going to discuss an IPA that sure wasn’t. Tune in for more.

IPA 116

IPA Beer Wine 116

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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IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 111

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. But these days, the beer consumer has a more varied palate.

Beer 128

Beer Pilsner IPA Craft Beer 128

Drinkhacker

JULY 1, 2024

Karbach’s Hopadillo is mainstay beer offering in Texas (reportedly the best-selling IPA in the state for 11 years), and now you can punch up that IPA character even further with the addition of Hopadillo Juicy. Nothing shy here at a 7.3% abv — 0.7% higher than standard Hopadillo. Nothing shy here at a 7.3%

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IPA Beer 81

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.

Beer 239

Beer Pilsner Craft Beer IPA 239

Cheers

JANUARY 8, 2024

Oskar Blues has expanded upon its beer brands with higher-ABV and larger-format takes: the recently rebranded Dale’s Double IPA (9.0% ABV) and Imperial Hazy Blues IPA (9.5% Dale’s Double IPA in early 2022 underwent a rebrand to put the Dale’s name front and center, including the Dale’s Pale Ale 19.2

IPA 75

IPA Beer 75

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.

Beer 147

Beer IPA Pilsner Alcohol 147

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Illinois and Ohio did well enough, but there’s some … not very encouraging news when you look at the overall numbers of beers submitted this year. If you like this kind of analysis and focus in your beer coverage, why not sign up as a Premium Subscriber and help keep the lights on around here! The malaise is real.

Beer 130

Beer IPA Hospitality Bar 130

Cheers

AUGUST 9, 2024

has revealed the latest addition to its line of non-alcoholic beers: Road 2 Ruin Zero Non-Alc IPA. The new NA version of Two Roads’ flagship beer is made with the same hoppy flavor of its namesake brew, the brewery states. Road 2 Ruin Zero follows the brand’s first two non-alcoholic offerings, an American IPA and a Juicy IPA.

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IPA Beer Alcohol 88

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.

Beer 246

Beer Liquor License IPA Craft Beer 246

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.

IPA 91

IPA Craft Beer Beer 91

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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Pilsner IPA Zero-Proof Beer 183

VinePair

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

annually collaborates with Venture Snowboards on a Ska-themed snowboard that might feature its logo, dapper skeleton mascot, or a new beer. A fizzy, fragrant, Champagne-inspired IPA couldn’t hack it in a world gone hazy. She was like, ‘That was my favorite beer. To this day, it’s still one of our favorite beers that we’ve made.”

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IPA Beer Bitters Alcohol 119

Drinkhacker

MARCH 3, 2024

Firestone Walker never met a beer style it didn’t like, and while it is constantly churning out sours, barrel-aged expressions , iconic lagers , and more, it’s the IPAs that Firestone really seems to gravitate to. Lately, the brand has dropped three different mixed-IPA cases, all featuring something new and something old.

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IPA Beer Tiki Bitters 97

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On Monday we shared a news story with you about New Holland partnering with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to come up with a beer and whiskey celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons. Somewhat related: Anyone else remember Finch Beer’s Hardcore Chimera double IPA? Not sure I 100% get it yet.

Beer 130

Beer IPA Whiskey 130

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.

Beer 246

Beer Craft Beer IPA Promotion 246

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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IPA Craft Beer Beer Pilsner 222

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!”

Beer 246

Beer IPA 246

VinePair

JULY 3, 2024

In 2018, Gold Dot Beer’s Kevin Davey was working as the brewmaster of Portland, Ore.’s s Wayfinder Beer when he hit upon the idea of brewing an India Pale Ale with lager yeast. Hazy IPAs had yet to step into their role as the dominant substyle of the traditional West Coast variety, and this was the age of tinkering.

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IPA Beer 96

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

You never know where you’re going to find beer news. I search through a lot of sources to build this email every week, but over the weekend I read something surprisingly well-reported about beer history and it came from a business-focused website. One of those big declines was also in the Midwest.

Beer 130

Beer Craft Beer IPA Club 130

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

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

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?

Beer 189

Beer Pilsner IPA Shooter 189

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 24, 2024

Wonder if this beer will be served at the Salt Shed? Up next for our Premium Subscribers: The potential revival of Perrin Brewing, the first barrel-aged lemon stout I’ve ever seen, the newest high-ABV stovepipe extension from a major Ohio brewery and all the Lakefront Black Friday info we could scour up.

Stout 130

Stout Beer IPA 130

VinePair

JUNE 9, 2024

The same mantra applies to local beers. That’s why we compiled a list of the beers you should take home with you from every state. That means you’ll spy a lot of IPAs here, but you’ll also find plenty of seasonal stouts, dependable lagers, and eccentric sours, too.

Beer 136

Beer IPA Stout Pilsner 136

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 10, 2024

This week we’ve got a whole bunch of lager to show you, including a new one connected to the LLC behind the Hulk Hogan beer - this time with a very classic rock, 70’s biker vibe. They’re coming for the Cold Snacks, I think. Everybody look out.

Beer 130

Beer IPA 130

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s kinda feeling springtimey, which is always a weird time for beer. Everyone’s gearing up for summer and getting rid of their winter beers so things feel a little all over the place right now. Two very different beer styles but one unmistakably Roaring Table visual style. Read more

Beer 130

Beer IPA Pilsner 130

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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Beer Craft Beer IPA Pub 130