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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts

VinePair

For pretty much the last two decades, the IPA has been the No. 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.

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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now

VinePair

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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Every Voodoo Ranger IPA, Tasted and Ranked

VinePair

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. A third expression, the Juicy Haze IPA, rolled out a year later. Voodoo Ranger Electric Thunderclap IPA ABV: 7.5%

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Miller High Life: The Big, Corporate Beer That Won the Industry’s Heart

VinePair

Monteiro agrees, saying that while Canal Champagne represents a bigger, more developed version of High Life, the standard bottled version is not too hoppy, its not too malty, its not too watery its like this perfect middle ground. I cant go out after work and start drinking IPAs like, Im already kinda drunk, Shaw says. [I

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Review: Westward Single Malt Whiskey Bottled in Bond

Drinkhacker

The newest offering for Whiskey Club members is a bottled in bond expression with maturation beyond 7 years. Westward dumped the barrels in June 2024 for Master Blender Miles Monroe to blend and bottle in early July 2024. Westward dumped the barrels in June 2024 for Master Blender Miles Monroe to blend and bottle in early July 2024.

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More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality

VinePair

Most craft brewers couldn’t imagine life without IPA. In those pockets of regionality, amber lagers, Scotch Ales, fruited sours, traditional beers, and other recipes are almost as popular as IPAs. I mean, I love IPAs. I mean, I love IPAs. In some states, IPA does count for as much as 70 percent of craft beer sales.

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Better Drinks Take Flight

Imbibe Magazine

Pacific Northwest-based Alaska Airlines serves Straightaway canned cocktails and Stumptown coffee from Portland, Oregon, as well as a custom-brewed IPA from Seattle’s Fremont Brewing and the nonalcoholic Electro Lime Cerveza from Northern California’s Best Day Brewing.

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