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? appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

AUGUST 29, 2024

Although the dominance of India Pale Ale has led to memes, rants, and Reddit posts about craft beer’s homogeneity, the U.S. craft beer scene is a lot more varied than it might appear. Occasionally, they even represent the best-selling craft beer on the market. It’s great for the style.

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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

JANUARY 29, 2024

Rice beer has roots in civilization’s earliest fermented beverages, and is a key part of some of the world’s top-selling beer brands. ( But despite — and in part because of — its mass-market appeal, rice has largely been overlooked by the craft beer industry. His Rice Kolsch is one of the brewery’s flagship beers.

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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?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 15, 2024

Revolution Brewing is now the official craft beer sponsor of the Chicago Sky…and they’re not time outs any more, they’re Cold Time outs. 😉 Whiskey Hill is also hiring for their Westmont location , so it sounds like they’re getting close to opening as well.

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Just Drinks

AUGUST 14, 2024

The local government of Western Australia has launched a decade-long strategy to grow craft beer production in the region.

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Dry Atlas

JULY 31, 2024

By Mike Gurr, Vice President of Operations at Gruvi For 15 years, I was deeply immersed in the world of craft beer. My trajectory in the beer industry—marked first by unbridled enthusiasm, a period of stagnation, and then great uncertainty—in many ways mirrors the industry’s own evolution.

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PubClub

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Locals cheer San Diego craft beers at Original 40 Brewing Co. Known for its craft breweries, it’s only appropriate that this neighborhood of San Diego would have a party to celebrate it. The Taste Of North Park features San Diego craft beers, food samples and live music this October. It goes from 11 a.m.-3

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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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Dry Atlas

JULY 31, 2024

By Mike Gurr, Vice President of Operations at Gruvi For 15 years, I was deeply immersed in the world of craft beer. My trajectory in the beer industry—marked first by unbridled enthusiasm, a period of stagnation, and then great uncertainty—in many ways mirrors the industry’s own evolution.

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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. But what is it about craft beer that brings people together, and how do these dynamics play out among students who are enthusiasts of this booming industry?

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PubClub

MARCH 28, 2024

Karl Strauss Brewing has released a new craft beer, Godfather Italian Pilsner. The beer pays homage to the brewery’s namesake Master Brewer Karl M. The beer is 6.0% The post Karl Strauss Brewing Releases Godfather Italian Pilsner Craft Beer appeared first on PubClub.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 8, 2024

Hi, all — Sharing this one with you a little early as I’m currently on the way to Kalamazoo, where I’ll be attending a pre-Oberon Day media event at Bell’s. Will keep you posted via Instagram stories. Also, any/all important news that comes from this little gathering will go to Premium Subscribers first.

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VinePair

MAY 31, 2024

With brands like Montana’s Montucky Cold Snacks on the rise , we’re left wondering if beer consumers are still thirsting for high-ABV juice bombs like they have been in recent years. That said, given the style’s inherent focus on drinkability and mild flavor, how much better-tasting can these craft iterations really be?

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Just Drinks

JULY 2, 2024

The insolvent Berlin-based craft beer producer Vagabund Brauerei has been sold to new owners, it has been announced.

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PubClub

JULY 10, 2024

The post San Diego’s Mike Hess Brewing Introduces Special Craft Beer For City Tacos appeared first on PubClub. Its original location is in North Park and has since expanded across the region and even into Walunt Creek in Northern California, home of the Hess family.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 17, 2024

Facebook Memories reminded us that the Lagunitas Beer Circus — perhaps the most bizarre beer event we’ve ever attended — kicked off in Chicago a decade ago. Happy Friday, friends! Hey, remember when Lagunitas was fun?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 5, 2024

If you want to drink craft beer at its source and play some video slots, good news: Will County Brewing’s Channahon location now has gaming. Okay, we’re almost done with eclipse content but this poster from downstate IL’s Big Muddy Brewing is very fun.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

First up: A quick correction. Monday’s email incorrectly stated that Byron’s Hairy Cow Brewing was relocating to Box Elder, South Dakota. This was incorrect. They are opening a second location in South Dakota, as one does.

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Just Drinks

APRIL 17, 2024

Preliminary data from the Brewers Association shows US production of craft beer in 2023 dropped 1% on the year prior, to 23.4m barrels.

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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 Special beer-pairing or wine-pairing dinners are also available. ABV Double IPA Craft Beer appeared first on PubClub. The Big Ting (right) packs a big punch while the Baja Negra is a more mild Mexican lager.

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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! For a few years, this was all the info we had about Demo Brewing in Ravenswood: A logo, a window, and a bunch of brick. Today, they open up the doors and welcome us all inside.

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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. Happy Friday, friends!

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 1, 2024

That beer comes out one week from today, March 8, on International Women’s Day. Remember when we chatted with SOB’s Charolette Converse about the Vibes Since 1920 project ?

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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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PUNCH

JANUARY 25, 2024

Craft beer was built on the open sharing of ideas among brewers. Nonalcoholic craft beer is taking the opposite tack—to the detriment of innovation.

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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. It’s been a while since we had one of these ( that we immediately believed , anyways) but we’re starting today’s email with a closure announcement.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2023

She names the craft beer scene in Asheville as inspiration: With fewer than 100,000 people, the town has welcomed more than 50 breweries over the past two decades. Craft beer, she realized, offers inventive ways to use natural ingredients. Importantly, beer need not be a poison. Everything is medicine,” she says.

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PUNCH

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Craft beer experts and brewers weigh in on the substyle and how it differs from West Coast– or New England–style. What is “American IPA”?

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PUNCH

JULY 18, 2024

Craft beer breweries once looked down on Budweiser and Coors for using rice in their beers. Today, craft rice lager is trending. Here's why.

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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.

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PUNCH

MARCH 21, 2024

Beer flights are a divisive debate in craft beer. For some, they are unnecessary holdovers. For others, they're a key to accessibility.

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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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

I have been a patron of the Rev brewpub throughout most of its existence, having attended events, beer releases, and even a wedding there, and I consider its loss significant for the Chicagoland beer scene. I honestly thought it’d be around for decades. Goose Island Clybourn is gone, though the Salt Shed location is open.

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PUNCH

JANUARY 26, 2024

Craft beer taprooms, once only industrial extensions of breweries, have gotten a makeover. Here's why they're now bright, airy and sleek.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Sometime in the 2010s, consuming craft beer turned into a personality trait. Acquiring, drinking, and discussing beer in granular detail became an all-consuming hobby. We’re trying to make craft beer less intimidating for anybody who wants to participate in the craft beer space,” he says.

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