VinePair

JUNE 6, 2024

Hazy IPAs have been the headliner of American craft beer since the early 2000s. These New England-style brews redefined what craft beer means in the United States, spurring the popularity of a plethora of new hop varieties and breweries across the nation to conjure the dankest, juiciest ales they can.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 19, 2024

From their announcement: “This isn’t the end - it’s a transition…We will continue to harness the kindness and power of the Chicago beer community and to share our visions of beer and brewing. Beers poured by them plus a demo? Yes please. See you soon, Caleb. cans of framboise and kriek.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JULY 26, 2024

Like craft beer? You’ll want to be at this year’s Dancing in the Streets event on Aug 2-4, hosted by the Chicago Brewing District. If you’re near O’Hare on August 3rd (or if you’re not), Mikerphone is hosting their Smells Like A Beer Fest. Four chefs, four dogs, one wiener.

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VinePair

JANUARY 27, 2025

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Weve seen bourbon barrel-aging work its magic on stouts , the IPA has birthed multiple substyles , and the number of craft breweries in the U.S. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Other Half Brewing Co.:

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

That day, the 78-acre expanse temporarily transforms into the Beer Garden, a festival that encourages attendees to stroll past California plants—and drink them too. The striking flowers of woolly bluecurls, an evergreen shrub, lend a mix of candied lavender, mint, and pine to Island Brewing ’s HopLiner IPA.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 7, 2024

One of Chicago’s original craft beers is coming back. We broke the news of its discontinuation back in early 2019 , calling it “the end of an era” as Goose was pivoting to beers like Old Man Grumpy and Next Coast IPA. 1 Pretty cool stuff. Leigh’s Brewing Co.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

And now, let’s get to a big ol’ mess of: If you’re in the Mitten tomorrow, the Michigan Brewers Guild is hosting their annual Winter Beer Fest just outside Grand Rapids. 120+ breweries will be pouring over 650 different beers and it’s not even gonna be too terribly winter-y. ” Wow.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 29, 2024

In advance of National Beer Day, a gathering of a couple dozen beer and beverage makers are gathering at Artifact Events on April 5th for something they’re calling New Beer’s Eve. Nice to have some long-awaited additions to the Chicagoland brewing scene finally open their doors. Early April is gonna be busy!

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 5, 2024

If it’s been a while since your last visit to Monk’s Pub in the Loop, stop by next Thursday (the 11th) for a pour of Allagash White at their Drink Beer Save Animals event. $1 On a similar note, Alarmist announced a “clear hazy IPA.” Looking for something lager-focused towards the end of the month?

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

All of them have been gathered together for a project that’s the brainchild of Charolette Converse that will see 113 women, non-binary or trans participants (as of publish time) joining together to not just make a one-off beer, but to create a community to “network, educate and inspire their fellow women in the craft beer industry.”

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 31, 2024

“I think the wild growth in the craft brewing industry, which was a historic thing, led to a classic tragedy of the commons,” he said. “Craft beer is now ordinary.” And now, events! Remember last week when Craft Beer & Brewing praised beers from a bunch of Chicagoland breweries?

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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 Hop Butcher cracked the Top 10 for IPA brewer with Bell’s a few ticks higher at #6. No surprise there; we’re the best.) ” Yeehaw.

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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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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 10, 2024

Monkey Club From the beer-and-shot specials at Bob & Barbara’s in Rittenhouse Square, to the 75-cent hot dogs at McGlinchey’s , Philadelphia dive bars are legendary. You can get cheap beer and even fancy craft beers for under $7,” he says. Monkey Club is Ducos’ go-to in Fishtown. It’s a true neighborhood dive.

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Imbibe Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Beer is a reward for exertion, or what fans grip and sip while rooting for home teams and underdogs. Customers wear brewery merch and congregate in taprooms, bantering about smash-hit IPAs and others that swung for the fences but fell short. People attach themselves to sports the way they’ve attached themselves to beer,” Ashburn says.

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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. Finally, Moor’s Brewing Co.

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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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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

A hazy IPA at Goose Island Clybourn shortly after their post-renovation reopening. 10th so if you want to pay homage to the place where Chicago’s craft beer scene really got its start, you should probably start making plans now. They close for the last time on Sunday, Dec.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 24, 2024

If that interested you, you can attend their relaunch event at Emporium Arcade Bar in Logan Square on the 29th. ” Half Acre collaborated with Sierra Nevada to create a special Daisy Cutter Select Double IPA in celebration of the beer’s 15th birthday? And there’s a special Daisy 15 out there as well?

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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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Cheers

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Craft beer sales have slowed with the rise of too many breweries, consumers not drinking as much beer, and those that do drink beer opting for less-expensive brews. And with all the great beers out there, it is fun to try different ones and enjoy a variety, especially those that complement our food menu,” he says.

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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. ” —Joe Stange, managing editor at Craft Beer & Brewing Blindhouse Beer Roanoke, Va.

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Spiritz

APRIL 30, 2024

People in India are becoming more interested in beer styles beyond traditional lagers, such as India Pale Ales (IPAs), stouts, porters and sour ales. There is also a growing trend for experimental and collaborative brews, which use local ingredients and flavours to create authentic and diverse beer experiences.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 16, 2024

The Democratic National Convention is the biggest political event to happen in Chicago in decades, so if there’s a craft beer angle to that gathering, we’re going to cover it. “Craft beer is something that’s incredibly local and incredibly unique to each individual state,” says Stout.

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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. Athens, Greece Credit: Athineo / Constantinos Kollias via Unsplash Beer production in Athens dates back to 3300 B.C. Strange Brew’s flagship, the Jasmine IPA, is a must-try, offering aromatic tropical fruits and relaxing jasmine notes.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 6, 2024

With all that going on, allow yourself to be a little hopeful about craft beer this week. For us, the annual Beer Under Glass festival always serves as a kickoff for a great few months of warm-weather beer drinking and this year was no different. Fatpour’s third location recently opened in Lincolnwood.

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VinePair

JUNE 23, 2024

California: Russian River Brewing Company Pliny the Younger Availability: Late March-early April The Pliny the Younger release of 2010 pioneered line culture in American craft beer culture as we know it. over the beer’s Star Wars-centric can art. But all things considered, many say that it’s one of the best beers on the planet.

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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. Axios Indianapolis praised Triton’s Rail Splitter IPA.

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Spiritz

APRIL 30, 2024

With a noticeable shift towards craft beer and a growing interest in a variety of beer styles beyond lager, the Indian beer industry is going through a transitory phase – something that beer producers are only too keen to capitalise on and develop beer portfolios that are healthier and exciting due to a variety of flavours and taste.

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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. This isn’t just about sipping on hoppy IPAs or exploring the depths of stout flavors; it’s about the friendships that ferment in these shared experiences.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

” You’d think the guys who hosted an ICBW event called South of 80 would know that. 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. A quick correction: Last week we called Hairy Cow in Byron a downstate brewery.

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VinePair

MARCH 8, 2024

Over the years, fans have fallen in love with the brewery’s pale ales and IPAs that are brimming with character and complexity, as well as the company’s clear dedication to the environment. Today, walking down the aisle of any East Coast craft beer store, you’ll likely spot Maine Beer Co.’s Today, Maine Beer Co.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MARCH 25, 2024

To all of us, I recommend reading this story on Forbes about Oberon’s history, its status as a state “holiday” and then also a look at the many Oberon release day events around Michigan. ” The Des Moines Register is running a fun Craft Beer Bracket again this year, in an effort to find the state’s best beer.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2024

Shaw Local visited Goldfinger Brewery to find out what makes them the second favorite lager brewer in the world per Craft Beer & Brewing. Craft Brewing Business shared this year-end recap of events from Indeed Brewing. Sprecher’s beer also accounts for only 10% of their revenue these days.)

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PubClub

OCTOBER 21, 2024

San Diego Beer Week is a celebration of the 150 independent craft breweries in a city known as the “Capitol of Craft.” ” The 2024 event dates are Nov. 1-10 with the main event, the Capital of Craft Beerfest, set for Saturday, Nov. Ten may not equal seven, but Beer Week is a perfect ten.”

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