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For These Brewers, Craft Beer Requires a Full Rebrand

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Craft beer brewers like Stillwater Artisanal are making “postmodern”beers brewed for flavor instead of specific styles like lager or IPA.

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What Even Is “American IPA”?

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

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Midwest, Mountain, and Northleft: Meet the Latest Regional IPA Styles

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Today, his legend swims on in another historical artifact, the English-style Commodore Perry IPA from Great Lakes Brewing Co. To attract a broader audience of IPA drinkers, Great Lakes leaned into its geography to create a balanced, subtly sweet, not-too-bitter Midwestern IPA. Bell’s Two Hearted IPA is a bellwether.)

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Was June 2014 Chicago's Craft Beer High Water Mark? (+Events & Socials)

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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? Waypost Brewing is hosting an evening of kolsch service in their beer garden on June 14. Pilot Project announced their launch of a new NA brand called YEARS.

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The Who’s Who of Beer Cool in 2025

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The best craft beer breweries in 2025, including taprooms specializing in lagers, IPAs, saisons and pale ales, according to experts.

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This Week's Craft Beer Events & Socials

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Since we mentioned a bird-related event up top, it seems fitting to pass along this new Hidden Hand beer announcement, for a foeder lager called Waterfowl. We mentioned the Untappd awards on Monday, but Mikerphone brought home some hardware from the Best Of Craft Beer awards this week as well, taking Gold for their Sir Blends-A-Lot stout.

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The Who’s Who of Beer Cool

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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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