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The VinePair Podcast: Has Craft Beer Gotten Boring?

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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?

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This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials: Live from the West Coast

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I’m not very familiar with Decatur’s Golden Fox Brewing , but if they’re winning gold for Imperial Stout , then I should probably get to know them, huh? Thomas Homebrewers and features amateur beer, wine and mead makers raising money for the church’s health center in Tanzania.

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27 Seasonal Beer Releases Worth Traveling For [MAP]

VinePair

Wine tourism is a bonafide industry. But beer tourism? Even then, taking a vacation devoted to beer is a harder thing to justify. Nonetheless, there are stellar breweries around the country that bring beer nerds to their taprooms every year to score their most coveted releases. over the beer’s Star Wars-centric can art.

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The World’s Top 10 Beer Destinations for 2024

VinePair

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. In 2010, there were roughly 70 breweries scattered across the country.

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Fertilized by Opportunity and Innovation, Cider Is Expanding Its Appeal

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A person-by-person palate shift helps Alma’s cultivate a customer base crossing over from sour ales or natural wines. Alma’s Cider & Beer in Los Angeles: Anxo Imperial Cider (left). Craft beer distorts the concept of locality. Customers and stores like Total Wine have caught on, but where do you shelve NA cider? “We

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The VinePair Podcast: The Era of Global Beer Is Over

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This episode of “The VinePair Podcast” is sponsored by The Prisoner Wine Company. Give a gift that doesn’t require wrapping with premium gift sets from The Prisoner Wine Company. These are online exclusives that can help elevate a personal collection. Plus, ground shipping is included on all gift sets! Tune in for more.

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This Week's Groundhog-Free Chicagoland Beer Events & Socials

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If you’re going to be in the Fond du Lac area tomorrow night, the Fondy Brewfest is bringing together hundreds of beers, wines, ciders, homebrews and more — all with a Jimmy Buffett theme, if that’s something that you need in your life right now. I tried the Tropical Beer Hug earlier this week.

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