What Even Is “American IPA”?
PUNCH
OCTOBER 24, 2024
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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Taste Test: Session IPAs
Imbibe Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2024
It’s easy to define session IPAs by what they’re not: hard-hitting hops delivery systems with soaring ABVs. This selection of widely distributed options spans West Coast, hazy, and American IPA styles. percent ABV, this approachable beer from Michigan’s New Holland brewery sits well below mainstream IPAs’ 8 or even 9 percent ABV.
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Drink of the Week: Hopworks “Earth to Beer” West Coast IPA
Imbibe Magazine
APRIL 12, 2024
And that is, fittingly, how I plan to enjoy my four-pack of Hopworks ‘ new Organic West Coast IPA brewed for the Earth to Beer campaign. The Hopworks Earth to Beer brew is a true West Coast IPA, with bright, piney aromas and a crisp and bitter backbone. For Earth Day, or any day, go drink some beer outside.
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What Ever Happened to the Session IPA?
PUNCH
MAY 29, 2024
Once dubbed the “hottest style,” the low-proof spin on the genre is waning. But of the few still on shelves, these three beers represent the misunderstood category at its best.
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The Mount Rushmore of IPAs, According to 8 Beer Experts
VinePair
JUNE 25, 2024
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 Highest-Rated IPA in Every State (2024) [MAP]
VinePair
OCTOBER 17, 2024
And while the sheer number of bitter brews on the market right now might be an annoyance to some , the IPA isn’t likely to fall out of favor any time soon. According to the Chicago-based data firm IRI , IPAs are the primary drivers of growth in the craft beer industry and account for 44.37 percent of the overall market share.
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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now
VinePair
AUGUST 7, 2024
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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The Who’s Who of Beer Cool
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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We Asked 7 Brewers: What’s the Most Overrated Hazy IPA?
VinePair
JUNE 6, 2024
Hazy IPAs have been the headliner of American craft beer since the early 2000s. That’s why we asked seven brewers which hazy IPA they think is the most overrated. While I respect these standard-bearers, we’re at a point where just about everyone makes a solid hazy IPA. But as with any trend, there was eventually backlash.
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Are You Drinking Your IPAs Too Fresh?
VinePair
JULY 3, 2024
If there’s one guiding law IPA devotees are taught at the beginning of their craft beer journey, it’s to drink their hazies fresh. For many, checking the canned-on dates on the bottom of IPAs is standard practice, and some are quick to pass up an otherwise automatic purchase if it’s more than a few weeks old.
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Review: Stone Delicious Hazy IPA and Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA
Drinkhacker
AUGUST 9, 2024
New brews from our buddies at Stone Brewing, both in the IPAverse… Stone Delicious Hazy IPA – The newest addition to the Stone Delicious family is this spot-on hazy, a creamy and fruit-filled expression of tangerines, mangos, apricots, and lemon — all bright as could be but set against a backdrop of creamy, vanilla-scented malt.
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Midwest, Mountain, and Northleft: Meet the Latest Regional IPA Styles
VinePair
OCTOBER 30, 2024
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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Taplines: Why Brut IPA Never Hit It Big
VinePair
JUNE 19, 2024
Over the past decade, IPAs have dominated the hearts, minds, and fridges of the beer drinking public. Some people joke that the acronym stands for “Immediate Profits Ahead” because of how much of a sure thing it is in the business, but today we’re going to discuss an IPA that sure wasn’t. Tune in for more.
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This Week's New Beer Labels: IPAs are Hoppy
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
AUGUST 14, 2024
I’m mostly posting this to note how things have flipped: IPA now basically means “hazy” and “juicy” to most drinkers, so I guess we have to put “Hoppy” on an IPA label now so people aren’t shocked by bitterness when they taste what’s in the can.
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Review: 6 Firestone Walker IPAs, 2024 Releases
Drinkhacker
MARCH 3, 2024
Firestone Walker never met a beer style it didn’t like, and while it is constantly churning out sours, barrel-aged expressions , iconic lagers , and more, it’s the IPAs that Firestone really seems to gravitate to. Lately, the brand has dropped three different mixed-IPA cases, all featuring something new and something old.
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Every Voodoo Ranger IPA, Tasted and Ranked
VinePair
OCTOBER 23, 2024
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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Brut Busts and Brett Who? The Next Big IPA Sub-Styles That Never Were
VinePair
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In January, brewery president and cofounder Dave Thibodeau hit the slopes with a Ska snowboard that outlived its advertised beer: Moral Panic, a bone-dry brut IPA that debuted in 2018 and disappeared in late 2021. A fizzy, fragrant, Champagne-inspired IPA couldn’t hack it in a world gone hazy.
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For These Brewers, Craft Beer Requires a Full Rebrand
PUNCH
AUGUST 20, 2024
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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We Asked 6 Brewers: What’s the Most Underrated Hazy IPA?
VinePair
JUNE 20, 2024
The broad category of IPAs contains some of the most popular beers in the United States. Among them are hazy IPAs, the juicy, ultra-hoppy brews that captured the attention of American craft beer drinkers — and may never let go. That’s why we reached out to brewers across the country to find out their favorite underrated hazy IPAs.
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Review: Karbach Hopadillo Juicy IPA
Drinkhacker
JULY 1, 2024
Karbach’s Hopadillo is mainstay beer offering in Texas (reportedly the best-selling IPA in the state for 11 years), and now you can punch up that IPA character even further with the addition of Hopadillo Juicy. Nothing shy here at a 7.3% abv — 0.7% higher than standard Hopadillo.
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Review: Two Roads Road 2 Ruin Zero Non-Alcoholic IPA
Drinkhacker
OCTOBER 21, 2024
takes one of its flagship brews into the NA universe with the launch of Road 2 Ruin Zero, a non-alcoholic IPA. Extremely bitter, almost pungent, it comes across as an extreme example of the west coast IPA style, all hops, leather, greenery, and turned earth. Stratford, Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing Co.
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Dale’s Double IPA, Imperial Hazy Blues IPA Rebranding
Cheers
JANUARY 8, 2024
Oskar Blues has expanded upon its beer brands with higher-ABV and larger-format takes: the recently rebranded Dale’s Double IPA (9.0% ABV) and Imperial Hazy Blues IPA (9.5% Dale’s Double IPA in early 2022 underwent a rebrand to put the Dale’s name front and center, including the Dale’s Pale Ale 19.2
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Taplines: How Cold IPA Got Hot
VinePair
JULY 3, 2024
Hazy IPAs had yet to step into their role as the dominant substyle of the traditional West Coast variety, and this was the age of tinkering. In fact, Davey says his experimental brew was an answer of sorts to Kim Sturdavant’s Brut IPA invention in San Francisco during that same era. Tune in for more.
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Founders All Day IPA Gets a New Look
Cheers
MAY 22, 2024
Founders All Day IPA, originally launched in 2009 and today one of the leading craft beers , has undergone a rebranding. The post Founders All Day IPA Gets a New Look appeared first on Cheers. This is the product’s first brand refresh since 2011. The rebranding hopes to create a more accessible appearance.
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More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of Regionality
VinePair
AUGUST 29, 2024
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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Two Roads Launches Non-Alc IPA Road 2 Ruin Zero
Cheers
AUGUST 9, 2024
has revealed the latest addition to its line of non-alcoholic beers: Road 2 Ruin Zero Non-Alc IPA. Road 2 Ruin Zero follows the brand’s first two non-alcoholic offerings, an American IPA and a Juicy IPA. The post Two Roads Launches Non-Alc IPA Road 2 Ruin Zero appeared first on Cheers.
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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest
Imbibe Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Beer’d Brewing ’s Check Out My Trapper Keeper IPA and Against the Grain’s Citra Ass Down double IPA exist in the same beverage universe. “It Wink-wink weed speak and scents cultivate a fun-loving image and following, but most American drinkers like lager and not pungent IPAs. Last year, SweetWater released the 4.5
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In a World of Hazy IPAs, These Beers Use No Hops at All
VinePair
OCTOBER 2, 2024
By the mid-1700s, IPAs were being shipped out from Britain, and hops became a staple of almost all beer from then on. When we consider the advent of the IPA, many beers of the time were fortified with high ABVs and heavy doses of hops so that they wouldn’t spoil on their journeys to other parts of the world.
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5 to Try: Kölsch-Style Ales
Imbibe Magazine
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Where bitter IPAs and rich imperial stouts polarized beer drinkers, an approachable style of ale that originated in Cologne, Germany, is finding fans in beer enthusiasts and casual imbibers alike. Having a low-alcohol beer as your flagship is definitely more desirable [than a double IPA],” says co-owner Jeff Huss.
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A Taproom, a Tease and a Deal: This Week's Beer Events & Socials
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
JULY 19, 2024
Get 20% off for 1 year Last night’s birthday beers included a Gnosis Brewing Gnack lager, a Farm Club Schwarzbier and a Hop Butcher Grid IPA. These vintage-style vending machines for their Truth IPA from Rhinegeist look rad and I would love one for my garage. Lagunitas gave their IPA branding a little glow up.
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Taste Test: Nonalcoholic Beer
Imbibe Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2024
Non-Alcoholic IPA Simcoe, Cascade, Columbus and Amarillo hops all make appearances in this nonalcoholic beer offering from California brewery Bravus, which uses a proprietary process that employs manipulated yeast to adjust the brew’s alcohol content. The result is an IPA with hoppy bitterness and a silky body boasting less than 0.5%
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Breweries Are Finding Fertile Partnerships With Gardeners and Plant Collectors
Imbibe Magazine
APRIL 24, 2024
The striking flowers of woolly bluecurls, an evergreen shrub, lend a mix of candied lavender, mint, and pine to Island Brewing ’s HopLiner IPA. The youthful crowd is lively and engaged, and conversations run from conservation to why fruity hummingbird sage excels in IPAs. It was mostly the place that your grandmother likes to come to.
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This Week's Beer News: Good "Vibes" Only.
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The Northern Express had good things to say about their Scout Hazy IPA, too. The Free-Press recommended a few beers to drink during the Super Bowl , including a brown ale from Wax Wings and a double black IPA from Short’s. Now open in Farmington: The 100% gluten-free Heights Brewing. Thanks for reading!
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Oktoberfest Season Is In Full Swing: This Week's Beer Events & Socials
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
AUGUST 2, 2024
Jake did a lot to pivot Windmill from a milkshake IPA and pastry stout destination to a place that could (and did) make delicious lagers, saisons and other less-hyped styles while also continuing that reputation for hazies and hefty beers. Happy 4th birthday to Goldfinger Brewing. No, it’s really great.
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The Return of Honkers: This Week's Beer News
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
OCTOBER 7, 2024
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. Craft Brewing Business talks with the team behind the Founders All-Day IPA brand refresh and new ad campaign. Leigh’s Brewing Co.
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The Highest-Rated Beer in Every State (2024) [MAP]
VinePair
OCTOBER 10, 2024
In what will likely come as no surprise, IPAs — the most popular craft beer style — claim the top spot in 21 states. State Beer Alabama Hitchhiker Good People Brewing Company IPA – American | 7.40% Alaska Blessed Anchorage Brewing Company Stout – American Imperial | 15.50% Arizona White Russian Imperial Stout Sun Up Brewing Co.
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The 5 Best Wheat Beers to Drink Right Now
Chilled Magazine
JULY 17, 2024
And while it’s tough to beat the appeal of a classic pilsner or hoppy, piney IPA, one of the best choices for the summer months is a refreshing, balanced wheat beer. Summer is a great time for lighter, refreshing beers.
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This Week's Beer News: Weed Edition + ICBW Pint Glass Preview
Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Back Channel is capitalizing by releasing it as the “Blow Back IPA.” The Milwaukee Record shares some info about the new Chilly Rabbit cold IPA from Lakefront , while Milwaukee Magazine recommends the return of this Fermentorium Latibulator doppelbock. ” Warmer temps allowed Rockwell Beer Co. Great name.
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Taste Test: Nonalcoholic Beer
Imbibe Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2024
Non-Alcoholic IPA Simcoe, Cascade, Columbus and Amarillo hops all make appearances in this nonalcoholic beer offering from California brewery Bravus, which uses a proprietary process that employs manipulated yeast to adjust the brew’s alcohol content. The result is an IPA with hoppy bitterness and a silky body boasting less than 0.5%
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We Asked 15 Brewers: What’s the Most Overrated Beer Style? (2024)
VinePair
JANUARY 23, 2024
From hazy IPAs to pastry stouts to smoothies lactosed within an inch of their lives, here are the ones the pros believe have been given more credit than they’re due. Although I think there are a lot of overrated hazy IPAs around the world, I respect this style because it’s an ‘entrance door’ for a lot of non-craft beer drinkers.
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Better Drinks Take Flight
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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Tröegs Mad Elf Is Back To Spice Up The Holidays
Chilled Magazine
DECEMBER 23, 2023
While the warmer months are dominated by IPAs, pale ales, lagers, pilsners, wheat beers, and other lighter brews crafted for their refreshing, easy-drinking nature, the winter is a time to get maltier, bolder, and up the alcohol content as well as the flavor.
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The One Beer You Should Bring Home From Every State [MAP]
VinePair
JUNE 9, 2024
That means you’ll spy a lot of IPAs here, but you’ll also find plenty of seasonal stouts, dependable lagers, and eccentric sours, too. Arkansas: Amadeus Vienna Lager From Stone’s Throw Brewing To break up the onslaught of IPAs and stouts to come, we’re tapping this stellar Vienna lager from the folks at Little Rock’s Stone’s Throw Brewing.
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We Asked 12 Brewers: What’s the Next Big Beer Style? (2024)
VinePair
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
And after the initial boom of West Coast IPA, the cloudy New England style came along to dominate the scene. The next big style is price-conscious West Coast IPAs. We have seen customers having more sticker shock over the last two years and burning out on hazy IPAs. The beer business is constantly evolving. Ipswich, Mass.
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