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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now

VinePair

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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Craft Breweries Are Simplifying to Broaden Interest

Imbibe Magazine

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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This Week's Beer News: Good "Vibes" Only.

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Owner Jeff Hoobler was elected to Highland Park’s city council last year (and is running again this year, as we noted in an email last week), and apparently the city has a restriction “that requires the denial of liquor licenses to ‘any law enforcing public official, or any member of the City Council.’”

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All You Need For A Successful Dry January: Mocktail Recipes, Ingredients, And Tips

A Bar Above

Now, don’t expect it to taste like actual liquor. Of course, with liquor alternatives, you can sub them into your favorite traditional cocktails as well, but hopefully these mocktail recipes are inspiring enough to get you started. Add the tonic water first, and then add ice. Garnish with a cucumber slice and lemon wheel.

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What’s Driving U.S. Beer Sales in 2024?

Cheers

The alcohol-free beer selection at Bagley Liquor in Bagley, MN, is booming, says liquor operations manager Christopher Arnold. “My The line, which includes our award winning Non-Alcoholic Juicy IPA, is currently outperforming the rest of the non-alcoholic segment in the Northeast,” he notes. The Hazy IPA isn’t going anywhere.

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This Week's Beer News: Metro on a Short Fuse

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Is this an indication of a pivot away from hazy IPAs and pastry stouts? Western Springs doesn’t have a brewery yet, but the town is getting some liquor licenses ready for whenever someone wants to open one. More coverage on MobCraft’s (Not So) Horrible City IPA came from OnMilwaukee and the Journal-Sentinel , among others.

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This Week's Beer News: More Farewell, WLL

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

So we’re picking up where we left off Friday, bidding farewell to West Lakeview Liquors , whose long-term legacy may truly be the people who met there and went on to have much more beer success and impact on their own. None of which would happen at your average liquor store.

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