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Created from a combination of Cologne and Pilsner malts and Hallertau Traditional hops, its toasty character and citrusy bitterness make for flavorful and satisfying refreshment. Thoroughly hopped, this pleasantly floral take on an IPA emerges creamy, with hints of pine and a welcome bitterness that never becomes overbearing.
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Of course, that all changed when the American craft beer boom took off in the early aughts, and the market became flooded with quality local brews of every style, ranging from stouts and porters to IPAs , saisons , and pilsners.
The only beer we have is IPA” When Boy George’s cameo finally arrives, he hits us with a bridge about the sad state of the cocktail bar taplist: “No pilsners, no stouts. That being said, don’t be surprised if you see an increased presence of Fernet tattoos in the coming years. That’s not what we’re about.”
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A hazy IPA at Goose Island Clybourn shortly after their post-renovation reopening. Head to Goldfinger right this second if you want to try their collaboration with Surly: A “North German inspired Pils … Using Minnesota Pilsner malt and Polish hops.” They close for the last time on Sunday, Dec. The big winner?
They invited customers to gather around crackling flames with strong imperial stouts, barley wines, and plum-flavored winter warmers set to be transformed by the centuries-old German tradition of bierstacheln , or beer spiking. Poking lighter beers like pilsners or IPAs can negatively amplify hop bitterness.)
The yearly Bourbon County stout madness. of bourbon-barrel-aged imperial stout with a subtle white label, packaged in a classy box. Over the last decade, Kirkland has produced everything from IPAs, pilsners , and a summer ale to more-of-the-moment beers like a Citra Hop Session Ale, first made in 2021.
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They waxed poetic about saisons brewed with heaps of beets, Belgian classics that were new to them, a famous stout being brewed with an African grain, and lots and lots of lager (of course). New Roots American Lager Otherlands Beer American Water American Lager Foam Brewers Magnetic Fields: Chinook Fresh Hop Double IPA Mount Holly Beer Co.
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What brand-new brewery thrilled most in the last year, enticing them back for another pint of squeaky-clean pilsner or an expressive IPA with explosive aromatic pop? My personal favorites are their High Five German-style pilsner and Little Birds, a Jamaican-style lager brewed with cassava starch.
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Metazoa Brewing’s Hellbender IPA is helping raise money for a laboratory at Purdue University. Sauce Magazine previews a Side Project event featuring six beers (including a new BA stout) alongside five Champagnes. InsideHook has a surprisingly expansive and well-reported feature on the settling of the debate over hazy IPA.
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