VinePair

JUNE 25, 2024

1 craft beer style in America, if not the world. 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. Maine Beer Co.

IPA 140

IPA Beer Bitters Craft Beer 140

VinePair

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Take, for example, the Russian imperial stout — a beer style synonymous with the ominous jet-black, velvety, and rich brews that break through the double-digit ABV threshold. Along with sours and IPAs , Russian imperial stouts (RIS) have become one of the most coveted styles on the American craft beer market.

Stout 98

Stout Craft Beer Beer IPA 98

VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

Though it wasn’t labeled as an IPA, the beer was reportedly the original example of what we now know as a West Coast IPA. Given that Aprihop hit the scene before the haze craze, it remains a great gateway beer for those who aren’t crazy about the intense bitterness of classic American IPAs.

IPA 128

IPA Beer Pub Bitters 128

Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

The hybrid approach “didn’t fit into boxes like other beers,” says Winslow, who home brewed kölsch-style ales and later professionally brewed one named Karl at Austin Beerworks , where he worked until 2015. Elmo Brewing founder Bryan Winslow and Carl kölsch, the brewery’s flagship beer.

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Craft Beer IPA Beer Pilsner 229

Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 26, 2024

Craft beer distorts the concept of locality. He started at Angry Orchard in 2015 and starred in TV commercials for the country’s largest cidery. Made with Alphonso mangos native to Bhatt and Pandya’s shared home region of Gujarat, India, the cider has added hops that replicate biting into bitter mango skin.

Beer 277

Beer IPA Wine Alcohol 277

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 9, 2025

I did a quick spin around many of the social media channels for breweries this morning, working to find any evidence of Illinois Craft Beer Week outside of Beer Under Glass. I found a lot of breweries advertising the guild’s passport program, and releasing a few new beers, but outside of that: pretty much crickets.

Craft Beer 130

Craft Beer Beer Bitters Bar 130

VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Most NA beers on the market are poor representatives of craft beer. If the drinking public becomes satisfied drinking NA beers because it is the trendy thing to do, then the craft beer industry will be judged by this criteria instead of being judged on pushing the boundaries of creativity and quality.

Beer 115

Beer IPA Craft Beer Stout 115