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DECEMBER 16, 2024

revbrewchicago A post shared by @revbrewchicago I’ve updated our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map , and that was a real bummer of a “delete” button to have to press. A Forbes writer checked in with Chicago’s Beverage Tasting Institute to find out what their beers of the year are. No Bitter Pops ?

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A High-Tech ‘Beer Printer’ From Belgium Wants to Digitize the Drinking Experience

VinePair

JULY 10, 2024

To “brew” a beer, users can simply push a button and get a standard recipe, or use sliders to adjust characteristics like bitterness and amount of alcohol. At this stage, the company is working on securing additional funding, Standaert says, with a goal of putting out an expanded prototype for commercial use in 2025.

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What to Drink in NYC Right Now (February 2025)

VinePair

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

A clarified mix of coconut rum , bitter bianco, blanc vermouth, and pineapple, it arrives crystal clear with a frozen disc of Campari perched atop its ice cube, to melt down slowly into a drink thats at once bitter, sweet, and vaguely tropical. The article What to Drink in NYC Right Now (February 2025) appeared first on VinePair.

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This Week's Beer Events & Socials: Deep Wood, DLD, Picklepalooza & More

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 16, 2025

A few quick brewery status changes to report at the tail end of this Illinois Craft Beer Week: First the bad news: FoGDB Darryl kindly informed us that after not being able to find a buyer, Bosacki’s Brewery in Mundelein closed at the end of April. Also this weekend: Indeed Brewing hosts their Whirlygig 2025 fest in Minneapolis.

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It's Illinois Craft Beer Week!

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.

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We Asked 12 Beer Pros: What’s Your Go-To Cheap Beer? (2025)

VinePair

MAY 20, 2025

So Jon blends Penns Best NA with excellent craft beers for his nightly tipples. He also likes its neutral clean lager flavor, which blends well and stays in the background of the good craft beers he blends it with. Back around 2007, I was managing a 400-bottle craft beer bar while in grad school in Gainesville, Fla.

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We Asked 11 Beer Pros: Which Beer Do You Wish People Ordered More? (2025)

VinePair

MARCH 19, 2025

One of the major takeaways from craft beers enduring haze craze is that many drinkers are creatures of habit. Theres nothing inherently wrong with that, but theres a lot of opportunity for discovery in the beer space, and many incredible styles go largely ignored in the thickets of hazy IPAs , stouts , and macro lagers.

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The 20 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers for 2025

VinePair

JANUARY 3, 2025

Since its founding in 2017, Athletic Brewing Company has become one of the biggest names in the NA beer market. It may not be the first NA beer brand to hit the scene, but it was the first one to consistently capture the look, feel, and flavor of craft beer in the NA space. Sierra Nevada Trail Pass Hazy IPA Chico, Calif.

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We Asked 12 Brewers: What’s the Most Underrated Beer? (2025)

VinePair

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Quite a few names on this list will not be familiar to the vast majority of beer drinkers. The Most Underrated Beers, According to Brewers: Blind Pig IPA, Russian River Brewing Company Bluebird Bitter, Coniston Brewing Company Carl, St. I can get this beer at my local gas station in a 19.2-ounce Coniston Bluebird Bitter.

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Review: Virginia Distillery x Foothills Sexual Chocolate Single Malt

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APRIL 4, 2025

For whiskey enthusiasts and stout lovers alike, Virginia Distillery has crafted something truly unique with the latest release in their Brewer’s Coalition series. is an ambitious collaboration that merges the worlds of craft whiskey and craft beer. Roasted hazelnuts gives further depth, adding a nutty complexity.

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This Week's Beer News: It's Tariff Time

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 7, 2025

Patch.com reported on Bitter Pops’ 9th anniversary, and how they’re celebrating in Francheezie style. The hot dog AND the beer.) Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen will open on Wednesday in Washington, IL. Crain’s covers the news that Moody Tongue is dropping the price of their tasting menu.

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In a Controversial Brewery’s Retreat, a Cautionary Tale About Embracing the Culture War

VinePair

MARCH 13, 2025

The definition of irony is notoriously tough to pin down, as Alanis Morissette can attest, but most people agree its either bitter or delicious, depending on which end of the stick youre on. Savor the flavor on this beer-industry play in three parts and you tell me what you taste: I. AFBCs stuff has drawn mixed reviews.)

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We Asked 16 Beer Professionals: What’s the Most Overrated Beer Style? (2025)

VinePair

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With that in mind, we asked 16 beer professionals to name their most overrated beer styles for 2025. Most NA beers on the market are poor representatives of craft beer. Hazy IPA is one of two most overrated beer styles in my opinion (the second being fruited blonde ales). Asheville, N.C.

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Let's Reschedule Beer Weeks. (Plus Events & Social Updates)

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Let’s support that , rather than just matching our calendars to the dates where a trade organization decided years ago where to put American Craft Beer Week. This is a perilous winter for American craft breweries. Hell, the BA doesn’t even have this year’s beer week on their calendar yet.

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The 30 Best Breweries in the Country Right Now, According to Beer Pros (2024)

VinePair

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The craft beer world is filled with passionate opinions and nowhere more so than among those who wield notebooks and pens. Ask any three beer writers to name the countrys single best brewery, and youre likely to get over a dozen well-argued responses, from the totally obvious to the truly arcane. August Schell Brewing Co.

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Beer Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Costco’s $10 Imperial Stout

VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Since 2008, Costco has also offered a full line of Kirkland Signature beers, initially kicking things off with a pale ale , hefeweizen, amber ale, and German lager — very in vogue styles for that era of craft beer. On Beer Advocate it scores a more-than-respectable 89 out of 100.

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2024's "Painful Period of Rationalization" and other Beer News

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We Asked 12 Brewers: What’s the Most Underrated Beer? (2025)

Review: Virginia Distillery x Foothills Sexual Chocolate Single Malt

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In a Controversial Brewery’s Retreat, a Cautionary Tale About Embracing the Culture War

We Asked 16 Beer Professionals: What’s the Most Overrated Beer Style? (2025)

Let's Reschedule Beer Weeks. (Plus Events & Social Updates)

The 30 Best Breweries in the Country Right Now, According to Beer Pros (2024)

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