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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Beer IPA Craft Beer 350

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Living in suburban Collierville, Tennessee, some 30 minutes southeast of Memphis, Maggie Emerson was used to traveling for locally brewed beer. Emerson, who swapped the software industry for brewing, resolved to shorten the commute for cold beer by opening a hometown brewery. ” Maroon Brew Co. ” Maroon Brew Co.

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Beer IPA Pilsner Craft Beer 256

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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Craft Beer Beer IPA 317

VinePair

JANUARY 27, 2025

At a craft beer bar in Brooklyn called Queue Beer , all of the 24 taps feature premium and hard-to-find beers but one tap faucet stands apart from the rest. Rarely seen even in top beer bars, it requires a special technique to properly operate, allowing for more nuanced control of beer flow than the standard on-off tap faucet.

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Beer IPA Nightlife Bartender 116

PUNCH

JANUARY 4, 2024

The surging N/A beer market has plenty of standout, crave-worthy options. Here are the best nonalcoholic beers to try right now.

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Beer 341

PUNCH

MARCH 21, 2024

Beer flights are a divisive debate in craft beer. For some, they are unnecessary holdovers. For others, they're a key to accessibility.

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Beer Craft Beer 337

VinePair

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether it’s a bartender’s post-shift, wind-down drink, or a dive-bar-dwellers go-to to kick-start an evening, there’s a humble, “no BS” vibe to a beer and a shot that’s earned the pairing a level of respect from drinkers of all classes and creeds. Beer-and-Shot Combos Boilermaker U.S. Some are meant to be enjoyed side by side.

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Beer Pilsner Stout Liqueur 116

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

moorsbeer A post shared by @moorsbeer They’ve been added to our Chicagoland Craft Beer Map. Go buy a few beers at any of these places if you can: Reminder: Only Premium Subscribers are being sent Wednesday label updates via email. Casa Humilde is offering beer pitcher and hot wing specials ($20 craft pitchers?

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Beer Craft Beer Stout Bartending 130

PUNCH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Oktoberfest beer is everywhere, but the popular style can be confusing. Here, craft brewers explain the two camps: festbier and märzen.

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Beer 294

PUNCH

APRIL 1, 2025

The best craft beer breweries in 2025, including taprooms specializing in lagers, IPAs, saisons and pale ales, according to experts.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer 292

VinePair

JUNE 13, 2025

From backyard barbecues to beach days, beer is the perfect pairing for all things summer. To learn more about what the pros will be drinking to cool off this summer, we asked brewers from across the country to share the beers they’ll be keeping stocked in their coolers. Wow, that’s a solid beer! It’s just so drinkable.”

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Beer Pilsner IPA Bottling 124

VinePair

JANUARY 27, 2025

The beer industry has come a long way in the past 20 plus years. Of course, with more breweries comes more beer, and subsequently, more beer names. Naming beer is an integral part of any brewerys marketing. Regardless of whether or not this tactic works, weve encountered some delightfully bizarre beer names along the way.

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Beer IPA Stout Craft Beer 116

Imbibe Magazine

MAY 5, 2024

There’s no denying the supreme drinkability of a cold, crisp rice beer, as industry stalwarts like macro Japanese breweries Sapporo and Asahi demonstrate. But smaller craft brewers are increasingly tinkering with the style, recognizing the mass appeal of a clean, crushable beer while still experimenting with their own interpretations.

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Beer Pilsner Bitters Craft Beer 259

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 13, 2025

Happy Friday, beer friends! lakeeffectbrewing A post shared by @lakeeffectbrewing After months and months of construction and years of waiting on a previous property, longtime Chicago beer brand Lake Effect Brewing is finally open in their own brewery and taproom. The map has been updated ! 2: Moor’s Wins! ” Sounds awesome!

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Beer Craft Beer Brandy 130

PUNCH

APRIL 17, 2024

Today, beer whales—and their attendant hype—are few and far between. Just a few years ago, brewers could reliably expect hundreds of enthusiasts to swarm their special releases.

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Beer 334

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Before we jump into our usual Wednesday roundup of labels, a bit of sad news: If you’ve ever enjoyed an American-made sour beer, you owe a debt of gratitude to Ron Jeffries, who passed away this week. I’d encourage you to share a toast with a wild or sour beer that you love as well.

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Beer Bottling 246

Chilled Magazine

JULY 17, 2024

Summer is a great time for lighter, refreshing beers. 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. Now that you have learned a little bit about wheat beers, it’s time to find some to drink.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Craft Beer 264

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 11, 2025

After a busy week, here’s some positive Chicagoland beer news from the past few days! A new brand called Brutalist Brewing - aka “ your favorite brewery’s favorite brewers ” - came out of the box with a pretty impressive opening announcement for their first beers being released from Pilot Project.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Sketchbook’s celebration is already on their calendar as well, and while not a true Oktoberfest celebration, I think it’s worth mentioning that the Metropolitan beers from Short Fuse are getting a proper release party (with brats and schnitzel) one week from today. We’ll be out there with you. Nice to see.

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Beer IPA Happy Hour Stout 264

Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

If you have only been drinking beer for a few years, you might not realize that one of the most popular beer styles is fairly contemporary. Now that youve learned a little about this highly popular beer style, its time to find some to drink. Tree House Julius If you only buy one beer on this list, make it Tree House Julius.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

AUGUST 21, 2024

One of these new labels took me on a journey down a rabbit hole of UK lager miscellanea, and you’re coming along for the ride, thanks to… The New Illinois Beer Label of the Week: Yes, that’s Wrexham as in Wales, as in the football club, and also as in the UK’s oldest lager brewery ( per their website ). Plus: Rizz.

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Beer Club Gin 246

VinePair

MAY 22, 2025

At the same time, grilled and smoked dishes should be paired with drinks that highlight their savory, charred, and juicy characteristics, so cookout beers need to be more than just thirst-quenching. Houston Lone Star Original American-Style Lager Beer is the only beer for Texas barbecue. It is so good, crisp, and clean.

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Beer Pilsner Bitters Craft Beer 105

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

… “It has been an amazing 15 years across two states creating and enjoying delicious craft beer and food. While this is a heavy decision and pulls at my heart, I know Haymarket will continue making great beer and food for its ever-growing fanbase,” said Crowley.

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Beer Craft Beer 246

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. Waypost Brewing Company is hosting a traditional kolsch service in their beer garden tonight from 4-9pm. Here’s the full beer list that’ll be pouring at the party.

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Beer IPA Craft Beer Pilsner 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 14, 2024

So much stuff going on over the next few days, but before that, a gentle nudge as we head into this Father’s Day weekend, where it’s possible someone might say something like, “Hey, did you hear that Hulk Hogan has a beer coming out? It’s been all over the news in the past few days!”

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Beer IPA 246

Cheers

JANUARY 13, 2025

As one ofNew York Citys few female certified Cicerones and the general manager of the Treadwell Park beer hall and sports bar,Katherine Benecke has built her career around celebrating exceptional brews. Shes also seen the rise in nonalcoholic beers , not only for Dry January and Sober October but throughout the year.

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Beer Pilsner IPA Pub 93

Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 12, 2024

If there is any place better to enjoy a crisp, refreshing beer than out in nature, I haven’t been there. 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. For Earth Day, or any day, go drink some beer outside.

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IPA Beer Pilsner Bitters 254

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 7, 2024

The amount of 10th anniversary events emerging over the last few weeks have made me wonder: Was May-June 2014 the busiest time in Chicago craft beer history? Hailstorm Brewing also celebrates ten years of beers with a party on Saturday and a special anniversary release of their GABF medal-winning Prairie Madness Pale Ale.

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Craft Beer Beer IPA 264

Chilled Magazine

JUNE 17, 2025

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Narragansett Beer is diving back into summer with a tidal wave of nostalgia to mark the 50th anniversary of Jaws—the legendary blockbuster that made beachgoers everywhere think twice about taking a dip and catapulted ‘Gansett into pop culture history. and Rochester, N.Y.

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Beer Liquor Club Bar 173

Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Beer Churros with Chocolate Stout Sauce The only thing better than fried bits of sweet, beer-soaked dough (aka beer churros)? Dipping them in a beer-spiked chocolate sauce. Looking to make something sweet for your Valentine this year? From cupcakes to ice cream sandwiches, here are some boozy dessert ideas to choose from.

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Brandy Stout IPA Beer 244

Guys Drinking Beer

MAY 6, 2024

We came, we saw, we drank -- here are our thoughts and some of our favorite beers from Beer Under Glass 2024 at Union Station. The post Beer Under Glass 2024: We Came, We Saw, We Drank. Here’s Our Recap appeared first on Guys Drinking Beer.

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Beer 246

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The New Illinois Beer Label of the Week: No argument here, Pipeworks. In a week filled with turmoil, conflict, transition and anger, we can all agree on one thing! Dinosaurs are totally cool.

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Beer 130

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

MAY 8, 2024

Howdy, friends — and happy Beer Label Wednesday. This beer comes courtesy of Church Street and appears to be timed perfectly for party-barge drinking on Lake Bloomington (the Green Gables logo on the label is for a bar, restaurant and grocery store nearby). Always fun when that happens.

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Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

JUNE 16, 2025

For a community that recently lost Tonality Brewing as well, it’s nice to give y’all some good beer news for a change. Our beer news roundup emails are the most widely-read and shared content we send each week, and have been free to read for over a decade. Pretty rad.

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Beer IPA Bitters Bar 130

Spiritz

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Carlsberg Denmark will now brew its beer with regeneratively grown barley. million litres of beer. A portion of this will go into a special edition of Carlsberg beer that will be made entirely with regeneratively grown barley. Approximately 500 tonnes of the harvested barley will produce up to 3.3 It will be released next year.

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Beer Pilsner 107

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

APRIL 30, 2025

The New Illinois Beer Labels of the Week: The first batch of this year’s Goose Island Bourbon County Stout variant labels were submitted to the TTB this week, and we’ve pulled every single one of them for our Premium Subscribers. It’s that time of year again, y’all - and a bit early, too.

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Beer Stout 130

VinePair

MARCH 11, 2025

This is not to say that Russians themselves considered beer to be the same thing as soda, but the classification did allow for the sale and consumption of beer to be treated as such. The first measure, a 200 percent tax hike on beer, went into effect in 2010. and put restrictions on the advertisement of alcoholic beverages.

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Beer Alcohol Vodka Wine 86