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This Week's Craft Beer Events & Socials

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Since we mentioned a bird-related event up top, it seems fitting to pass along this new Hidden Hand beer announcement, for a foeder lager called Waterfowl. We mentioned the Untappd awards on Monday, but Mikerphone brought home some hardware from the Best Of Craft Beer awards this week as well, taking Gold for their Sir Blends-A-Lot stout.

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The 10 Best-Selling Craft Beer Brands of 2024

VinePair

This may sound like a backhanded compliment, but while craft beer sales continue to slow, the situation isn’t nearly as grim as it was this time last year. craft beer sales totalled $4.7 Circana compiled the sales data into a list revealing the top 10 best-selling craft beer brands going into 2024.

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Lost in a haze: North American craft beer searches for mojo

Just Drinks

The once-dynamic North American craft beer market is now stagnant. A lack of innovation in a sector awash with hazy IPAs has been blamed.

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This Week's Chicago-Centric Craft Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

I know in my head that it was just last Friday because we have these poll results to look at…but it doesn’t feel like it: A majority of “I’ll get there at some point” kinda sums up a lot about craft beer at the current moment, doesn’t it?

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No Longer Just For Macro Lagers, Craft Beer Is Finally Embracing Rice

VinePair

Rice beer has roots in civilization’s earliest fermented beverages, and is a key part of some of the world’s top-selling beer brands. ( But despite — and in part because of — its mass-market appeal, rice has largely been overlooked by the craft beer industry. His Rice Kolsch is one of the brewery’s flagship beers.

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This Week's Pre-Paddy's Day Craft Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Revolution Brewing is now the official craft beer sponsor of the Chicago Sky…and they’re not time outs any more, they’re Cold Time outs. 😉 Whiskey Hill is also hiring for their Westmont location , so it sounds like they’re getting close to opening as well.

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This Week's Circus-y & Chicago-y Craft Beer Events & Socials

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Facebook Memories reminded us that the Lagunitas Beer Circus — perhaps the most bizarre beer event we’ve ever attended — kicked off in Chicago a decade ago. Happy Friday, friends! Hey, remember when Lagunitas was fun?