8 Breweries You Should Know to Get Into West Coast IPAs

Though controversial to some, West Coast IPAs are the perfect style for people who prefer burly brews. Originated in California in the 1980s, long before the craft beer movement existed, the style pushes the influence of American hop varieties like Centennial, Cascade, and Chinook (a.k.a. C hops) to the forefront. Brewers typically initiate this thrust through a technique called “dry hopping,”…

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This Brewery Pulls Ambient CO2 to Carbonate Your Pint

Patrons at Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, Calif., likely don’t know they’re contributing to a larger mission when they pull up to the brewery. Their cars emit carbon dioxide (CO2), as does their breathing, and while polluting the air might not seem like a positive contribution, an on-property air-capture machine recovers CO2 in the environment that’s then used to carbonate the brewpub’s pints.…

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How a Baltimore Brewery Shaped New York’s Most Notorious Baseball Team

In 1986, the New York Mets won the World Series by defeating the Boston Red Sox in seven games. It’s unequivocally on the short list of best series of all-time, and its most pivotal moment — the ball rolling through Bill Buckner’s legs in game 6 — is one of baseball’s most indelible sequences. The win united New Yorkers at a time when the city felt battered. The victory also capped off a season…

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Lao Brewery Company Supports Hailstorm-Affected Communities in Vientiane

Lao Brewery Company has provided emergency assistance to communities in Sikhottabong and Naxaithong districts following severe hailstorms that caused damage to homes and property on March 22. On March 26, a company delegation, together with representatives from its affiliated organisations, delivered 5,000 packs of drinking water and beverages to support affected families. The donation, valued […]

This Napa Brewery Uses the Same Grain as the World’s First Pilsner

Pilsner is an unsung hero in the beer industry. We can thank the style for some of the world’s most dominant beers and breweries. In fact, many American macrobreweries, including Anheuser-Busch, formed when German brewers brought the Bavarian barley grain haná and its corresponding beermaking technique to the U.S., according to Nick Gislason, co-founder and head brewer of Hanabi Lager Co. in Napa…

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8 Things You Should Know About Talea, New York’s First Women-Owned Brewery

Talea Beer Co. started out with the aim to set a new standard in craft beer. Founders Tara Hankinson and LeAnn Darland shared a gripe with both the craft beer space and the beer industry at large: It mainly marketed to men. The pair has tried to upend those beer industry norms with Talea. Upon its 2019 debut, Hankinson and Darland were the first women to own a brewery in New York City. That…

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With ‘Hard Sports Drinks,’ Spirits Are Boxing Out Beer — Yet Again

“The fourth category,” as Boston Beer Company (BBC) co-founder and recently reappointed chief executive Jim Koch is fond of saying, is “where the growth is.” This is an expedient thing for the leader of a company whose fortunes have long depended more on non-traditional products like Twisted Tea and Sun Cruiser than beer-flavored beer. The logic has a self-affirming circularity to it, too.

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The Value Meal Comes to the Brewery

Late last year, the management team at Three Roads Brewing, which operates taprooms in Farmville and Lynchburg, Va., considered the McDonald’s McValue Menu. It delivered dependable daily deals, such as crispy chicken sandwiches and double cheeseburgers for around $3 each. Why not create a similar value-driven beer menu for Three Roads? During December’s holiday season, Three Roads introduced the…

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With Heineken’s U.S. Business Reeling, the Dutch Macrobrewer Announces Global Layoffs

It can feel at times like we’re living through the Twilight of the Macrobrewing Gods. Anheuser-Busch InBev is selling off Gussie and The Third’s hard-won national brewing empire. Molson Coors is slashing jobs, closing legacy plants, and nursing a hangover from the here-and-gone gains of the Bud Light fiasco. Constellation Brands is reeling from the Trump regime’s full-on assault of Modelo’s core…

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