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Gen Z Alcohol Trends Report Paints Complicated Picture for Craft Beer The global COVID-19 pandemic has been among the most disruptive events in the history of craft beer. Thousands of breweries have had to make fundamental, business-altering decisions on the fly. As craft beer emerges from the COVID years, breweries will have to reassess the consumer landscape and adjust their businesses. A crucial piece of the puzzle is the arrival of Generation Z as legal […]
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Marshmallows Are Sticking Around the Craft Beer Scene! This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Just a few years ago, beers brewed with marshmallows were virtually unheard of. Now, the once niche ingredient has grown into one of the trendiest adjuncts in craft beer! But the industry is no stranger to fads coming and going, seemingly overnight. Where one craft movement might lead to a brewing staple, like the New England IPA, others go […]
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Host Beer Tastings from your Private Pub at Home Everyone remembers those basement Tiki Bars our parents spent their Christmas bonus on back in the 70s and 80s, right? Kids play upstairs while the adults catch up on the latest cocktail recipe found in Cosmo magazine. They’re coming back in a big way — minus the avocado green and burnt orange shag carpet. The newest libation trend comes in the form of craft beer, […]
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Bottle Logic is the Next Brewery to Watch. Here’s Why. This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Beer enthusiasts everywhere know Bottle Logic Brewing. These southern California legends opened their doors back in 2014 and have since become one of the state’s most popular microbreweries — earning spectacular scores across all rating platforms with nearly a million check-ins. Which, up until recently, came only from taproom visitors and the lucky few who live near […]
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Beer with Gin | The History of St. Patrick’s Day Welcome to our series “Beer with Gin” where we hear from local beer expert Virginia (Gin) Benavidez, co-founder of The Beer Museum to discuss the origin of St. Patrick’s Day. Feature post by Gin: If you’re like me, then you probably celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking way too much, telling people you’re wearing green panties, and constantly singing all the lyrics you know to […]
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A Craft Beer Twist on Simple 3-Ingredient Cocktails This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Spoiler alert: you can’t just Google these cocktails. They are all unique recipes created by the cicerones and mixologists at Tavour! On the craft beer app Tavour, innovation on style is the name of the game. The online retailer features beer from over 600 of the most creative, independent breweries around the country. Craft fans can sample delicious twists […]
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New “Phantom Brewery” Honors Japanese Culture This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Craft beer fans were shocked late last year while browsing the app-based beer retailer Tavour. The company works with more than 600 American craft breweries, and users regularly see some of the country’s most unattainable brews. But, a young brewery called New Hokkaido made craft fans do a double-take — was Tavour shipping in suds from far-off Japan? The answer is, […]
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Weird in Review | The Most Bizarre Beers on Tavour in 2021 This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Listen up, beer geeks. Craft beer got WEIRD in 2021. Anyone who spent time perusing the Tavour app last year is probably aware. These beer scouts dig up some of the most unusual brews in the craft world from the nation’s most talented brewers — like New York’s Evil Twin, Ohio’s Listermann, and North Dakota’s […]
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Craft Beer Marketing Awards Expands Global Judging Panel The Craft Beer Marketing Awards started as a nationwide competition and the very first awards program in the U.S. to focus exclusively on retail beer marketing efforts and is now a global competition. The expanded global judge panel includes over 500 beverage and beer industry professionals worldwide in over 24 countries, making the CBMAS the largest awards program of its kind in the world. Per the press […]
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Troy Aikman is Taking on Big Beer with EIGHT Based in Austin, Texas, EIGHT light lager is coming to store shelves and on draft in Texas starting this February. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman announced the launch of a new light beer offering set to hit the Texas market in February. EIGHT, described as an elite light lager and named after his jersey number, is brewed with 100% organic grains, Hallertau Taurus hops, with […]
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The Original Texas Hopwater This is a sponsored post in partnership with Whitestone HopWater Looking for a refreshing, zero-calorie beverage to get you through Dry January? Look no further than Whitestone Hopwater from Whitestone Brewery. What exactly is HopWater? With no sugar, carbs, or alcohol, it’s carbonated water with a twist! Dry-hopped with Centennial and Cascade hops with hints fresh raspberry and lime, the original HopWater from Whitestone Brewery is delicious to drink alone or […]
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The PorchCast by PorchDrinking.com Featuring the Austin Beer Scene A few months ago, PorchDrinking.com contributor Korey David visited Austin and stopped by Austin Beerworks to host this episode of PorchDrinking.com’s podcast PorchCast and catch up on the Austin beer scene. PorchCast aims to “recreate the porch drinking experience through great stories, great beers, hilarity, and occasionally educational bits of information.” As a stand up comedian, David brings plenty of laughs to this episode which features […]
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