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Washington Brewers Festival beer list shows a lager and pilsner surge

Lagers and pilsners are taking over Washington Brewers Festival’s beer list, and the smartest first pours are the crispest ones. The lineup says Washington drinkers are leaning lighter, cleaner, and still making room for big beers.

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Atrevida Beer Co. to close after nearly eight years in Colorado Springs

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Karbach brings back Love Street Summer Peach Ale for Texas retailers

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Sierra Nevada turns Mills River brewery into Hazy Hideaway festival site

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Rainier Beer brings back free R-Day in Seattle for 2026

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Fireforge Crafted Beer marks eight years with return of ForgeFest

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Great Lakes Brewing extends Dortmunder Gold with 90-calorie Dort Light

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Zupan’s adds Little Beast West Coast IPA, Gold Dot pilsner to Farm to Market series

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Lagunitas launches Beer Roadie role for Iron Maiden Trooper IPA release

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Inspiration Brewing takes over former Funk taproom in Elizabethtown

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Boundary Bay returns as Boundary on State in Bellingham

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Samuel Adams revives colonial recipe beers for independence anniversary

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Cans dominate beer packaging, draft gains ground in latest Beer Institute data

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Urban South brings back Paradise Peach, a peach lager for summer

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Icicle Brewing hands majority stake to family hop farm successors

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Congress revives CHEERS Act to cut draft beer equipment costs

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Restaurant set to open in former Loose Screw taproom in Meridian

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Mundelein Craft Beer Festival returns with 40 Chicagoland breweries

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Zupan’s adds Little Beast West Coast IPA, Gold Dot pilsner to Farm to Market series

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Rahr and Lakewood strike contract brewing deal to boost Texas capacity

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Dust Bowl Brewing launches Hop Water, its first non-alcoholic beverage

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Propeller Brewing releases Wind Shift can for Halifax SailGP event

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NYPL and TALEA Beer Co. launch Liberty Lager for 250th anniversary

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Lagunitas launches Beer Roadie role for Iron Maiden Trooper IPA release

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Iron Hill Brewery reopens in Hershey with beer, food, and events

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Armed Forces Brewing files $50 million suit over alleged smear campaign

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Great American Beer Festival moves outdoors, tickets go on sale June 25

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Chuckanut and Icicle brew a Franconian lager collaboration

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Minnesota craft beer faces pressure as brewery closings mount

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Draft River Brewing to open inside Elmira’s LECOM Event Center

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PA Brews unites Pennsylvania beer industry with statewide brand campaign

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DeWolf Brewing opens in Victor, pairs craft beer with Spanish tapas

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American craft brewers win 86 awards in Australia, export program shines

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Minnesota breweries race to climate-proof beer as grain costs rise

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Trillium opens waterfront beer garden at Boston Harbor Hotel

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Oak Union Brewing lands permanent taproom and restaurant in Milwaukie

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Southern Star Brewing to close in June after nearly 20 years in Conroe

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