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Winners Crowned at Massive Beer and Cider Festival
The 18th Annual Great International Beer & Cider Competition was held on Nov. 7 in Providence, R.I., one day before the 21st Annual Great International Beer …
Growth Brands 2014: Beer Here!
Beer is the adult beverage of choice in the U.S., according to a recent Gallup poll. The study found that 41% of participants typically drink beer; …
Growth Brands 2014: Beer Here!
Americans’ current preference for beer is among the highest Gallup has recorded since beer fell to 36% in 2005. Still, total beer consumption slipped 1.6% in 2013 to 2.8 billion 2.25-gallon cases, according to the Beverage Information Group, the research unit of Cheers’ parent company.
First Sip: Cider’s Season
It’s taken more than a few years, but Americans have finally discovered (or rediscovered) and are embracing hard cider. The category has grown nearly 70% for the past two years, according to data from our research unit, the Beverage Information Group.
Today’s Flavor
Flavors have exploded in the spirits industry, starting with vodkas and spreading to whiskeys, rums and tequilas. So what do bars and restaurants make of—or with—flavored spirits?
Pressed For Success
Hard cider is back again after some hard times. Fermented apple juice was the all-American beverage of choice during the Colonial era, but in the 19th century, cider lost its heady fizz to the growing popularity of beer. It’s now enjoying a serious revival.
7 Trends in American Beer
When it comes to domestic beer, light still dominates as far consumption, while craft is king in terms of grown. Craft brews are clearly the biggest trend in American beer, but not the only trend. Here are seven things happening now in domestic beer.
2013 Beer Growth Brands
After slipping 1.3% in 2011, total beer consumption stabilized a bit in 2012. According to the Beverage Information Group (the research unit of Cheers’ parent company), beer consumption in the U.S. reached 2.8 billion 2.25-gallon cases in 2012, though that’s up less than 1% from 2011. Imported beer fared slightly better, posting a 1.5% increase.
Bright Lights: The Latest in Light Beer Trends
Light beer’s aura has been somewhat overshadowed in the U.S. recently by the still small but rapidly growing craft brew market. And the traditional light category is being supplanted by low-alcohol craft session beers. But light beer is still going strong, and the top brands prevail.
Cheers Tasting: A Sip of Cider
Ciders, perries (fermented from pears), and fermented fruit blends of all kinds are proving popular with consumers. No longer relegated to applejacks and scrumpy of yore, today’s ciders are sometimes spiked with liqueurs or herbal extracts, or fermented with wild yeasts, or barrel-aged and blended. At the Cider Summit in Chicago, more than 30 cider producers poured an assortment of artisanal and farmhouse ciders. Here are a few ciders to consider.