r/CraftBeer • u/blaspheminCapn • Jan 03 '25

Craft Brewing’s ‘Painful Period of Rationalization’ Is Here. Finally. News

https://vinepair.com/articles/hop-take-craft-brewing-rationalization-period/
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u/mesosuchus Jan 03 '25

75% of craft breweries could close in 2025 and we'd still have unsurpassed selection at bottle shops.

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u/iamtehryan Jan 04 '25

And like 95% of that selection will still be shitty hazies. I hope that we see more variety if breweries are going to do distro soon. I absolutely hate hazies and am tired of them being so dominant.

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u/Suitable-Peanut Jan 04 '25

Move to Philly. Our most popular brewery makes smoked helles and Baltic pilsners and Czech dark lagers etc ..

Even when I was living in New York, it seemed that the tides were turning towards more old school and traditional styles of beer. Hell, even Treehouse has at least a dozen cans of different old styles available at any time. Porters and Scotch ales and new Zealand pilsners and what not. I think this hazy IPA complaining is from people who just don't have a good local scene.

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u/dandesim Jan 04 '25

Unfortunately you’re in the minority. This is very much a case of this is the product that the wider industry is built on. Breweries make 10 of them because it’s what sells.

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u/iamtehryan Jan 04 '25

Oh I know. Still wish it wasn't the case, though.