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BEER

If there is a bright spot in the beer space amid the pandemic, it is that small-production brewers were afforded the time to make and age proper lagers.

The craft beer industry in America was built on the backs of ales. Hop-forward India pale ales, roasted stouts and hefeweizen were put on offer by the early craft brewers to help differentiate themselves from the larger breweries that cornered the market.

As the pandemic closed taprooms, …many brewers took the opportunity to use fermentation tanks for lagers.

When it comes to small breweries in America today, ales are still the primary focus and largely

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