Despite some of today’s largest breweries starting out with a focus on English-styles, these low-ABV, malt-driven recipes were abandoned during the last decade’s craft beer boom. Instead, this new era has been fueled by fruit-forward hop exploration, pushing boundaries, and extremes. In other words, the exact opposite of a Dark Mild, Bitter, or Brown Ale. But like lagers, these styles have a little momentum right now fueled by pandemic-related shifts, haze fatigue, and the desire to go against the grain. The opportunity is there for English-styles, they just need a little spark to be activated with today’s experience-seeking consumer.

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