6 Beer Industry Trends to Watch in 2022
Breweries persevered through an unpredictable year. What adaptations will they make in 2022?
Contributing editor Joshua M. Bernstein is a beer, spirits, food, and travel journalist, as well as an occasional tour guide, event producer, and industry consultant. He writes for the New York Times, Men’s Journal, New York magazine, Wine Enthusiast, and Imbibe, where he’s a contributing editor in charge of beer coverage. Bernstein is also the author of five books: Brewed Awakening, The Complete Beer Course, Complete IPA, Homebrew World, and Drink Better Beer.
Breweries persevered through an unpredictable year. What adaptations will they make in 2022?
To broaden their sales base, breweries are reaching beyond the beer drinker by producing natural wines, piquettes, fruited spritzes, and more
Breweries are channeling Marvel culture to create compelling graphic labels that draw in a new generation of beer drinkers
Breweries were forced to adapt in 2020. Which pivots are poised to become permanent fixtures on the brewing landscape?
Many assumed the pandemic would end the sober-curious movement. They were wrong
How breweries are highlighting social distancing and stay-at-home orders with creative packaging
Armed with fresh fruit and locally sourced ingredients, smaller breweries are creating an artisan niche in the fast-growing hard seltzer category
How beer and wine producers are pushing the category in new directions
Brewers are finding success with low-ABV versions of a typically higher-proof style
In an increasingly IPA-centric beer world, brewers are finding success with smoked beer
The owners of San Diego’s Border X Brewing use their Mexican heritage to bring diversity to their beers and taprooms
How the Ohio-based malt house aims to bring barley production back to the Midwest