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Beer History Storyline

Modern Craft Beer

Trace modern craft beer from its pioneering breweries to international expansion, BrewDog, Germany’s modern craft movement, later generations, new styles, and changing business models.

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Chronological milestones

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  1. November 11, 1954

    Ken Grossman Is Born

  2. 1970

    Fred Eckhardt Publishes A Treatise on Lager Beers

  3. 1972

    Anchor Introduces Anchor Porter

  4. 1972

    Cascade Is Released as a New American Hop Variety

  5. October 1976

    Jack McAuliffe, Suzy Denison, and Jane Zimmerman Found New Albion Brewing Company

  6. December 7, 1978

    American Homebrewers Association Is Founded

  7. 1980

    De Dolle Brouwers Produces Its First Oerbier

  8. November 15, 1980

    Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sparks The American Hop Revolution

  9. June 4, 1982

    The Great American Beer Festival Is First Held

  10. August 27, 1982

    Brasserie d’Achouffe Brews the First La Chouffe

  11. 1986

    Widmer Brothers Introduces Its American Hefeweizen

  12. 1987

    Carol Stoudt Establishes Stoudts Brewing Company

  13. 1987

    The Great American Beer Festival Introduces Judged Competition

  14. 1988

    Alaskan Brewing Introduces Alaskan Smoked Porter

  15. 1988

    Goose Island Opens Its First Chicago Brewpub

  16. July 1988

    The Oregon Brewers Festival Begins in Portland

  17. June 16, 1994

    Mondial de la Bière Begins in Montréal

  18. November 11, 1994

    Jopen Launches Hoppenbier in Haarlem

  19. 1995

    Goose Island Opens Fulton Street Brewery

  20. 1995

    Goose Island Creates Bourbon County Stout

  21. 1995

    North Coast Brewing Releases Old Rasputin

  22. 1996

    Firestone Walker Introduces Double Barrel Ale and the Firestone Union

  23. August 1, 1996

    The Church Brew Works Opens in a Former Catholic Church

  24. 1997

    Russian River Brewing Company Is Founded At Korbel

  25. September 28, 1998

    Kraft Bräu Opens in Trier

  26. 2002

    Founders Creates Breakfast Stout

  27. November 2002

    Oskar Blues Cans Dale’s Pale Ale

  28. 2003

    Innis & Gunn Launches Its Oak-Aged Beer

  29. 2003

    Lervig Aktiebryggeri Is Founded in Stavanger

  30. 2003

    The Alchemist First Brews Heady Topper

  31. 2004

    Double India Pale Ale Becomes A Recognized Beer Style

  32. 2004

    American Wheat Beer Becomes a Recognized Modern Style

  33. 2006

    Oskar Blues Introduces Ten FIDY

  34. 2006

    Hoppin' Frog Brewery Is Founded In Akron

  35. 2006

    Mikkeller Builds a Global Brand Through the “Gypsy Brewing” Model

  36. October 2006

    Teo Musso And Kuaska Develop The TeKu Glass

  37. 2007

    Citra Is Released by the Hop Breeding Company

  38. 2007

    De Dochter van de Korenaar Is Founded in Baarle-Hertog

  39. 2007

    Teri Fahrendorf Founds the Pink Boots Society

  40. April 2007

    BrewDog Launches Punk IPA

  41. April 2007

    BrewDog Is Founded in Fraserburgh

  42. 2009

    BrewDog Launches Equity for Punks

  43. 2009

    Sierra Nevada Launches Torpedo Extra IPA Featuring the Hop Torpedo

  44. April 13, 2009

    Matuška Begins Brewing in Broumy

  45. 2010

    Henok Fentie and Karl Grandin Found Omnipollo

  46. October 22, 2010

    Untappd Launches

  47. 2011

    CREW Republic Is Founded In Munich

  48. 2011

    Phil and Emily Wymore Found Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis

  49. 2011

    Põhjala Brewery Is Founded in Tallinn

  50. 2011

    O/O Brewing Is Founded in Gothenburg

  51. May 1, 2011

    Goose Island Is Acquired by Anheuser-Busch

  52. November 11, 2011

    Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei Is Founded

  53. 2012

    Maisel & Friends Is Launched

  54. 2012

    St. Bernardus Launches Tokyo for Its Tokyo Café

  55. 2012

    Two Chefs Brewing Begins In Amsterdam

  56. November 23, 2012

    Trierer Petrusbräu Is Launched

  57. 2013

    Amarsi Establishes BrauKunstKeller In Germany’s Early Craft IPA Scene

  58. October 18, 2013

    EurHop Roma Beer Festival Begins

  59. November 2013

    Pelicon Launches Pally Pale Ale in Ajdovščina

  60. November 2013

    Riegele Introduces Eight Modern Brewing Specialties

  61. 2014

    BRLO Is Founded In Berlin

  62. 2014

    Jann and Cathrin von der Brelie Begin Brewing in Leipzig

  63. 2014

    Mashsee Brauerei Is Founded in Hannover

  64. January 2014

    Other Half Brewing Opens in Brooklyn

  65. October 18, 2014

    First Trier Beer Festival Takes Place At Blesius Garten

  66. 2015

    BreWskey Opens in Old Montreal

  67. 2015

    Georg Fürst And Lukasz Wiacek Begin Homebrewing Together

  68. 2015

    Brouwerij Kees Opens In Middelburg

  69. 2015

    Omnipollo Introduces Bianca Mango Lassi Gose

  70. October 1, 2015

    Noctem Artisans Brasseurs Opens in Quebec City

  71. December 2015

    Straßenbräu Opens at Berlin’s Ostkreuz

  72. 2016

    Burley Oak Launches the J.R.E.A.M. Sour Series

  73. 2016

    The Zomerdijk Brothers Found Moersleutel Craft Brewery

  74. 2016

    Great Notion Introduces Blueberry Muffin

  75. 2016

    FrauGruber Brewing Is Founded

  76. 2016

    Atelier VRAI Is Founded

  77. 2016

    Camba Bavaria Moves To Seeon

  78. February 25, 2016

    BrewDog Publishes Its Brewing Archive as DIY Dog

  79. February 25, 2016

    Yankee & Kraut Is Founded

  80. March 2016

    Schneeeule Debuts with Traditional Berliner Weisse

  81. March 2016

    Maisel & Friends Launches Hopfenreiter

  82. August 25, 2016

    Italy Legally Defines Birra Artigianale

  83. December 2016

    Fuerst Wiacek Begins Commercial Brewing At Camba

  84. 2017

    Gutshofbrauerei Das Freie Revives Broyhan

  85. 2017

    Athletic Brewing Is Founded as a Dedicated Non-Alcoholic Brewery

  86. 2017

    Ārpus Brewing Co. Is Founded

  87. 2017

    Totenhopfen Goes From Homebrewing To Commercial Brewing

  88. 2017

    Sudden Death Brewing Is Founded

  89. March 27, 2017

    Germany’s Brewery Count Returns Above 1,400

  90. June 27, 2017

    The Brewers Association Introduces the Independent Craft Brewer Seal

  91. July 18, 2017

    Protokoll Taproom Opens in Berlin

  92. November 17, 2017

    Brasserie du Bas-Canada Opens in Gatineau

  93. 2018

    Le Ketch Opens In Sainte-Flavie

  94. 2018

    Blech.Brut Is Founded In Bamberg

  95. March 20, 2018

    New England India Pale Ale Achieves National Recognition

  96. October 2018

    Funky Fluid Is Founded in Warsaw

  97. December 15, 2018

    Craftprotz Kreativbierbar Opens In Trier

  98. 2019

    TankBusters Is Founded as a Polish Contract Brewery

  99. 2019

    Messorem Starts Brewing

  100. 2019

    Les Intenables Is Founded in Alsace

  101. 2020

    Cold IPA Emerges As A New Interpretation Of India Pale Ale

  102. 2020

    Thomas Tyrell Founds TYRELL BrauKunstAtelier

  103. 2020

    TRVRS Begins To Brew

  104. 2020

    Omnipollo Opens Its Own Brewery in a Former Church

  105. 2021

    Founding Of Zum WØL BrauArt

  106. 2021

    Fuerst Wiacek Opens Its Own Brewery In Berlin

  107. June 2021

    Sudden Death Brewing Warehouse Fire

  108. 2022

    Sudden Death Opens Its Own Brewery in Lübeck

  109. February 27, 2022

    Pravda Brewery Suspends Brewing to Support Ukraine’s Defense

  110. September 14, 2022

    Seb’s Pale Ale Wins Gold at the European Beer Star

  111. 2023

    Max Senner Passes Away

  112. May 23, 2023

    Brewers Association Adds Dessert or Pastry Stout Style

  113. September 30, 2025

    Schneeeule Closes Its Brewery Business and Berlin Salon

  114. March 2, 2026

    BrewDog Enters Administration and Its Core Assets Are Sold

  115. April 18, 2026

    Christian Tille Wins Home Brew Bayreuth 2026

  116. August 28, 2026

    Schneeeule Returns with Three Berliner Weisse Beers Brewed with Lemke

  117. September 4, 2026

    First Hopfenreiter Day Marks the Release of Hopfenreiter #11