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I'll go so far as speculating the next trend in craft will be the unfiltered lager, like a Zwickel. I have a place near me that keeps Stiegl Paracelsus on tap and it's a total crusher. I've seen a few other unfiltered lagers popping up locally and they're equally as good. Lagers are about the least sexy style right now, but with hop yields down and hop contracts getting so saturated, people are going to tire paying $15-20 for a 4-pk of IPA cans. If I were a pro brewer, I'd start perfecting a flavorful unfiltered lager now. Something people can drink multiples of and you can sell at a reasonable price because it doesn't take 10lbs of Galaxy per barrel to make. IPA will be king for many more years to come, especially as these newer techniques become more accepted across the country, but I can see a shift towards unfiltered lagers as people look for lower priced options and more craft-ier options to the American adjunct lager.
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