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  "path": "/articles/american-craft-brewing-defining-beers-today/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T13:00:24.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Before craft beer there was only Big Beer. At first it was factory-made regional lagers that were ubiquitous to a certain area. Old Style in the Midwest, “Natty Boh” in Baltimore, Olympia in the Pacific Northwest, Pearl in Texas — it was what pretty much everyone in these places drank. By the 1960s, these regional favorites had started to be replaced by national powerhouses and you already know the names. Bud. Miller. Coors. Now these were what literally everybody drank. Then along came craft beer.\n\nThe article The 15 Beers That Defined American Craft Brewing — and Where They Are Now appeared first on VinePair.",
  "title": "The 15 Beers That Defined American Craft Brewing — and Where They Are Now"
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