Staying Anchored: The Rise of Homage Beers in America | VinePair

American brewers regularly dig up buried styles like Germany’s tangy gose and dust off centuries-old recipes, using the past to build a new brewing future. But today’s beers are tomorrow’s history lessons, and breweries and beloved beers are rapidly disappearing. Instead of waiting for a half-century to revisit them, breweries are honoring brands soon after the pulse stops.

For VinePair, I look at why breweries are paying homage to New Belgium's Fat Tire, Anchor Christmas Ale, and other recently bygone beers.