Why Refined Corn Lagers Are Finding a Following | VinePair

American craft brewing is synonymous with ingenuity and infinite innovation, no ingredient too odd to lob into a brew kettle. Buoyed by hop-charged IPAs and dessert-style stouts, breweries long swam against the cold and bubbly currents of mainstream lagers laced with rice and corn products. No sense making the same beer as the big guys.

But after decades of dismissal, American craft breweries have stopped giving lagers the cold shoulder. In search of wider audiences, breweries are embracing broadly appealing lagers that contain corn, turning that summertime staple into a centerpiece ingredient.

For VinePair, I took a deep look at corn lager’s craft comeback.