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Message: [QUOTE="karstenkibbe, post: 4432393, member: 4139"] The short answer is “yes”. An emphatic yes. But all you need to do is take a peek in your SoCal backyard. Modern Times closing four locations before selling off to Maui Brewing. Stone selling to Sapporo. The west coast IPA is dead. Buried. RIP. The New England IPA is going nowhere because it is so freaking flavorful and brewed at such a high level by so many great specialty craft brewers. But palate fatigue for IPAs is occurring everywhere and traditional styles are growing in popularity rapidly. The other loser in 2022 is the fruited kettle sour (not to be confused with the sour IPA). The only people drinking that sugar-fruit puree slop (devoid of hops) on the regular anymore are potheads living in mom’s basement. [/QUOTE]