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Podcast Episode 460: How Notch and Halfway Crooks Formulate Recipes for Tasty (and Convincing) Nonalcoholic Beer
Saturday February 21, 2026
In this excerpt from our Deep Dive series on nonalcoholic brewing, Chris Lohring of Notch, Shawn Cooper of Halfway Crooks, and Craig Thomas of Abstrax share perspectives on building flavor and body into NA beer.Cooking with Beer: Spicy Tripel Brussels Sprouts
Friday February 20, 2026
These oven-roasted Brussels sprouts with shallots get some spicy depth via chili flakes and a glaze made from Belgian tripel.Thiol Rethink: Lessons from 8 Years of Dialing in Thiol Levels for Hazy IPA
Thursday February 19, 2026
Did you know that you actually shouldn’t mash hop? Did you know that thiol levels can be turned up or down predictably like a dimmer switch? Did you know…Recipe: Kros Strain Fairy Nectar
Thursday February 19, 2026
This Citra- and Mosaic-powered hazy IPA is the popular flagship from Kros Strain in La Vista, Nebraska. See the notes below for how to adjust for the DDH version.Ask the Pros: How Kros Strain Dialed in Its Flagship Hazy IPA, Fairy Nectar
Tuesday February 17, 2026
Bobby Kros, cofounder and head brewer at Kros Strain in La Vista, Nebraska, explains how they gradually shaped Fairy Nectar into an award-winning flagship—and also how they build the double-dry-hopped version differently.Recipe: Annie’s Atomic Amber Ale
Monday February 16, 2026
A classic style in the American craft pantheon, this amber ale is Annie Johnson’s house beer—the one she’s brewed again and again to dial in her process and ingredients. (She also drinks it.)Podcast Episode 459: Zach Typinksi of Urbanrest Brews Gold Medal Pilsner Without Pilsner Malt
Friday February 13, 2026
Double-batching lagers on a single-infusion, seven-barrel brewhouse made from converted dairy tanks may not be wholly unique—but how about striking gold with an American pilsner category that contains no pilsner malt?Recipe: Odell Wolf Picker Experimental IPA
Thursday February 12, 2026
From Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, this recipe is a celebration of Strata hops and the people who pick them.Recipe: Odell Mountain Standard IPA
Wednesday February 11, 2026
For the team at Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, this mountain-style IPA is a tribute to the Rocky Mountains. They select its modern hop varieties to achieve a complex profile of juicy and tropical notes.The Search for the Holy Strobile: Finding the Select Few Exciting Hops
Tuesday February 10, 2026
In this first article in a Deep Dive series, Indie Hops’ Jim Solberg discusses how they screen new hops for brewing and market potential.How to Level Up with American Amber
Monday February 09, 2026
Every brewer should have a house beer they use to get better—the one you could brew in your sleep to fine-tune your process, get to know your ingredients intimately, and dial in flavor and quality. For Annie Johnson, that beer is her throwback American amber ale.Recipe: Wiseacre Tiny Bomb American Pilsner
Sunday February 08, 2026
The flagship beer from Wiseacre in Memphis, Tennessee, Tiny Bomb is a svelte, session-strength American lager with the full flavor of a German pilsner.Podcast Episode 458: Tom Nielsen of Emberside Redraws the Boundaries between the Science and the Art of Beer
Friday February 06, 2026
Over the span of two decades at Sierra Nevada in R&D and quality, Tom Nielsen helped usher in big changes in the way craft brewers work with ingredient growers and suppliers. In this episode, he shares his finely honed approach to evaluating and sourcing raw materials.Recipe: Encampment American Strong Ale
Thursday February 05, 2026
A classic style in the modern American pantheon, this hop-and-malt-forward strong ale serves as a great starting point for experimentation—for example, by subbing in your favorite hop varieties.Recipe: Peaceful Side Solveza Mexican-Style Lager
Thursday February 05, 2026
“Brewed as an ode to the sun,” this light, crisp, subtly sweet Mexican-inspired lager from Peaceful Side in Maryville, Tennessee, won the gold medal for International Light Lager at the 2025 World Beer Cup.Brewer’s Perspective: Brewing Mexican-Style Tennessee Lager at Peaceful Side
Wednesday February 04, 2026
Seth Carter, head brewer at Peaceful Side in Maryville, Tennessee, cites the key factors that helped their Solveza lager win gold at the 2025 World Beer Cup—and it begins with a team-wide approach to quality.Make Your Best American Strong Ale
Tuesday February 03, 2026
This celebration of malt and American hops is one that should evolve nicely as the weeks pass, the bitterness rounds, and malt comes into the fore.Recipe: Peoples Bock
Monday February 02, 2026
Based on details shared by the former lead brewer at Peoples Brewing in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this mid-20th century American bock gets its color from a darker caramel Munich malt—not from the syrups that were common in dark adjunct lagers from that time.Podcast Episode 457: Cory Buenning of Fritz Family Focuses on Highly Attenuated Lagers with Perfect Proteins
Friday January 30, 2026
The seven-barrel brewhouse at Fritz Family in Niwot, Colorado, may be be small by typical lager-brewing standards. But founder Cory Buenning takes an exacting approach to the lagers he brews for the cuckoo clock–lined taproom, focusing on malt that produces mid-sized proteins that build body.Recipe: Bluejacket Common People
Thursday January 29, 2026
This modern take on a Kentucky common comes from a collaboration between Bluejacket and DC Beer, a website that’s been covering the Washington, D.C., beer scene for more than a decade.Recipe: Cloudburst Peaked in High School
Wednesday January 28, 2026
From Cloudburst founder-brewer Steve Luke, here’s a homebrew recipe for the West Coast double red that won gold at the 2025 World Beer Cup.Your Low-Lift Key to Hop Water and NA Success
Tuesday January 27, 2026
Hop waters and NA beverages aren’t a compromise; they’re a new creative playground. Water-soluble hop aroma products such as LLZ™, SalvoPlus™, and Hop Oils make it easier than ever to create flavorful, hop-inspired drinks that appeal to both traditional beer lovers and health-conscious consumers. Here, we want to show you just how easy it is to create scalable, low-lift, high-return recipes with applicable pricing.Ask the Pros: Brewing Strong Red Liquid Nostalgia with Cloudburst
Monday January 26, 2026
In 2025, Seattle’s Cloudburst won World Beer Cup gold in the Strong Red Ale category for its throwback West Coast double red, Peaked in High School. Here, founder-brewer Steve Luke opens his yearbook to share the details.Recipe: Good Word Riding Bikes in Munich Helles
Sunday January 25, 2026
On his two-vessel brewhouse in Duluth, Georgia, Good Word owner-brewer Todd DiMatteo hand-lugs buckets full of mash to make his decoction happen for their house helles—a process that he says is worth the effort.Podcast Episode 456: Jaron Anderson of Helper Beer Applies Modern Techniques to Classic Styles with Winning Results
Friday January 23, 2026
For Helper Beer, 2025 was a great year, with a gold medal for German-style pils at GABF and a Craft Beer & Brewing Best in Beer editors’ pick trophy for Regis helles. But the methods they use for these classical styles—such as cool pooling with heavy whirlpool hop loads—are anything but stuck in the past.Podcast EP 282 – Happy New Year Show 2026
Friday January 23, 2026
We are joined by The President, Andy Carter and special guest, friend of the show Sam Tierney from The Propagator. Items of discussion include: Quick update from Danny on milestone beer events at The Full Pint Look back on 2025 year in beer. Looking at the “Craft Beer Killers” Seltzer, RTD, THC and if it […]
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Podcast EP 282 – Happy New Year Show 2026
Friday January 23, 2026
We are joined by The President, Andy Carter and special guest, friend of the show Sam Tierney from The Propagator. Items of discussion include: Quick update from Danny on milestone beer events at The Full Pint Look back on 2025 year in beer. Looking at the “Craft Beer Killers” Seltzer, RTD, THC and if it […]
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Podcast EP 282 – Happy New Year Show 2026
Friday January 23, 2026
We are joined by The President, Andy Carter and special guest, friend of the show Sam Tierney from The Propagator. Items of discussion include: Quick update from Danny on milestone beer events at The Full Pint Look back on 2025 year in beer. Looking at the “Craft Beer Killers” Seltzer, RTD, THC and if it […]
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Recipe: Oxbow Pastoral Saison
Thursday January 22, 2026
There are many interpretations of modern saison. This one, from Oxbow in Newcastle, Maine, features local grains and multiple strains of yeast and bacteria—gently tart and funky, and highly drinkable.Know the Most Common Beer-Tasting Biases | Video Tip
Wednesday January 21, 2026
There are certain biases that often creep into beer sensory panels and judging tables. DraughtLab cofounder Lindsay Barr describes three of the most common types—and how to avoid them.