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Investigating the Origins of Lager Yeast
Monday November 03, 2025
Fermentation has been around for billions of years, but only recently did a new type emerge—lager fermentation, conducted by an organism that didn’t exist for much of Earth’s history. Here is its story... starting from the very, very beginning.Recipe: Simply Dark Lager
Sunday November 02, 2025
This international-style dark lager works well on its own as an easy-drinking crowd-pleaser—but it also works well as a relatively base for fruit or other flavor additions.Podcast Episode 443: Grain-to-Glass Brewing with Local and Regional Malt, Live from Alberta
Friday October 31, 2025
Recorded live at the Alberta Craft Brewing Convention in Red Deer, this panel discussion centers on the ways that creative brewers in the province use locally grown and malted grain to craft unique beers that tell relevant stories for their customers.Podcast EP 280 – Wort Wrangler and Andy Spooktacular GABF Fallout Show
Thursday October 30, 2025
We are joined by not only Andy but The Wort Wrangler this week to chop it up about beer. Items for discussion include: GABF Fallout Events around Denver Round the clock drinking like a pro Changes to festival and awards format BA gatekeeping media passes Johnny Tsunami Forrest and Main hits Philly Creature Comforts Los […]
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North Park’s Guide to Achieving Fully Saturated Hop Flavor | Brewing Course
Thursday October 30, 2025
North Park founder and head brewer Kelsey McNair shares his approach and various techniques for achieving fully saturated hop flavor in IPA, West Coast pilsner, or any hop-forward style.Recipe: Offset Gooding Farms IPA
Thursday October 30, 2025
From Offset Bier in Park City, Utah, this session-strength IPA—which features the new public hop, Vera—is fresh off a gold-medal win at the Great American Beer Festival.From Grain to Gain: A Step-by-Step Roadmap to Getting on the Shelf and Staying There
Tuesday October 28, 2025
Join Craft Beer & Brewing and AisleAI for a deep dive into how independent brewers are using AI tools to successfully sell into C-stores. We’ll discuss real-world examples of how you can use data, automation, and “always-on intelligence” to compete in the market and grow your brand like never before.Recipe: Mount NZ Bright IPA
Monday October 27, 2025
With its clear and pale look, juicy hop flavors, and balancing bitterness, bright IPA has become an emerging style in New Zealand. This recipe from Mount Brewing in Mount Maunganui showcases an experimental hop as well as Motueka and Nectaron.Recipe: Annie’s Renée’d Cranberry Wit
Sunday October 26, 2025
This is a go-to recipe for the winter holidays. It’s easy to brew and makes use of cranberries for some seasonal flavor. It also makes a tasty base for experimenting with Renée and various infusions, whether at holiday festivities or just messing around in the kitchen at home.Podcast Episode 442: Fast Fashion Puts Its Foot on the Gas With New Zealand Hops and Extra Anchovy
Friday October 24, 2025
Founder Matt Storm and head brewer Stefano Annicchiarico share their approach to drinkable and (mostly) dry hazy IPA and hoppy pils, using an array of New Zealand hops and a healthy dose of the experimental U.S. variety they sponsored and named five years ago—Anchovy.Flavor Infusions: You May Know Randall, but Have You Met Renée?
Thursday October 23, 2025
Infusing beer with fruit and other flavors between the tap and the glass isn’t just a relic of a time when craft beer was less mainstream—and, often, more fun. It’s also something you can do at home, today. Ready to get acquainted?The 2025 Vintage of Samuel Adams Utopias Is The Biggest Yet!
Wednesday October 22, 2025
Samuel Adams, one of the pioneers of craft beer, today unveiled Samuel Adams Utopias 2025, the 14th release of the highly anticipated, barrel-aged extreme beer. Defying convention with a 30% ABV, Utopias 2025 is one of the strongest beers ever brewed, and as a result, is illegal in 15 states. This limited-edition beer is bottled in […]
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Recipe: Altitude Homeward Bound NZ IPA
Wednesday October 22, 2025
From Eliott Menzies and his team at Altitude Brewing in Queenstown, New Zealand, here’s a recipe for their NZ IPA that won gold in the Juicy/Hazy category at the 2023 New Zealand Beer Awards.Strata’s Nephew Is a (Literal) Stud
Tuesday October 21, 2025
It’s true. Strata has a nephew who is a stud. Breeding stock that is. Most males in the hop world die a sudden death once discovered to be males . . . unless they have something of value for future generations.A Brewer’s Guide to New Zealand Hops
Monday October 20, 2025
Intense, complex, and punchy, the hops of New Zealand are special—so, making the best beer you can with them deserves some special consideration. From Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud—or Middle Earth, if you prefer—here are specific tips from the brewers who know New Zealand hops best.Cooking with Beer: Pumpkin-Ale Cheesecake
Sunday October 19, 2025
Fun to make and fun to eat—and it makes for killer pairings—this cheesecake is a celebration of the season and the classic seasonal beer style.Podcast Episode 441: Cask Ale Elegance and Understatement with Bill Arnott of Machine House
Friday October 17, 2025
There’s a deceptive simplicity to cask ale, but for this Seattle brewer, the keys are great ingredients, close attention to the highly manual process, and conditioning for longevity in cask or can.Mumbai’s Woodside Inn Has the Beers and Burgers for Bollywood
Thursday October 16, 2025
From our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: In the home of Bollywood, local fans of craft beer and burgers dance for this casual, cozy outpost.Recipe: Fork & Brewer Bohemian Hipster NZ Pilsner
Wednesday October 15, 2025
Fork & Brewer’s all-Riwaka take on New Zealand’s signature beer style is clean and crisp, with a lean malt base that allows the pronounced tropical-hop character to truly shine.Fulton Brewing Collabs with Cry Baby Craig’s Hot Sauce
Wednesday October 15, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Two Minnesota originals are turning up the heat this fall. Fulton Brewing and Cry Baby Craig’s Hot Sauce have teamed up to create a limited-edition chelada that’s equal parts crisp, spicy, and unapologetically Minnesotan. Meet the Chill City Chelada – a bold mashup of Fulton’s easy-drinking, award-winning Chill City Golden Lager and Cry Baby […]
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Pelican Brewing Announces Rockaway Beach Grand Opening
Wednesday October 15, 2025
Rockaway Beach, OR (October 14, 2025) — Pelican Brewing Company, the award- winning Oregon Coast brewery known for its coastal hospitality and innovative craft beers, is thrilled to announce the official opening of its newest location in beautiful Rockaway Beach, Oregon. Doors open to the public on Friday, October 17, marking the start of daily […]
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Dale’s Pale Ale Wins Gold at 2025 Great American Beer Festival
Wednesday October 15, 2025
(LONGMONT, CO) OCTOBER 14, 2025 — Oskar Blues Brewery earned a gold medal for Dale’s Pale Ale at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition, hosted and presented by the Brewers Association®. Dale’s Pale Ale was recognized in the English Ale beer-style category with aromas of strong, dank piney hops. It is beloved for its bitter, caramel malty flavor with […]
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Breaking Through in Craft Beer
Tuesday October 14, 2025
Here’s how you can expand the distribution of your craft beer with data-driven selling stories.More than a Feeling: Grasp the Intangibles of Beer Flavor
Monday October 13, 2025
In the world of brewing, we can precisely measure and define certain things—and those things don’t have a whole lot to do with how we smell, taste, and feel about beer.Recipe: Family Jewel Sticke Alt
Monday October 13, 2025
Inspired by the festive, seasonal releases from Düsseldorf’s altbier breweries, this sticke recipe takes what’s great about altbier and kicks it up a notch for special occasions.Podcast Episode 440: Jesse Brown of Formula Slows Down to Make Better Lager and IPA
Friday October 10, 2025
You can make medal-winning helles and modern West Coast hoppy beers many different ways, but for the head brewer of this suburban Seattle brewpub, there’s no rushing the mash and no substitute for time in fermentation and conditioning.Make Your Best Altbier Sticke
Thursday October 09, 2025
Altbier is the perfect style, and you can’t improve upon it... but sometimes you need to push the envelope.Ask the Pros: How Mexico’s Hércules Brews and Bottles Export Stout that Wins
Wednesday October 08, 2025
From the Hércules brewery in Querétaro, Mexico, here’s the lowdown on Pueblito, the export stout that won gold at the 2024 World Beer Cup—including the brewery’s German-inspired method for bottle-conditioning, which kept the beer in top form at the judging table.Tips from the Pitch: Brewing Big Beers
Tuesday October 07, 2025
Now is the perfect time to craft robust beers—from barleywines and imperial stouts to other high-gravity styles—that stand up to the season. Check out these must-have tips for brewing these high-strength, winter-ready beers.Bierstadt’s Ashleigh Carter Picks Six Beers of Love and Dedication
Monday October 06, 2025
Ashleigh Carter, cofounder of Denver’s Bierstadt Lagerhaus, focuses solely on lager in her own brewing, and she’s drawn to those with similarly singular approaches. Her chosen six-pack honors intentional commitment to a style, to a single beer, to presentation, and to experience.