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Paul Schneider, cofounder and head brewer of Cinderlands Beer in Pittsburgh, explains how they came to test Yakima Chief Hops’ new HyperBoost, and he offers a brief overview of how it fits in with other advanced hop products.
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Whether you’ve got hop fatigue or are hunting some crowd-pleasing flavors—for autumn weather, holiday fare, or any time of year—this dark wheat beer in the German style need not be challenging to brew.
By: Josh WeikertRELATED:
Whether through consolidation or layoffs, a brewery can lose its point of contact at a wholesaler. Here’s how to keep sales on track while strengthening your partnerships in the middle tier.
By: Kate Bernot
No broccoli was harmed in the making of this popular hazy imperial IPA from Other Half Brewing, based in Brooklyn, New York.
By: Sam RichardsonRELATED:
In this direct-fire Q&A with audience questions, recorded live at our Brewer’s Retreat at Dogfish Head in Delaware, Khris Johnson of Green Bench, Doug Reiser of Burial, and Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River discuss West Coast and American IPA, and the dynamic changes in their recent approaches to brewing it.
By: Jamie Bogner
As demand grows for nonalcoholic craft beer, brewers and manufacturers are answering the call with a new wave of innovations—and the results have never tasted better.
By: John M. VeriveRELATED:
From our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: In Kyoto, the atmospheric Bungalow eschews burgers and wings while catering to local tastes and pouring fresh beers from smaller Japanese independents.
By: Joe StangeRELATED:
From Josh Pfriem, cofounder and brewmaster at pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, here’s a homebrew-scale recipe for their clean, crushable, and softly floral Mexican-inspired lager.
By: Josh PfriemRELATED:
Craft brewers have gone from shunning adjuncts to embracing them with alacrity amid our ongoing love affair with lager. Here, we put the American and international lager traditions into context—and then we ponder which adjuncts might be the next to conquer the world.
By: Josh WeikertRELATED:
It’s the predominant style in American craft, and there are many great examples—it takes an exceptional one to impress fellow professional brewers. Here are five of their picks.
By: Craft Beer & Brewing StaffRELATED:
With a name like Benchtop, you’d expect experimentation backed by quantitative evaluation, and that’s exactly how founder Eric Tennant approaches brewing passion projects such as foeder lager and barrel-aged barleywine.
By: Jamie Bogner
This bright and bitter American IPA—still with a light touch of caramel malt—won gold medals at the 2023 World Beer Cup and Great American Beer Festival, then went on to become one of our Best 20 Beers in 2023.
By: Matt ColeRELATED:
From the weather at the farms that grow the ingredients to every aspect of brewing and on to the climate in which we enjoy it, temperature affects beer profoundly. So, whether you’re gulping an ice-cold one in the desert or sipping a snifter by the fireside, let’s ponder beer’s ethereal, delicate nature—whatever the season.
By: Randy MosherRELATED:
Brewers share strategies for reducing costs on craft beer’s most competitive style.
By: Kate Bernot
Join Beachwood brewmaster Julian Shrago as he charts the path from choosing an unfamiliar style of beer to brewing an example that can please the crowd and wow the judges.
Steve Parker, cofounder and head brewer of Fidens in Albany, New York, details their approach to building the kind of soft, juicy, impactful hazy IPAs that keep you going back for more.
Josh Pfriem, cofounder and brewmaster of Oregon’s pFriem Family Brewers, details the thinking and process behind the brewery’s delicate, award-winning lagers inspired by traditions in Mexico, Japan, and beyond.
