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Tip of the Week: Dry Hopping Session Versions of Heavier Beers

There are a few things to consider when dry hopping session versions of recipes that are usually heavier in strength.

Rethinking Bitterness In Dry-Hopped (Hazy) Beers

Past research has shown that more extreme dry-hopping regimens can reduce IBUs in beer made with kettle hops bittering, New Belgium Brewing’s Ross Koenigs suggests that dry hopping without kettle additions can add far more IBUs than previously thought.

Make Your Best Double IPA

The style parameters here are actually pretty simple: very high ("…to absurdly high") bitterness, intense hops aroma and flavor (usually American or Australian or New World hops), with just enough malt character to provide some background and/or contrast.

Ask the Experts: Brewing a High-gravity All-grain Beer

Homebrew expert Brad Smith, author of the Beersmith homebrewing software and the voice behind the Beersmith podcast, answers a question on brewing high-gravity, all-grain beers

Podcast Episode 37: Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ Sean Lawson: Delivering a Clear and Expressive Hops Experience from Brewhouse to the Consumer

In this episode Sean Lawson talks about their stages of growth, the challenges and opportunities they’ve navigated through, his preferences for hops blending, and much more.

Denver Rare Beer Tasting Tickets on Sale Father's Day

Partial List of Breweries for Pints for Prostates Event Announced

The Return of a New York Beer

In the 1950s Piels was the local lager identifiable thanks to Bert and Harry, two animated pals from radio-and-television campaigns. After being passed around from one large brewery to another, Piels is now back in family hands and looking at a second act

Video Tip: Picking the Right Glassware for Your Whisky

Feisty Spirits Founder Jamie Gulden offers suggestions on picking the right glass for your next pour of whisky.

Latest Videos >

Tip of the Week: Dry Hopping Session Versions of Heavier Beers

There are a few things to consider when dry hopping session versions of recipes that are usually heavier in strength.

Video Tip: Picking the Right Glassware for Your Whisky

Feisty Spirits Founder Jamie Gulden offers suggestions on picking the right glass for your next pour of whisky.

Fermentation Management: A Season for Every Beer

Fermentation temperature matters. Josh Weikert offers some tips on choosing the right time of year to brew certain styles of beer to make temperature control easier.

Tip of the Week: Bottle Conditioning with Mixed Fermentation Beers

When bottle conditioning be mindful of THP. Kyle Carbaugh is here to help.

Latest Video Courses >

Brewing Techniques for Low Alcohol Beers

BJCP Grand Master Josh Weikert covers everything you need to know to scale down your full-strength recipe to a more affordable and crushable beer.

Distilling for Brewers with Feisty Spirits

In this bonus video course, Feisty Spirits Founder Jamie Gulden covers the distillation process, equipment, proofing, and techniques specifically for beer brewers. Feisty Spirits has won more than 21 different medals and awards.

Brewing Mixed Culture Brett Beer with Wiley Roots

From the foundation of recipe development to sampling your beer, Kyles discusses the considerations in selecting your grain bill, hops, yeast, bacteria, fermentation duration and temperature, adjuncting, and a lot more.

Brewing Juicy Bits (NE-Style IPAs) with WeldWerks

Join WeldWerks Brewing Cofounder/Brewmaster Neil Fisher as he walks you through everything you need to know to brew one of the highest-acclaimed New England-Style IPAs available. This course includes more than 70 minutes of video.

Introduction to Cider Making with C Squared Ciders

Join C Squared Ciders Founder Andy Brown as he walks you through the ins and outs of making cider at home. Andy covers the basics and offers pro tips on selecting, pressing, and blending apples before taking you into fermentation, aging, and packaging.

The Mechanics of Barrel Aging with Avery Brewing

In this pro course, Avery Brewing Barrel Herder Andy Parker walks you through the ins and outs of receiving, preparing, filling, and emptying barrels with practical tips and equipment recommendations throughout.

Beer recipes >

Kettlehouse Brewing Co.'s Mac Daddy Almost Wee Heavy Scotch Ale Recipe

A rich and malty, brown elixir that spawned Kettlehouse Brewing's best seller Cold Smoke® Scotch Ale

Make Your Best Session IPA

Session IPA isn't just a question of reducing the gravity (although that's one way to go, and we will be): it's a question of generating a lot of flavor from hops and finding light ways to balance those flavors.

Blackstrap Foreign Extra Stout Recipe

Foreign Extra Stout isn’t a complicated style. However, it is a distinct style, and missing the mark on any one of several flavor characteristics will unavoidably drag it out of its home in category 16D and into one of the other stout styles.

Maplewood Brewery and Distillery Son of Juice IPA Recipe

This New England–style IPA from Maplewood Brewery and Distillery in Chicago, Illinois, is a local favorite.

Beer reviews >

Review: FX Matt Brewing Utica Club (87)

“Utica Club is a premium Pilsener-lager made from the finest natural ingredients and aged to perfection. A timeless classic now celebrating more than seventy years in the pantheon of great American beers, UC was the first beer licensed for sale at the end of Prohibition and quickly grew to become a legend among beer lovers.”

Review: Three Taverns Prince of Pilsen (90)

“This Euro-style version of Pilsner is refreshingly crisp and dry, hopped with Falconer’s Flight 7Cs for a distinct citrus aroma and bite.”

Review: Highland Brewing Pilsner (91)

“A finely nuanced Pilsner features German Hallertau Blanc hops and three other Hallertau region varietals: Saphir, Perle, and Hersbrucker hops add notes of stone fruit, pepper, and lush grass to the German Pilsner malt body. Cold fermented with lager yeast for a crisp, dry finish.”

Review: Burial Beer Pinnacle of Dreams (93)

“Ambient Terrain is a series of rustic lagers to be produced at Burial Beer Co. with each brew in the series a three-way collaboration between Burial, a partner brewery, and a local craft maltster. Pinnacle of Dreams Rye Lager is a collaboration with Fonta Flora Brewery and nearby Riverbend Malthouse.”

Review: Uinta Mango Lime Pilsner (87)

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Review: Ska Brewing Rue B. Soho (93)

“This grapefruit lager will take you where you want to go if where you want to go is beer heaven. At first, your nose is treated to the aroma of bright and crisp citrus. Then your tongue is tickled by the carbonation that delivers flavors of tart and light grapefruit juice. Lightly acidulated, Rue B. Soho is a refreshing lager brewed with Cascade hops and grapefruit.”

Review: Shmaltz Pastrami Pilsner (84)

“Brewed with kosher salt, cracked black pepper, mustard seed, ground caraway seed, natural horseradish flavors, and spices. No pastrami was harmed in the making of this beer.”

Review: Against the Grain Bloody Show (85)

“A collaboration beer between Mikkeller and Against the Grain Brewery. Brewed with German Pilsner and Munich malts, hopped with American Citra, Columbus, Amarillo, and Czech Saaz, and fermented with Danish lager yeast. Then we added blood-orange zest and juice. The result is a nice, easy-drinking lager that exhibits a tart and citrusy aroma and flavor.”

Case Study: Narrow Gauge Brewing Co.

There’s something serendipitous when two groups who want to do a similar thing find each other and realize that working together they can achieve a dream. Narrow Gauge Brewing is a St. Louis brewery continuing a proud tradition, one batch at a time.

The End of the Beginning of Southeast Craft Beer Growth

While the Southeast was a bit behind the national curve in craft brewing, an effort among larger breweries and state and local governments helped the industry catch up. Now, six years in, what's worked, what hasn’t, and what does the future hold?

The Places People Drink

While it’s old news that breweries continue to open at an unprecedented rate, one factor that often gets lost in that equation is the net shift in drinking habits.

Case Study: Starr Hill Brewery

Starr Hill Brewery started as a brewpub and shared space with a music hall of the same name in Charlottesville. It was the second craft brewery to open in the Commonwealth and quickly grew in popularity thanks to its proximity to the music industry.
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