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Partake of Pu Pu Platters and Great Goblets of Local Beer at Suzie Wong’s HideawayFrom our Love Handles files on our favorite spots to enjoy beer: In Honolulu, look for this alleyway refuge among the tourist bustle.
Podcast Episode 488: Wynn Whisenhunt of Wondrous Makes Better Beer by Doing LessBy Jamie BognerFor this Bay Area California brewer, the keys to better helles and West Coast IPA unlocked as he stripped away burdensome processes and ingredients and simplified recipes and techniques to their core essentials.
Recipe: ZwanzigZ Fulcrum Imperial StoutMike Rybinski, brewmaster at ZwanzigZ Pizza in Columbus, Indiana, shares this recipe for the American imperial stout that won gold at the 2022 and 2025 World Beer Cups—plus, notes for the ghost pepper variation that also won gold at the Great American Beer Festival in 2017.
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How ZwanzigZ Wins with Its Old-School Imperial StoutFrom ZwanzigZ Pizza & Brewing in Columbus, Indiana, the Fulcrum imperial stout twice won gold medals at the World Beer Cup, in 2022 and 2025. Here, brewmaster Mike Rybinski shares the beer’s inspirations and what makes it stand out from the modern crowd. As told to Ryan Pachmayer.
An Ode to Cold Liquor, Which Gets It Done QuickerCold showers are trendy, and cold plunges are so hot right now—but craft breweries were taking advantage of cold water before it was, well, cool. Here’s a closer look at one of the most undersung pieces of brewhouse equipment—the CLT—as well as other ways to knock out and chill.
How Low Can You Go - Brewing With Prairie Select and Other Low Colored MaltsBy Kevin WrightHow low can brewers go when selecting a base malt—and what impact does that have on flavor, performance, and overall beer quality?
Recipe: Thornbridge The Union IPAYou may not be able to ferment in a proper Burton Union—though we wouldn’t put it past some of you to build your own—but you can brew your own version of this beer that Thornbridge developed specifically for the country’s last working Union set.
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Make Your Best Pre-Prohibition LagerBy Josh WeikertMeant to represent the kind of pale lagers that were brewed by the likes of John Wagner, who brewed the first lager in the United States, this is kind of like German or Czech Pilsner but includes some local variability and flair.
Podcast Episode 487: Ben Allgood and Brady Jones of Geisthaus are Finding their Brewing Identity by Focusing on LagerBy Jamie BognerThe cofounders of this small central California brewery have intentionally limited their scope to lager—but that doesn’t mean they sacrifice breadth or experimentation, as they tinker with everything from traditional styles to hazy pale lager.
Here’s How England’s Thornbridge Is Preserving the UnionIn England’s East Midlands, the brewing trailblazer Thornbridge has rescued and is continuing to use a vital piece of British brewing heritage—an original Burton Union system. More than just a museum piece, the technology lends a suppleness to the ales that course through it.
Podcast Episode 486: Predicting Brewhouse and Cellar Issues before They Happen, in Partnership with Brightly SoftwareBy Jamie BognerHarnessing data from disparate brewery systems is easier now than ever before, and predictive tools and AI-powered systems are within reach even for small breweries. In this episode, we explore how breweries can use this data effectively to avoid costly downtime.
Recipe: Goldfinger Wild Rice LagerBy Tom BeckmannA collaboration with Triptych of Savoy, Illinois, this amber lager from Chicago’s Goldfinger brings Midwestern flavor via Minnesota wild rice, Wisconsin hops, and a yeast strain resurrected from a 19th-century Wisconsin brewery.
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