Jamie Bogner

In this sneak peek at our upcoming, hop-saturated Summer 2026 issue, we join executive editor Joe Stange for a trans-Pacific dive into XPA with Scotty Hargrave, the style’s progenitor, and student-turned-master Blake Masoner of Craft Coast Beer and Tacos.

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As Firestone Walker celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, we’ve teamed up to share stories around a theme they’re incredibly passionate about and proud of—the deep relationships they’ve built with hop growers, hop brokers, and hop-industry organizations.

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From cereal-mashed rice and Riwaka in “Southern pilsner” to barrel-aged stout that’s a dead-ringer for a well-known cola, Tennessee’s Soul & Spirits takes a methodical approach to even the most outlandish ideas.

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Despite the challenging headwinds in the beer market, Minnesota and Wisconsin's Indeed Brewing has found ways to grow distribution sales by using data to make better decisions. This conversation, produced in partnership with Encompass, looks at the systems and processes they've put in place over the past few years to fuel that growth.

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Colorado’s Prost is no stranger to medal-winning lager. Despite that success, the team went back to the drawing board six months ago, rebuilding its pale lagers with Augustiner yeast and a totally different approach to fermentation.

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Gene Wagoner of ISM and Nick Walker of Ology join Tim Sciascia and Nick Harris of Berkeley Yeast for this special episode that explores new research and evolving techniques for creating the right balance of thiols in hoppy beers.

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This Nashville brewery’s Barrel-Aged Dyson Sphere stout earned a top score in our malt-focused Spring issue—evidence of the team’s nuanced approach to blending, using a variety of whiskey barrels and with numerous complex recipes designed for specific casks.

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From beer-barreled whiskey to brewery hikes and your new favorite player in the transfer portal, here are a few things we’re stoked on, now.

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Since 2022, Nebraska’s Corn Coast has earned three GABF medals in hotly contested hazy IPA categories that span the strength spectrum—meanwhile landing a Craft Beer & Brewing Best in Beer trophy for its West Coast pils, Share the Stoke. In this episode, cofounder Will Walter shares their approach.

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Over the past eight years, Nebraska’s Kros Strain has won three Craft Beer & Brewing Best in Beer trophies for three diverse styles: hazy IPA, mixed-culture saison, and barrel-aged barleywine. But cofounder Bobby Kros would rather use flavor than words to tell you why.

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Brewers may speak wistfully about rubbing hops at selection—but for Dan Brouillette at Omaha’s Lumen, what stands out in the rub isn’t always the best hop for the beer.

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Natalie Rose Baldwin of Wayfinder, Kelly McKnight of New Belgium, and Ashleigh Carter of Bierstadt Lagerhaus discuss the development of their recent collaboration, approaches to ingredients, embracing techniques like cool-pooling, and more.

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