Jamie Bogner is the cofounder and editorial director of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®. Email him at [email protected].
In this final panel discussion recorded at the Brewer’s Retreat at Dogfish Head in Milton, Delaware, this past October, Sam Calagione takes the moderator reins as Ethan Frisch of Burlap & Barrel shares insights into spices while Bryan Selders and Mark Safarik of Dogfish Head discuss how they use various spices and ingredients in their boundary-defying beer.
Our cofounder, editorial director, and host of the Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast shares his standout beers and moments from the past year.
Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson, Omnipollo cofounder Henok Fentie, and FrauGruber cofounder Enzo Frauenschuh explore international approaches to brewing and collaborating on barrel-aged stout, from recipes to aging conditions, barrel choices, adding adjunct ingredients, and more.
After two days of judging for our Best 20 Beers in 2024, the team sat down to discuss their own most enjoyable beers and experiences of the past year—along the way identifying some trends that may offer hope for the next chapter of craft beer’s story.
Hear the stories behind the stories, as Jamie and Joe share your Readers’ Choice picks for favorites of the year, and as they reveal and discuss Craft Beer & Brewing’s Best 20 Beers in 2024.
A year of focused tasting panels plus two full days of blind judging and lively discussion among our editorial panel—including Kate Bernot and Stan Hieronymus—culminates in this: the roll of honor. Here are the 20 beers that awed, delighted, and inspired us the most, representing the pinnacle of the craft today.
We’ve tested plenty of gear over the past 10 years, but which among them have taken a licking and kept on ticking? Which ones do we find ourselves still using frequently, after all this time? Here’s a look back at our favorite products over the years that still bring us joy.
In this direct fire Q&A with audience questions, recorded live at the Brewer’s Retreat at Dogfish Head in Delaware, Steve Parker of Fidens, Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars, and Kelsey McNair of North Park discuss hazy IPA and ways to promote haze stability, balance high finishing gravity, reduce metals in finished beer for longevity, and more.
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.
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.