Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus


Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’ Best in 2024

Our own Hops Insider and the author of numerous books on brewing shares his highlights from the past year.

Brewing 21st Century IPA with 20th Century Hops

While Chinook and other classic C-hops may not be as exciting to brewers today as Citra, Mosaic, and Galaxy, some of the best IPA brewers in the country continue to treasure the “classics”—and they keep finding new uses for them, too.

Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2023

The accomplished author of Brewing Local and For the Love of Hops—and our own Hops Insider—shares a harvest of highlights from the year that was.

Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2022

Our own Hops Insider and the author of multiple books pored-over and dog-eared by pro and amateur brewers alike, Stan shares his top picks of the past year in beer.

These Hops Were Made for Lager

Brewers today are used to choosing punchy hops for their IPAs. However, great lagers require a different approach and a different kind of bitterness—yet, they need not copy the classics. Here’s how some new varieties are pointing the way toward lagers that still taste like lagers, “but with a twist.”

Critic's List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2021

The man who wrote the books on hops, terroir, wheat, monks, and more shares some surprising highlights from the past year.

Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’ Best in 2020

Stan Hieronymus, author of several highly regarded beer books and a widely respected hops expert, shares his favorites from the past year of decreased travel and increased angst.

Brewing with Hops: Don’t Be Creeped Out

Stan Hieronymus explains the creeping phenomenon of dry-hopped beers that seem to have minds of their own—and ways to keep them under control.

Elements of Beer: Recycling Hops in the Brewhouse

Think you need to throw out all that fragrant green sludge? Maybe you don’t. A few American brewers are experimenting with reusing spent dry hops, and the results are intriguing.

Critic's List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2019

Author of several popular books about brewing and a leading authority on hops, Stan Hieronymus shares the best from his past year of talking to (and drinking with) brewers around the world.