Beer Stories


Breakout Brewer: Hardywood Park

For Patrick Murtaugh and Eric McKay, the co-owners of Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, it’s all about relationships as they strive to incorporate local ingredients into their beers.

21 Stouts to Welcome Winter

Prepare to read the words roasty, chocolate, and coffee more than once.

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Best in Beer 2016: Homebrewers’ Picks

The results are in! We have the results of The Best in Beer 2016: Homebrewers' Picks, where you can check out hombrewing trends, favorite gear, and more!

Let’s Celebrate National Lager Day

December 10 is National Lager Day, and we want to share the many ways you can enjoy this often-overlooked style of beer.

Industries That Breweries Turned to During Prohibition

Repeal Day is December 5, and to celebrate the thriving craft-beer industry, we’re taking a look at industries breweries took up to stay afloat during Prohibition.

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Best in Beer 2016: Critics' Choice

We asked some of our most trusted beer critics for their favorite beers, breweries, trends, and more for 2016.

Seven Cake Beers To Sip On National Cake Day

Celebrate National Cake Day (November 26) this year with seven cake-inspired beers.

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine Best in Beer 2016: Readers’ Choice & Editors’ Picks

From your reader picks to our tightly curated (and much argued-over) editors’ picks for the year, we’ve left no stone unturned in bringing you the absolute best in the world of beer this year.

5 Beers You’ll Want to Drink on Thanksgiving Day

From first thing in the morning to the last thing at night, a perfect beer for every moment of Thanksgiving Day.

Replanting the Seeds of Brewing

Craft-beer pioneers Kim Jordan and Carol Stoudt have led women back into the brewhouse after an absence lasting several centuries. Here Tara Nurin spotlights some of the others who have helped along the way.