Craft Beer


Dosing Homebrew With Marijuana Tinctures

Read on about a collaboration that combines a cold-side addition of cannabis flower with a tincture addition that allows you to customize the concentration of THC in each bottle.

Podcast Episode 86: Russian River Brewing’s Vinnie Cilurzo: Brewing Sour Beer with Old World Tradition and Contemporary Innovation

In part two with Vinnie Cilurzo, he discusses open fermentation for everything from Pliny the Elder to STS Pils, the impact of tank geometry, de-barreling sour beer without worry about oxygen exposure, and much more.

Why Brewers & Beer Drinkers Should Embrace Unscented Soap

Aroma is key to the beer-drinking experience, and when you lift a glass to your nose in the hopes of getting hops, grain, yeast, and special ingredients but all you breathe in is rose blossom or Granny Smith apple, it distracts from the task at hand.

The New Frontier: Cannabis in Beer

Keith Villa is the creator of Blue Moon Belgian White and an advocate for the intersection of craft beer and cannabis. Here, he walks us through the challenges, and the possibilities, of a future where alcohol isn’t the only mood enhancer in your beer.

Beer at Zero: Breweries Explore the Non-Alcoholic Space

Familiar breweries are entering the non-alcoholic space, and upstarts that focus solely on low-to-no-alcohol offerings are opening up. The breweries see growth in the category. Will U.S. consumers agree?

Podcast Episode 85: Russian River Brewing’s Vinnie Cilurzo: Sweating the Small Stuff When Brewing Hoppy Beers

In this conversation, the origins and design approach to Blind Pig IPA and Pliny the Elder DIPA, adjusting recipes for iconic brands as tastes shift and ingredients vary, tracking polyphenol levels batch by batch, and much more.

Why Filtration Matters for Beer

From diatomaceous earth to sleek new centrifuges, there’s a step that many of your favorite beers go through, and while you might not immediately taste a difference, you can sure see it.

Podcast Episode 84: Hop Butcher For the World’s Jude La Rose, Jeremiah Zimmer, and Justin Miller: Unlocking The Magic Inside Hops

If there’s a method for adding hops to beer, they’ve tried it, learned from it, and added it to their ever-expanding repertoire.

Breakout Brewer: Pulpit Rock Brewing Co.

Pulpit Rock Brewing Co. is a story of two brewers who want to work in small batches, find creative paths for new recipes, and be part of a local community rather than ride another brewery’s momentum.

Podcast Episode 83: Brewers Association’s J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham: Making Craft Beer (and Brewing) Relevant and Accessible to Wider Audiences

Diversity in the craft beer industry still has a long way to go, but steps are being taken to make the beverage more inclusive.