Don’t let them tell you an extract brewer can’t brew a good rauchbier. While smoked-malt extract is a rarity, there are ways to get creative with our smoke and dial it in to make a lager that can convert the skeptics.
The New York City–based writer, tarot enthusiast, author of the Hugging the Bar newsletter, and noted metalhead shares her beery high points from the past year.
One of the most influential and incisive voices in beer, the force behind Dontdrinkbeer and the Malt Couture podcast, has been leaning into nonalcoholic beer over the past year as he battles cancer. Here are his greatest hits.
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.
Pubs, bars, and cafés are crucial to the experience and community of craft beer and a vital link between maker and consumer. Here are your 20 favorites in 2024.
A winter warmer or an oatmeal stout contributes a touch of sweetness, while the gruyère cheese helps this sandwich—ideal for post-holiday leftovers—stand up to a full-bodied beer.
Paul Schneider, cofounder and head brewer of Cinderlands Beer in Pittsburgh, delves into how they decided to include HyperBoost into one of the brewery’s most popular hazy IPAs.
With IPAs and pilsners still on top, your favorite styles remained relatively consistent year over year.
In today’s hop-forward beers, whirlpool additions contribute many of the IBUs—yet the results are less clear-cut than adding to the boil. Research—some new, some not-so-new—may provide direction.
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.