After scoring 98 with our Craft Beer & Brewing blind judges and being named one of our Best 20 Beers in 2025, AleSmith’s Handgeplukt Kriek recently took home gold at the World Beer Cup. Head brewer Anthony Chen walks us through the process of making this special beer.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, Green Bench produces a wide range of styles, but the beers that have most influenced cofounder and brewer Khristopher Johnson are those that showcase a particular blend of localized expression, integrated process, and disciplined focus. As told to Jamie Bogner.

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From Formula Brewing in Issaquah, Washington, here’s a recipe for the contemporary American wheat beer that won gold at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival.

How do you build compelling and attractive fruit and spice character in beer that carries through in flavor and aroma? In this panel discussion produced in partnership with Amoretti, brewers from Prairie, The Bruery, and more, share their approaches.

Based more on an ingredient than an existing tradition, American wheat is arguably the United States’ first truly native modern beer style. Refreshing and easygoing, attractive and flavorful, it arrived just in time to help American craft beer grow.

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Malt-forward yet light and highly drinkable, this Scottish-style session ale is also straightforward to brew.

In this episode recorded at the Brewers Association headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, we dive into the data with the BA president and CEO, and we consider how the industry might be able to correct the prevailing narratives that have grabbed popular attention.

The Scottish heavy—also known as the 70-shilling ale—isn’t so heavy at all. Typically below 4 percent ABV, it punches well above its weight in flavor.

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From head brewer Éloi Deit and his team at Brasserie Dunham in Dunham, Quebec, this saison recipe features the catkins of the green alder—also known as dune pepper.

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In your brewery, you can improve cleaning and sanitation, optimize tank-cleaning performance, and reduce water, chemical, and labor costs while maintaining high hygienic standards. Here’s how.

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As Firestone Walker celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, we’ve teamed up to share stories around a theme they’re incredibly passionate about and proud of—the deep relationships they’ve built with hop growers, hop brokers, and hop-industry organizations.

Bubbling up through Québécois gastronomy and into the brite tanks of craft brewers, this foraged spice is gaining wider fame and winning fans—and it grows freely across much of Canada and the northern United States.

From our Love Handles files on our favorite places in the world to drink great beer: In downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, this beer bar and package store has mountain-town spirit. Plus, hot dogs.

Some beers win so many medals that they become institutions—and with three World Beer Cup gold medals in five years, COVA’s Aloha State of Mind is making its claim. Brewmaster Matt Topping shares his secrets.

In the never-ending quest for quality, brewers turn to specialized instruments to build a better understanding of their raw materials, their processes, and their beer.

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From Marcin Ostajewski, head brewer at Browar Grodzisk, here’s a recipe for the revived classic from the style’s own hometown.

Vinnie Cilurzo of Russian River, Kelsey McNair of North Park, Evan Price of Green Cheek, Ben Edmunds of Breakside, and brewing scientist Tom Shellhammer of Oregon State University discuss dry hops, sulfur, and thiols, plus they answer audience questions during this special episode recorded live at the Craft Brewers Conference.

All but extinct before Polish homebrewers revived it, grodziskie is now more than a decade into its second life. Here are the elements that come together to make this smoky yet delicate style so beguiling.

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If you find kettle-acidification to be intimidating, this Berliner weisse is a great way to start learning the process and thus expand your repertoire as a brewer.

Roughly 18 hours after winning gold for their helles—Wander Back Lager—cofounder and head brewer Brian Hink shares their keys to winning, from fresh and locally sourced craft malt to mash-out decoction and careful attention to pH throughout the process.