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Special Ingredient: MarzipanBy Joe StangeOstensibly very European yet quietly very American in composition, this festive wintertime treat has comforting flavors that find compatibility in malt, roast, and chocolate.
Podcast Episode 226: For Cantillon’s Jean Van Roy, Brewing Comes NaturallyBy Jamie BognerThrough dire decades for traditional lambic, this multigenerational Brussels brewery kept the flame lit long enough to witness the current renaissance. Yet Cantillon continues to explore methods for using fruit while staying true to the family’s vision.
Recipe: Vitamin Sea & Civil Society Tropical EnvyThis juicy double IPA collaboration between Vitamin Sea and Civil Society became one of our Best 20 Beers in 2021.
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Video Course: Brewing Modern Pale Ales with CellarmakerBy Tim SciasciaTim Sciascia, cofounder and head brewer at Cellarmaker Brewing in San Francisco, details their approach to brewing highly hop-driven yet supremely drinkable American pale ales.
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Editors’ Picks: Attention Yeast Ranchers!By Joe StangeThe labs have been busy developing new critters for us to corral. Here are few recent releases worth trying at home.
Recipe: Green Bench Postcard PilsThanks to head brewer Khris Johnson for this homebrew-scale recipe. “Postcard Pils is an American-style pilsner,” Johnson says, “defined by a refreshing and complex blend of clean lager fermentation, sweet grainy flavor, and a solid American hop profile.”
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Brewer’s Perspective: Brewing a Great “American-Style” Pilsner with Green BenchGreen Bench’s Postcard Pils takes a unique approach, atypical of any singular pilsner tradition. We asked cofounder and head brewer Khris Johnson to explain the thought and schematics behind one of our Best 20 Beers in 2021.
Podcast Episode 225: 3 Fonteinen’s Next Generation Is Going from Grain to GueuzeBy Jamie BognerWerner Van Obberghen and Lukas Van den Abeele discuss extending the tradition and digging deeper into lambic history with the next phase of the historic blendery and brewery.
Five on Five: British Pub AlesThe arts of brewing, cellaring, and serving cask ales can elevate subtle, elegant recipes into brilliant showcases of great character and drinkability. Here, five pros share their top picks.
The Dry-Hopping Precision of Sierra Nevada’s Powder Day IPASierra Nevada’s Powder Day IPA is a citrus-forward, double dry-hopped demonstration of what lupulin powder can do when applied with art and acumen.
Recipe: Burley Oak J.R.E.A.M.By Burley OakThis recipe is based on Burley Oak’s series of dessert-like beers that combine lactic acidification, milk sugar, and copious fruit—or, if you prefer, a certain orange vegetable.
Special Brewing Ingredient: CarrotsBy Joe StangeMildly sweet, vibrantly colored, inexpensive, and good for you—until you make delicious carrot cake out of them. Or carrot-cake beer. Why aren’t we brewing with carrots, again? Let’s get to the root of it.