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Love Handles: Cambie Taphouse + Coffee Has the ViewsBy Kate BernotEarly hours, hearty food, and mountain views set this coffee/beer bar apart for students, locals, and visitors to Missoula.
Recipe: Vitamin Sea Double SummerOne of Vitamin Sea’s mainstays is Double Summer, a hazy-juicy double IPA powered by Cascade and Citra. It began as one of their first homebrew recipes; here’s a more recent iteration that you can use as your own launch point.
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Breakout Brewer: Vitamin Sea Builds Flavor Rocket ShipsBy Kate BernotIn Weymouth, Massachusetts, Vitamin Sea Brewing are tinkering with and launching trendy styles to flavorful new heights—and finding plenty of fans up for the ride.
Video Tip: Breaking Down the Flavor Elements of Beer and FoodBy Greg EngertBitter, sweet, sour, salty, spicy, fatty, umami... Knowing which basic flavors are in your beer can help you match it with a food that has similar flavors—or with one that has contrasting flavors. Greg Engert explains.
Recipe: De Ranke Guldenberg TripelBy Nino BacelleWhen the De Ranke brewery opened in 1994 as part of a new wave of Belgian microbreweries, its first beer was a beer inspired by Westmalle Tripel, Orval, and brewer Nino Bacelle’s love of hops.
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Podcast Episode 181: Jeff Wiederkehr of Burning Beard Believes Authenticity is the Best PolicyBy Jamie BognerOn the industrial eastern edge of San Diego County, a group of self-described delinquents have embraced a bit of SoCal outlaw culture with Burning Beard Brewing. The secret sauce? Being authentic and embracing fun, while painstakingly improving everything.
Brewing a Hoppier Belgian Tripel with De RankeBy Joe StangeOne of Belgium’s most distinctive tripels leans in a more bitter, aromatic direction. Inspired by Orval as much as Westmalle, De Ranke Guldenberg is a contemporary classic. Here, Joe Stange speaks with cofounder Nino Bacelle about its origins and makings.
When Homebrewers Go Big: The Case for Buying in BulkBy Josh WeikertStill buying only what you need for that next batch? Josh Weikert makes the case for building a library of ingredients, where it’s not just about quality, it’s about quantity.
Recipe: White Elm FluffaluffagusWant to get messy with marshmallow? This hefty imperial stout recipe from White Elm Brewing in Lincoln, Nebraska, includes marshmallows in the kettle and coconut toasties in the fermentor.
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Video Tip: Knowing the Narratives of Beer & FoodBy Greg EngertWe often drink beers out of context, not thinking about their stories, backgrounds, or what dishes might be best enjoyed with them. As Greg Engert explains, knowing that context and explaining it can increase our enjoyment when beer and food come together.
Special Ingredient: MarshmallowBy Joe StangeThe rise of dessert stouts has included no small number of marshmallow beers, with the potential to evoke childhood memories of fireside treats. So, how do you brew with marshmallows—and is it even worth the mess?
Recipe: Schwarzwald SchwarzbierBy Josh WeikertWith this fresh recipe from his Make Your Best series, Josh Weikert goes for relatively restrained roast in this dark lager—and you can tinker with it from there.