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In this clip from our full video course on kettle-souring, Resident Culture's Chris Tropeano talks about pre-boiling and de-aerating wort, creating an ideal environment for lactic bacteria.

• Video
• Kettle-Souring
• Berliner weisse

You voted, and we tallied. Here are your favorite breweries, broken down by barrels brewed.

• Readers' Choice
• Best in Beer

Hop growers are aware of trends, making their best educated guesses on future demand. From 2018 to 2019, here's a look at which varieties gained the most acres, and which varieties lost.

• Infographic
• Hops
• Hop Varieties

In Northern Virginia, Aslin Beer Company’s humble start as a two-barrel brewhouse instilled a discipline of experimentation and learning. Now it's one of the mid-Atlantic’s top brewers of progressive, flavor-forward beers.

• Aslin
• Northern Virginia
• Virginia

This rich stout is the result of an unusual team-up between the rap group Nappy Roots and Arches Brewing of Hapeville, Georgia.

• Make It
• Nappy Roots
• Arches Brewing

For our Best in Beer 2019 issue, we asked you to tell us your favorite beers—that's it. No qualifications, no multiple choice. Here's how you voted.

• Readers' Choice
• Best in Beer
• Sierra Nevada

The cofounder of the Fort Collins, Colorado, craft maltings dives deep into the science of malt, from field to fermentor.

• Podcast
• Malt
• Craft Malt

In this clip from our full video course on kettle-souring, Resident Culture's Chris Tropeano discusses pulling lactic bacteria from the bottom of the kettle for re-pitching in future beers.

• Video
• Lactic
• Bacteria

In case the colder months get you down, this brightly hopped wheat beer offers a taste of Southern sunshine.

• Wheat
• New Zealand
• NZ Hops

For our annual Best in Beer survey, we asked you about your favorite homebrew equipment, brands, and stores. The results are in.

• Readers' Choice
• Homebrew
• Equipment

For our Best in Beer 2019 issue, we asked for your favorite brewers of eight different styles of beer. Here are the results.

• Readers' Choice
• Beer Styles
• Best in Beer

Civil Life Brewing (St. Louis, Missouri) is a brewer's brewery, and their focus on sessionable beers has made them local favorites. Learn more about how they build character and expression in small beers.

• Podcast
• Civil Life
• Session Beer