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While many of us have New Year’s resolutions to become healthier or fitter, we should also take the time to look at how we can be better brewers, too. Long-time homebrewer Jester Goldman has some ideas!

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At Wit’s End Brewing Co., their passion to experiment and brew the beers they find inspiring remains paramount to their brewing philosophy.

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Here are some tips for brewing darker beers without adding a roast or off-flavor to it.

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A slightly more seductive and deeper version of its more popular counterpart the Hefeweizen, Slam Dunkelweizen is like a piece of banana bread with honey and chocolate chips.

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Here’s a super-hoppy, super-fun, clean New England-style IPA with no haze from NoDa Brewing Company’s Brewmaster, Chad Henderson.

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. . . you can learn in a trip to your favorite restaurant.

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Beer and cheese are natural partners, with equally wide ranges of possible flavors. Here, we offer a few suggestions on how to think about pairing various styles of cheese with different beer styles.

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Wheat flour was scarce in New England, so for Indian pudding, an American version of hasty pudding, the enterprising colonials substituted Indian flour (cornmeal) and sweetened it with molasses. Here, we’ve hopped it up with IPA.

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English Porter is one of the oldest continually-produced styles of beer in the world, dating in its current form back to at least the early 18th century. Here’s how to create this interesting (but never overpowering) drinking experience.

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Learn how to convert your propane system or build an electric system from the ground up!

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Ehren Schmidt, Head Brewer Toolbox Brewing Company (Vista, California) scaled his Berliner weisse recipe to homebrew size for us.

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Tart and refreshing with attractive price points, kettle sours are all the rage at craft breweries right now. Here are five brewers on their five favorite kettle-soured beers.

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