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Randy Mosher dissects the intricate workings of IPAs—from the malt to the hop compounds that make them special and compelling—so we can approach our brews and our sensory vocabulary with deeper thought.

• Flavor Fever
• Aroma
• IPA

In Longmont, Colorado, this small passion project devoted solely to spontaneously fermented beers trusts in data and science to better understand and guide their fermentation, aging, and blending.

• Podcast
• Spontaneous fermentation
• Sour beer

With three cheeses, fresh tomatoes, jalapeños, chorizo, and IPA, this is definitely not your neighbor’s Ro-Tel-and-Velveeta cheese dip.

• Cooking With Beer
• IPA
• Cheese

This recipe is inspired by Lithuania’s unique farmhouse ales—including those of Aldona Udriené’s Jovaru Alus, of Julius Simonaitis, and others. This is a great starting point for experimenting with raw ale, hop tea, or baking the mash for keptinis.

• Beer Recipe
• Farmhouse Ale
• Kaimiškas

Whether “raw” and unboiled, bittered with hop tea, or made from a mash baked into crusty loaves, Lithuanian farmhouse ales represent a distinct tradition of comforting beers that can’t be found anywhere else.

• Style School
• Lithuania
• Farmhouse

C’est quoi? First there was “Italian-style” pils, and now there’s a French one? Chris Lohring, founder and head brewer at lager-centric Notch in Salem, Massachusetts, describes the background and elements of their Bière d’Alsace.

• Pilsner

This is not the haze you’re looking for... Oxygen from the mash and other parts of the brewing process can negatively affect color, clarity, and flavor. Russian River cofounder Vinnie Cilurzo and head lab technician Taylor Lane explain the science.

• Video
• Oxidation
• Oxygen

Courtesy of the brewing team at Burke-Gilman in Seattle, here is a homebrew-scale recipe for the double hazy IPA that won GABF gold in 2020.

• Beer Recipe
• Hazy IPA
• Double IPA

Incremental improvements are paying off big for Seattle’s Burke-Gilman. Fresh off Alpha King and Great American Beer Festival gold medals for their double IPAs, the team aims to push their whole range to the next level.

• Breakout Brewer

In this pick from our Love Handles department for beer bars we love, here’s a classic Belgian pub experience—on the American West Coast.

• Love Handles
• Oakland
• Belgian Ale

Light, gently tart, and smoked—lichtenhainer is an unusual beer, yet surprisingly good for all seasons and one you’ll want to brew and enjoy often.

• Beer Recipe
• Lichtenhainer
• Smoked Beer

From the rolling hills of Kansas, Central Standard has embarked on an ambitious program to explore everything from mixed-culture grisette to Norwegian-inspired farmhouse ales, including a range of styles brewed with kveik.

• Podcast