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Beer nerds, here’s the mimosa mixer you’ve been looking for.

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• All Grain Recipe
• Belgian Pale Ale Recipe

Brewing with sour- and funk-inducing “bugs” presents its own challenges, as brewers from Jester King Brewery, Two Roads Brewing Co., Almanac Beer Company, and more, explain.

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Want to have your own cask ale on tap? Jester Goldman shows you have to build a fairly simple version of a beer engine and then explains how you can pretty it up.

• Making Beer
• Brewing Techniques and Advice

Basically, chilaquiles are corn tortilla pieces that are fried, then cooked in salsa, and sprinkled with cheese. For this summertime cookout recipe, we use a Mexican lager and make the salsa as we go, then add eggs.

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• Pairing Beer & Food
• Breakfast

Three brewers share their thoughts on complementing the base beer with spices.

• Craft Beer Scene

Floor-malted base malts are prized for their rich, aromatic flavor that is far more intense than is usually achieved by industrial malting procedures. Here’s a closer look at what makes them different.

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• Brewing Techniques and Advice

Steve Luke says about this coffee porter that was brewed at Cloudburst Brewing earlier this year: “I think lighter roasts can be less astringent and acrid compared to darker roasts, so they meld a bit better with darker and roasted malts in the beer.”

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• All Grain Recipe
• Porter Recipe

Here are some tips for adding flavorings to your homebrewed stouts.

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• Brewing Techniques and Advice

There’s a Pilsner for every palate as craft brewers take inspiration from the Old World.

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Festbier, the beer actually served at Munich’s Oktoberfest, is related to Oktoberfest but a definitely distinct style. It’s a pale lager with a clear Pilsner malt biscuit bent, with some additional toasted malt flavors in support. Here’s how to brew one.

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• Brewing Techniques and Advice
• Make Your Best

The jalapeño and IPA batter on these corn dogs adds a spicy and bitter counterpoint to the sweet corn.

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• Lunch
• Cooking With Beer

This mead’s light sweetness can mask minor off-flavors, making it a great starter style.

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• Mead Recipe