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Compiled by Arryved, craft beer’s most trusted point-of-sale system, the new report—free to download—gathers feedback on brewery growth, distribution, streamlining of operations, and more.

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In this five-minute clip from his video course, Russian River cofounder and brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo explains exactly what “hop creep” is—and why any brewer who adds dry hops should be aware of it.

• Video
• Hop Creep
• Dry Hopping

This fan favorite at The Establishment in Calgary is an offbeat, pineapple-infused take on a light and smoky Lichtenhainer.

• Beer Recipe
• Lichtenhainer
• Fruit Beer

Three years after opening in Calgary, The Establishment has ridden its mixed-culture creations to the height of respect in Canada’s beer scene—winning medals, winning fans, and running out of room.

• The Establishment
• Breakout
• Barrel-Aging

Brewing a great eisbock requires restraint. Keep the recipe simple, and let the freezer do the work.

• Eisbock
• Beer Recipe
• Bock

At The Eighth State in Greenville, South Carolina, cofounder and head brewer Cameron Owen is employing a careful culinary approach to create unexpected layers of complexity in fruit beers and ingredient-laden stouts and barleywines.

• Podcast
• South Carolina
• Fruited Sour

No grapes were harmed in the making of this experimental beer from the Deschutes pilot brewery. Instead, the beer’s wine-like character comes from grape-like hops and a winemakers’ acid blend.

• Beer Recipe
• IPA
• Fruit Beer

Brewers who want to build an enjoyable level of acidity into a beer have a growing number of options. Gordon Schuck, who cofounded Funkwerks as well as Jessup Farm Barrel House in Colorado, digs into those techniques and explains the pros and cons.

• Acidification
• Sour Beers
• Acidity

It’s a pernicious problem for today’s brewers: the risk of hop creep from dry-hopping. In this detailed video course, Russian River cofounder and brewmaster Vinnie Cilurzo digs into the root causes—and lays out strategies to beat it in your own brewery.

• Video
• Full Video
• Hop Creep

Passion fruit, dragon fruit, and hibiscus come together with clean, quenching lactic acidity for this punchy, vibrant, tiki-inspired fruit beer from California’s Radiant Beer.

• Beer Recipe
• Fruit Beer

They’re easy to grow, easy to buy, easy to eat, and we know all their names and flavors by heart... if only brewing with fruits were so simple. Here, then, are bushels of practical advice for designing, choosing, processing, and making your own fruit beer.

• Fruit
• Fruit Beer
• Brewing with Fruit

From our Love Handles files on beer bars we love: The Common adds conviviality and flavor to a bustling food hall at The Forks of Winnipeg.

• Winnipeg
• Love Handles
• Food Hall