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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

In every issue our Love Handles department features three great beer bars. For Issue 34 we went to the Pine Box (Seattle), Stein Haus (Great Falls), and Small Bar (San Diego).

• Love Handles
• Beer Bars
• Beer Travel

Nick Soulias of Tin Roof in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says that yeast is key to accentuating hop character in "juicy" beers. He puts it to work here in their flagship IPA recipe.

• Recipe
• IPA
• Tin Roof Brewing