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Video Tip: Water Adjustment for True-to-Style, Old-Fashioned Lager and WeissbierBy Hagen DostHagen Dost and Bill Wesselink, owner-brewers at Dovetail in Chicago, go into detail on how they adjust their local water and rebuild it for brewing, with divergent approaches to lager and hefeweizen.
Exploring “The Future of Flavor” with Firestone WalkerIn this short film, take a journey with Brewmaster Matt Brynildson as he connects with the people, innovations, and heritage behind the Yakima Valley hop harvest.
Rice & Easy: Extract Brewing for Maximum CrispnessYou don’t need an industrial Japanese brewery—nor even an all-grain homebrew system—to make a clean, light-bodied, refreshing rice lager ideal for sushi and summertime.
Cooking With Lager: Get Freaky with FrikadellenThis take on pan-fried meatballs gets a splash of pilsner—and tastes great with it, too.
Podcast Episode 252: 10 Barrel’s Tonya Cornett Takes a Layered Approach to Fruit BeerBy Jamie BognerSome write off quick-soured fruit beers for their simplicity, but they don’t have to be basic. Building complex flavors that reflect the entire fruit is Cornett’s goal, and nothing is off-limits in that pursuit.
Recipe: Pueblo Vida Willa Dry-Hopped Lager“This beer was our ode to new meets old,” says Landon Swanson, head brewer of Pueblo Vida in Tucson, Arizona. “It’s a classic light lager with a punch of Lórien hops in the fermentor.”
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Fermentis introduces SafBrew™ BR-8, the first dry Brett for secondary fermentation in bottles or casksAll the flavorful benefits of wild Brettanomyces, but with more control and reliability.
Video Course: Brewing Traditional Lagers with DovetailBy Hagen DostFrom design to decoction to coolship to cellar, Dovetail owners and master brewers Hagen Dost and Bill Wesselink dig into the details of how they produce their acclaimed lager, Kölsch, and weissbier.
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Gearing Up to Brew LagerGreat lager depends upon exacting attention to details—and not only when it comes to fermentation, and conditioning. Here, we climb the decks of brewhouses specifically designed with lager in mind to better appreciate what makes them different.
Recipe: BKS Clouds Double IPABy Brian RooneyHere’s a recipe for the hazy double IPA that started as one of Brian Rooney’s homebrews and went on to win silver at the 2021 Great American Beer Festival (and become a Kansas City favorite).
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Breakout Brewer: BKS Artisan Ales Is a “Little Beer Heaven” in Kansas City, MissouriBy Ben KeeneBKS has won national acclaim for its supple IPAs and gained ardent local fans for its classic ale styles and—now—for its lagers. Undazzled, the Rooneys say they are determined to grow slowly, keep a laser focus on quality, and continue to make beer in their own careful way.
Consider Bar Hop for Your Toronto Bar HopFrom our Love Handles files on beer bars we love: At Bar Hop, find one of Ontario’s top beer selections in an inviting atmosphere.