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Brewer’s Perspective: The Dark, Delicious Journey From Oatmeal to Milk to NitroOver the years at Firestone Walker, Matt Brynildson has brewed several heralded stouts—including Nitro Merlin, named one of our Best 20 Beers in 2020. Here, he walks us down that path of iterations, from gateway beers to what’s around the next corner.
The Watering Hole in Tokyo Has Your Gyoza & GoseBy Beth DemmonFrom our Love Handles department for beer bars we love: In Japan’s eclectic and hectic drinking scene, Watering Hole remains a Tokyo craft-beer pioneer.
Recipe: Machine House Dark MildBy Bill ArnottFrom cask-centric Machine House in Seattle, here is a homebrew-scale recipe for their Dark Mild—a rich, session-strength ale ideal for cask-conditioning yet sturdy enough for kegging or bottling.
American Real Ale: What Condition Cask Condition Is InDoes slow, subtle cask ale still have a place in today’s variety-driven, can-cluttered American scene? Along with a primer on the gear and vocabulary, here’s why this is an endangered tradition this side of the Atlantic—and why it refuses to die.
Capturing Indigenous Yeast Cultures with AntidootBy Joe StangeIn rural Flemish Brabant, Antidoot Wilde Fermenten’s house mixed culture includes various wild yeasts they have captured over the years. Here, Tom Jacobs offers tips for success in wrangling your own local strains.
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How a Coconut Company’s Quest for Quality Scores Big with BrewersThe most important step in brewing with coconut is ensuring that this special ingredient is of the highest quality.
Full Video: Constructing Artful Mixed-Culture Beers with Firestone Walker BarrelworksBy Jim CrooksWith detailed advice from Jim Crooks, master blender at Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks, you can brew complex but balanced mixed-culture beers meant for patient wood-aging and blending.
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Editors’ Picks: Bière de GardeWhether clean and malty or dry and spicy, the beers that claim this category cover a wide range.
Recipe: Alma Mader PremiantCourtesy of Tania Hewett-Mader and Nick Mader of Kansas City’s Alma Mader Brewing, this locally popular pilsner embraces Bohemian malt and Noble hops, including an aromatic burst of spicy Saaz in the whirlpool.
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Kansas City’s Alma Mader Are Brewing for the BackyardBy Joe StangeWhether it’s pinpoint pilsners, lush, juicy IPAs, or big, balanced stouts, the upstarts at family-run Alma Mader in Kansas City have something that just about any kind of drinker can love.
Podcast Episode 219: For Firestone Walker Cofounder David Walker, Innovation and Collaboration Are in Craft Beer’s DNABy Jamie BognerThere wasn’t any one moment when David Walker knew that the brewery he founded with his brother-in-law was going to be successful. Instead, they’ve laid layer atop layer over 25 years to add reach while improving quality.
Pick 6: Chris Lohring of Notch Embraces the Surprising Diversity Found in Traditional BrewingBy Jamie BognerFor Chris Lohring, founder of Notch Brewing in Massachusetts, there is real beauty to be found in beers that follow known traditions while offering character that makes them uniquely loveable.