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Editor’s Picks: More Beer BooksFeed your brains! From vegetarian cooking (and pairing) with beer to brewing with cannabis to local beer-history deep-dives, here are some books we enjoyed this year.
Podcast Episode 215: Browar Pinta’s Paweł Maslowski and Bart Ociesa Apply Modern Creativity to Classic StylesBy Jamie BognerPoland’s Browar Pinta established a reputation for risk-taking in craft styles, focusing on hop-forward IPAs and extending that creative approach to everything from dry-hopped Baltic porter to barrel-aged big beers.
Ohio’s Brewfontaine is Small-Town Bar with Big-Town Beer SelectionBy David NilsenFrom our Love Handles department for beer bars we love: In Bellefontaine, Ohio, this small-town hub for local beer lovers also attracts city folk who want to get out of town for a great pint.
Recipe: Wolf & Workman Strong AleBy Josh WeikertThis strong ale leans into British ingredients and London ale yeast for a robust but elegant brew that also serves ably as a winter warmer.
Infographic: Medal CountWhich states have won the most medals in the Great American Beer Festival relative to the total breweries in the state?
Editor's Picks: Anton Paar’s EasyDensWe found this digital hydrometer to be a snap to use, encouraging more diligent monitoring of our fermentations.
Recipe: To Cascadia! American Black AleThis old-school Cascadian dark ale embraces piney Chinook hops in Sasquatchian proportions. Don’t worry about the IBUs—this should end up relatively balanced, with enough malt and hop flavors and aroma to provide depth for the bitterness.
Cooking with Imperial Stout: Chocolate Chip Ice Cream in a Mason JarNeed a surprising dessert for the holiday table? Here, rich imperial stout deepens a simple and palate-refreshing ice cream preparation.
No Rests for the Wicked: American Black Ale, ExtractedMaybe that P in IPA can stand for “pitch-black.” Once again helping us to extract the most characterful beer from extract brewing, Annie Johnson has the details on Cascadian dark ale, aka American black ale or black IPA.
Recipe: Burke-Gilman Černý Kov Dark LagerThis Burke-Gilman take on a Czech-style dark lager is inspired by the legendary beer served at U Fleků in Prague.
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German IPA—It Should Be More of a ThingBy Josh WeikertThe idea is simple: an IPA that relies on German ingredients—especially the country’s distinctive aroma hops. Does it exist? Yes. Is it rare? Also, yes. Josh Weikert digs into the German and U.S. beer scenes to find out why—and to get the blueprints.
Firestone Walker’s Matt Brynildson Blends Hops for Higher ImpactThe brewmaster of Firestone Walker in Paso Robles, California, lays out the brewery’s methodical approach to blending hops for elevated flavors and aromas in distinctive IPAs.