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Podcast Episode 214: Our Craft Beer & Brewing Writers Share Their Personal Bests of 2021By Jamie BognerWriters and critics Stan Hieronymus, Kate Bernot, Alex Kidd, Samer Khudairi, and Joe Stange share their favorite beers and noted trends from the past year.
Keep It Clean, the Five Star WayThis easy-to-follow, three-step plan can help your brewery establish a safe and effective cleaning routine.
Five on Five: Hazy IPAFruit-forward, soft, hazy, juicy, pillowy—whatever your adjectives, this is for sure: These IPAs have captured the flavor imagination of a still-growing number of beer drinkers. Here, five pros share their top picks.
Video Tip: Battling Oxygen and Microbes when PackagingOxygen can lead to spoilage—but so can a totally oxygen-free environment. Russian River cofounder Vinnie Cilurzo and head lab technician Taylor Lane share some wisdom—including insights about why bottles might beat cans when it comes to fighting oxygen.
Recipe: Godspeed Ochame Green Tea IPACourtesy of Luc Lafontaine of Godspeed in Toronto, this unusual IPA recipe represents a fusion of influences. (It also includes tips for extracting flavor and aroma from green tea without unwanted tannins.)
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Breakout Brewer: GodspeedToronto’s Godspeed Brewery is a reflection of founder-brewer Luc Lafontaine’s life and obsessions, from reverently brewed traditional lagers to IPAs and goses that showcase unusual Japanese ingredients.
Podcast Episode 213: The Best in Beer 2021By Jamie BognerYou have spoken! And so have we. In this once-a-year special episode, Joe Stange and Jamie Bogner share Craft Beer & Brewing’s Best 20 Beers in 2021 and the results of the annual reader survey.
Five on Five: West Coast IPAFrom bright and classic to tropical and crisp and various combinations thereof, these West Coast or American IPAs reflect the past and future trajectory of the style. Five pros offer up their favorites.
From Beer Rebellion to Hop RevolutionThe innovations that changed hop-growing in New Zealand and the flavors possible in craft beer have today become a Revolution.
The Best 20 Beers in 2021By Jamie BognerAmid the ups and downs and gradual, stutter-step return to social life, we experienced some transcendent beers—beers that shone, beers that enlightened, beers that made us stop and remember what it’s all about. Here are the pinnacles of the craft.
Best in Beer 2021 Readers’ Choice: Homebrew Brand, Gear & Retailer of the YearHere are the favorites you picked in these homebrew-related categories.
Best in Beer 2021 Readers’ Choice: Who Brews It Best?Since any general “top breweries” list will inevitably slant toward those that make IPAs, we asked about your favorite beers and brewers in these eight specific style categories.