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Are You Designing an Effective Merch Strategy?It’s time to think long-term, and to outfit those who want to support your brewery. How will you tell your story?
Pick Six: Averie Swanson Is Keeping It Together with Beers that Evoke MemoriesBy Joe StangeThe founder and brewer of Chicago’s Keeping Together selects an experience-driven six-pack that transports her back to cherished moments in time.
Video Tip: Oxidation, Blending, and BarleywineBy Eric PonceIn moderation, oxidative flavors can add welcome depth to barrel-aged barleywines and other strong ales. One way to get there, explains Firestone Walker’s Eric Ponce, is via careful blending of younger and older beers.
Recipe: New Image Pure Isolate Double IPACourtesy of New Image founder Brandon Capps, here is a homebrew-scale recipe for Pure Isolate, a hazy double IPA that makes use of liquid hop terpenes.
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Terpenes: Brewing with the Essence of HopsBrewers are in the early days of experimenting with liquid hop terpenes—incredibly potent isolates of aromatic compounds that can deliver a big boost to the IPA bouquet.
Sandwiching with IPA: Chicken-Fried Whitefish with Sumac MayoYour favorite hazy-juicy pale ale or IPA gets into the batter to brighten up a fried fish filet, while spicy sumac plays a similar role in the mayo.
Podcast Episode 207: Nick Mader of Alma Mader Balances Lager with Two Sides of Hazy IPABy Jamie BognerSimultaneously pursuing great lagers alongside a two-pronged approach to hazy IPA—with both sweeter and drier iterations—has established this Kansas City brewery as a creative force in the Midwest.
Myth vs. Science: A Practical View on Lager BrewingBy Sam TierneySam Tierney, head brewer at The Propagator—Firestone Walker’s innovation brewhouse in Venice, California—separates conventional wisdom from cool science when it comes to brewing great lager. Proper technique is the key.
The Causes and Effects of Hop Creep—and How to Prevent ItThe dry-hopping techniques often used for today’s IPAs can lead to spikes in diacetyl, attenuation, and other issues. Here are ways to avoid it—from different hopping methods to detailed quality control analysis.
Video Tip: Controlling the Variables for Aging Beer in Spirit BarrelsBy Eric PonceIt begins with a recipe designed for barrel-aging, and sourcing the best and freshest barrels possible. It continues with an understanding of how storage temperature affects flavor extraction. Firestone Walker’s Eric Ponce explains.
Recipe: PINTA Imperator Bałtycki Dry-HoppedBy Browar PINTAFrom Browar PINTA in Wieprz, Poland, this rich, big-bodied Baltic porter gets a long boil and tropical accents from dry hopping with Sabro and Strata.
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Podcast Episode 206: Shaun Berns of Phase Three Brewing Prefers the Pragmatic to the RomanticBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder and brewer for the suburban Chicago powerhouse of progressive styles makes coveted beers with a workmanlike, no-nonsense approach.