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Full Video: Barrel-Aging & Blending Big Beers with Firestone WalkerBy Eric PonceIn this video course, Firestone Walker’s Eric Ponce shares advice and lays out the careful process behind the brewery’s barrel-aged and blended blockbusters such as Parabola and Anniversary Ale.
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The Threefold Path: Floodland’s Adam Paysse Shares Insight on Rearing Mixed CulturesBy Adam PaysseFloodland founder Adam Paysse shares his insights and perspective on collecting and nurturing mixed cultures for rustic, farmhouse-inspired beers.
Breakout Brewer: FloodlandBy Kate BernotAt Seattle’s Floodland Brewing, Adam Paysse pursues a singular vision: to make beers that reflect his preferences and ideals. Turns out, a lot of other people dig them, too.
Brewer’s Perspective: Okay, Seltzer, Let’s Get Real (Fruit)By Levi FunkLevi Funk of Untitled Art and Funk Factory Geuzeria discusses the challenges smaller breweries and homebrewers face in packing real-fruit flavors—safely—into their hard seltzers and other beverages.
Podcast Episode 204: For Julian Shrago of Beachwood Brewing, There Are No Additives, Only IngredientsBy Jamie BognerThe co-owner and brewmaster of the Southern California brewery shares strong opinions on developing beers where nothing is added and everything—from hops to coffee and spices—is considered a recipe ingredient.
Recipe: Counter Weight Fest BierFollowing the golden path of modern festbier, this homebrew-scale recipe is closely based on Counter Weight’s GABF gold medal winner.
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Oktoberfestbier: Brewing the World’s Most Famous Party LagerBy Joe StangeWhatever its strength, whatever its story, and whatever its color—amber or gold?—festbier ought to be drinkable in quantity. Here we dissect the diverging styles to find out what makes a great (Oktober)festbier tick.
Video Tip: What to Know About Bottle Conditioning Your Mixed-Fermentation AlesTime is a precious ingredient, even after packaging. Jester King founder Jeff Stuffings lays out some key considerations for bottling and conditioning your rustic, mixed-fermentation beers.
Podcast Episode 203: Sam Tierney of Firestone Walker Takes the Dynamic Approach to FlavorBy Jamie BognerFirestone Walker’s Propagator brewhouse manager discusses the R&D process for popular beer families such as Luponic Distortion and Mind Haze, as they follow the path of subtle but continual evolution.
Brewing Naked Beer: Kölsch-Style Ale, the pFriem WayBy Josh PfriemJosh Pfriem, brewmaster and cofounder of pFriem Family Brewers in Hood River, Oregon, breaks down their approach to Kölsch-Style Ale—an exercise in precision and a gold-medal winner at last year’s Great American Beer Festival.
Kölsch: Öh, You’ll Have AnotherBy Jeff AlworthFar from ordinary, the unassuming Kölsch is a unique beer with its own history and an identity firmly rooted in its city and rituals. Jeff Alworth has the story, with a fresh glass and a tick for your deckel.
Recipe: Duel Master Black IPABy Josh WeikertThis throwback American black ale goes for ample hops and rich malt, without overdoing it on the roast.