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Recipe: WeldWerks Fit BitsBy Neil FisherNeil Fisher and his team at WeldWerks developed this low-cal, low-carb, hazy session IPA using monk fruit concentrate to add body and sweetness for balance.
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Special Ingredient: Monk FruitBy Joe StangeMonk fruit is an Asian gourd, and it’s extremely sweet. Its extract is often used as a low-calorie sweetener. So, ready to brew a "lifestyle" beer?
Podcast Episode 135: For Noah Bissell of Bissell Brothers, Less is Definitely MoreBy Jamie BognerToday’s brewing world is baroque in its embrace of excess, but for Bissell Brothers of Portland, Maine, the not-so-secret strategy is a deep desire to perfect their existing beers rather than create a stream of new ones.
Recipe: Port City PorterPort City Brewmaster Jonathan Reeves has been making some version of this robust porter recipe since 1995, but this represents the award-winning beer that he and his team brew today in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Punk Rock Roots of Port City PorterBy Joe StangePort City Porter has become a Beltway mainstay while racking up medals over the years. It's a recipe with roots in the 1990s, amid punk-rock shows, the homebrewing boom, and the brewpub bubble. Joe Stange hears the tale from Brewmaster Jonathan Reeves.
Recipe: Rowley Green Tease IPABy John RowleyCourtesy of Rowley Farmhouse Ales, this IPA recipe—brewed with Japanese green tea—was the basis of John Rowley’s 2012 GABF Pro-Am beer with Caution Brewing.
Behind the Scenes with an Industry SupplierGrandstand didn't get into the craft beer industry because it was trendy. It was a passion for the customer that led us to print our first growler more than 30 years ago.
Video Tip: Scaling Beer Recipes Up or DownBrewing recipes often do not scale up or down in a linear fashion—especially when spices are involved. Stuart Keating of Earthbound Beer explains the pitfalls.
Breakout Brewer: Rowley Farmhouse AlesBy Jamie BognerRowley Farmhouse Ales of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is carving out a sour and funky niche in the Southwestern desert.
Podcast Episode 134: Eric Wallace of Left Hand on Navigating the COVID-19 ShutdownBy Jamie BognerLeft Hand Brewing's cofounder and president discusses the challenges his brewery is facing, and he shares perspective learned from navigating the first craft beer shakeout of the late 1990s.
Gearhead: Pasteurization’s Place in Craft Beer’s BattleBrewers looking to perfect their beer are proving that pasteurization has a place even at small breweries.
Fewer Yeasts, Better BeerBy Josh WeikertConsider that you might be better served and produce better beer by choosing from a curated selection of go-to yeasts. Josh Weikert explains the how and why.