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Recipe: Spydeberg Farmhouse Oat Ale 1779Based on a description from Norway in the late 18th century, this recipe represents the practicality of local farmers at the time—and the grist is 100 percent oats, which would’ve been malted in a smoky kiln.
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Podcast Episode 417: Ryan Allen of Macallen Is a Farmer with a Brewing ProblemBy Jamie BognerFrom their farm, brewery, and taproom/farmstand an hour north of Montreal, Macallen is integrating agriculture with beer across multiple dimensions—not just for the story, but in pursuit of great flavor.
Recipe: Von Ebert Volatile SubstanceBy Sam PecoraroThis award-winning Northwest IPA is a flagship for Von Ebert in Portland, Oregon, with a berry-forward hop flavor driven by lots of Mosaic, plus Simcoe and Strata in the dry hop.
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Using Whole-Leaf Hops for Easy-Drinking Lagers | Video TipEmbracing whole-leaf hops at Templin Family means stuffing them into huge game bags from the hunting store and adding them to the whirlpool. Kevin Templin, cofounder and head brewer, explains their approach to emphasizing that delicate Noble-hop aroma.
Ask the Pros: How Von Ebert’s Volatile Substance Became a Stable LiquidOne of the best-loved IPAs in Portland, Oregon, is the product of careful evolution and the intentional embrace of particular hop flavors. Here, Von Ebert brewmaster Sam Pecoraro shares the beer’s inner workings.
Noble Vibes. Local Roots. The Perfect Pairing for Your Lager Tank.As the lager category continues to expand beyond its historic roots, hops like Hopsteiner’s Contessa™, Lemondrop™, and Delta™ represent the future of thoughtful, domestically sourced innovation. When today’s brewers pair them with the functional benefits of Tetra additions, they can craft lagers that are not only true to style but are also uniquely their own, offering drinkers both tradition and modernity in every glass.
The Porter in Atlanta Has a Long Bar and Longer List of BeersFrom our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: This popular pub in Atlanta’s Little Five Points welcomes all comers with inventive food, 60 taps, and a bar program twice nominated for a James Beard award.
Podcast Episode 416: Derrick Robertson of BreWskey Narrows His Hop Palette to Explore the Variations Within VarietalsBy Jamie BognerThis decade-old brewery in tourist-centric Old Montreal has quietly become a New England–style IPA powerhouse, driven by a desire to minimize astringency while embracing the breadth of character that can be found within fewer varieties by selecting and blending from multiple lots.
High-Quality, Low-Strength Beers with Templin Family | Brewing CourseKevin Templin, cofounder and head brewer at Templin Family Brewing in Salt Lake City, lays out his medal-winning approach to producing flavorful lower-strength beers with high standards of quality.
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Recipe: Barrique Fritz Steam BeerFrom Barrique Brewing & Blending in Nashville, Tennessee, head brewer Spencer Longhurst shares this recipe from an Anchor Steam–inspired collab brewed with their friends at Von Trapp in Stowe, Vermont.
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Recipe: Green Cheek + Alvarado Street Smiles for Miles Hazy DIPAFrom Alvarado Street, Green Cheek, and Berkeley Yeast, here’s a beer that will give juicy DIPA fans smiles for miles.
The Lean Brewer’s Data: Unlocking Copacking for Category ExpansionThe lean and agile brewery relies on data to make growth-based decisions. Given today’s market trends and consumer preferences, that operational data could reveal that the smart path of growth is investing in copacking and venturing into popular beverage categories.