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Far from being just the “middle child” of the British Pale Ale family, the Best Bitter should be one of your favorites because it combines the lightness of the Ordinary Bitter with the more flavor-forward nature of the ESB.

• Make Your Best
• Premium Bitter

Proving that experience is the best teacher, Jay Bullen, a homebrewer turned pro who has bounced from one side of the country to the other, recently settled in northern Massachusetts and is now focused on creating traditional styles.

• Breakout Brewer
• Craft Beer Scene

You’ll get your fill of haze and pastry stouts; hops are everywhere.

• Craft Beer Scene
• GABF

Thiols, also known as mercaptans, are sulfur-containing organic compounds with a sulfur atom bound to a hydrogen atom. Thiols make up less than 1% of the essential oils in a hops cone but might hold a key to the fashionable in-demand tropical flavors.

• Brewing Science
• Hops
• Craft Beer Scene

Dennis Nesel from Hudson Valley Malt gives you an inside look at their craft malting operation.

• Video
• Full Video
• Natural

Join former Three Four Beer Company, Odell, and Horse & Dragon brewer Linsey Cornish as she walks you through everything you need to know to design and brew great stouts.

• Video
• Full Video
• Stouts

Homebrew expert Brad Smith, author of the Beersmith homebrewing software, and the voice behind the Beersmith podcast, answers a question on water profiles.

• Ask the Experts
• Craft Beer Scene
• Water

With a new tasting room and a second location, Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles can clearly follow two paths: the predictable, more controlled one of beers made in stainless with one yeast strain, and the other path—mixed-culture fermentation.

• Breakout Brewer
• Craft Beer Scene

Greg Koch, Executive Chairman and co-founder of Stone Brewing, joins Jamie Bogner for a conversation about their challenge in launching a brewery in a difficult market, their experience launching a distribution business, and much more.

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

When a major storm comes ashore, brewers and brewery owners need to prepare for the worst. In the Carolinas, beer professionals have spent the past week preparing for the worst and the eventual aftermath.

• Craft Beer Scene
• Hurricane

Here's a recipe from Canada's Blind Enthusiasm Brewing: a bold red ale with big stone-fruit notes and a very dry finish.

• Beer Recipe
• Homebrew Recipe
• All Grain

Here are some tips to keeping the temperature of your homebrewed lager under control.

• Practical Advice
• Craft Beer Scene