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This Blonde Ale is more flavorful than your average "lawnmower" beer, so save it for after you mow. Once you dial in the recipe, this will be the beer that gets your non-beer-drinking friends started down the path to craft beer.

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Want to pour your own cold brew coffee at home? If you already have a normal CO2 keg setup, you can level up by adding nitrogen to the mix. That one-time cost will let you satisfy your craving and still be able to put your stout on tap once in a while.

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Maine Beer Co.’s Dan Kleban is an ardent independent with a knack for hops and a company-wide commitment to treading lightly on the planet.

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• Craft Beer Scene

Reporter Josh Noel masterfully tackles the complicated and important story of Goose Island in his new book "Barrel-Aged Stout and Selling Out." Every fan of craft beer should purchase and immediately read this book, says our senior editor John Holl.

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• Book Review

From the foundation of recipe development to sampling your beer, Wiley Roots Cofounder Kyle Carbaugh discusses the considerations in selecting your grain bill, hops, yeast, bacteria, fermentation duration and temperature, adjuncting, and a lot more.

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• Mixed Culture

The United States is a large, diverse place, and looking at the number of breweries at the national level alone doesn't tell the whole story.

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Foreign Extra Stout isn’t a complicated style. However, it is a distinct style, and missing the mark on any one of several flavor characteristics will unavoidably drag it out of its home in category 16D and into one of the other stout styles.

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• All Grain Recipe
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Steven McConnell offers tips on adding adjuncts to the recipe for your New England–Style IPA.

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When I’m drinking in a contemplative way and considering the beer at hand, flow is the first thing I look for.

• Editor's Note

White IPA should not be confused with Belgian IPA. It's what you get when you combine the flavor profile of a Belgian Witbier with a lot of highly-complementary new age hops.

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• White IPA

Thanks to tremendous growth, Firestone Walker is now accustomed to making large-scale batches. For its new Venice Beach, California, location, the brewery went small to foster creativity and collaboration.

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Brandon Jones, the brewer and blender of Yazoo Brewing Co. and the man behind Embrace The Funk has some thoughts. He sits down this week with senior editor John Holl and talks about the new Sour And Wild Ale Guild.

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• Craft Beer Scene