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The “Love Handles” department in Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine® is devoted to great beer bars. Here are the three beer bars that we explored in Issue 14 (August/September 2016).

• Craft Beer Scene

Gruit provides the perfect herbal complement to this pesto dressing.

• Cooking With Beer
• Pairing Beer & Food
• Appetizers

Making your own mash tun out of a cooler is an easy process and ensures that your mash process is insulated and evenly heated. Here’s how to do it.

• Brewing Techniques and Advice
• Making Beer

Oktoberfest beers have been around for centuries, and they are so good that it should come as no surprise that the entire world has borrowed this German-style beer. We have a list of ten to try this year.

• Craft Beer Scene

Keeping track of the gravity throughout your brew is one of the best ways to guarantee consistency.

• Video
• Making Beer

Homegrown hops are the easiest beer ingredient for a homebrewer to produce on his/her own, and with some know-how on your end, you can grow your own harvest year after year.

• Making Beer
• Brewing Techniques and Advice

Elysian Brewing Co.’s Punkuccino packs a short shot of coffee toddy with just a shake of cinnamon and nutmeg in your pint.

• Beer Recipe
• All Grain Recipe
• Pumpkin Beer Recipe

Located in the coastal city of Capitola, California, in a glorified warehouse with a cozy tasting room, Sante Adairius Rustic Ales draws its inspiration from traditional Belgian beers and brewing methods.

• Craft Beer Scene
• Breakout Brewer
• Professional Brewing

The Northern English Brown Ale is the perfect brew for fall, and, if you’re so inclined, you can add that popular orange gourd nobody wants to admit to liking (you know the one we’re talking about).

• Making Beer
• Brewing Techniques and Advice
• Make Your Best

More than a decade ago, Mark Pasquinelli embarked on a quest to brew the perfect pumpkin ale. Here, he shares his finely honed recipe.

• Pumpkin Beer Recipe
• All Grain Recipe
• Beer Recipe

“Balance” is an overused word in brewing parlance, but for Brewmaster Mitch Steele, it’s valuable only within the context of intensity and character.

• Craft Beer Scene
• Professional Brewing
• Pick 6

This fudge-like cake really lets the doppelbock flavor shine through, especially with the hint of orange zest in the ganache.

• Pairing Beer & Food
• Dessert