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The brewer who invented and defined cold IPA—Kevin Davey of Heater Allen and Gold Dot Beer—shares the tips and techniques needed to brew one that shines.

• Video
• Full Video
• Cold IPA

This recipe includes guidelines on fermenting a lager under pressure—and you can apply the same guidelines to your own favorite lager recipe.

• Beer Recipe
• Pilsner

Fermenting under pressure to make beer faster is an old industrial trick—and it works just as well on a small scale. Here’s what to know about a method that can help you brew more lagers in less time, honing your technique along the way.

• Lager
• Pressure
• Spunding

For this final episode of the year, Khris Johnson of Green Bench joins Jamie to recap and listen through highlights from your 10 favorite episodes of the past 12 months.

• Podcast

This crispy, spicy catfish sandwich deserves a cold lager—with a spash in the breading and the rest to cool off your palate. Special occasion not required.

• Catfish
• Sandwich
• Cooking with Beer

We love when equipment comes along that solves a problem in a way we hadn’t considered before.

• Editors’ Picks

Beer writer and critic Stephen Beaumont, co-author of the World Atlas of Beer and a Toronto native, names five Canadian breweries that beer lovers everywhere ought to know, now.

• Canada
• Canadian Breweries

Want to get into some great cider but don’t know where to start? Beth Demmon, author of The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider, names five who could be the faces of American cider’s future, from innovative newcomers to groundbreaking icons of the craft.

• Cidermakers
• Best in Beer 2023
• Cider

Breweries submitted more than 1,200 beers to Craft Beer & Brewing for blind panel reviews in 2023, culminating in our annual Best in Beer issue. But which states sent the most beer? Here we map it out.

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• Best in Beer

Festivities are winding down, but there’s a surplus of cookies winking at the motley collection of beers in your fridge. Our best advice: Look for comparable intensities of flavor (difficult), and don’t overdo it (impossible). Specific recommendations follow.

• Pairings
• Cookies
• Christmas

Fresh and malty with plenty of English hop character, this is a great one to enjoy on those long winter evenings to come.

• Make Your Best
• British Ale
• Strong Ale

Let’s dig into the flavors of malted corn via this Vienna lager recipe from Seattle’s Holy Mountain Brewing.

• Beer Recipe
• Vienna Lager
• Mexican-Style Lager