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Balance & Danger: Brewing Heavyweight IPAsWhether aiming for soft and hazy or lean and bitter, successful brewers rely on some bedrock strategies for building higher-strength IPAs with sneaky drinkability.
Podcast Episode 318: Ex Novo’s Dave Chichura Reflects on the Dynamic Decades of a Brewing Career in MotionBy Jamie BognerFrom Rock Bottom and Bell’s to Mountain Sun, Oskar Blues, Eddyline, Melvin, and now Ex Novo, Dave Chichura has spent a lot of time in a lot of different brewhouses. In this episode, he shares important lessons he’s learned while making the “things.”
Recipe: Ghost Town Nose Goblin Double IPABy Justin BurdtJustin Burdt and the team at Ghost Town in Oakland, California, share this homebrew-scale recipe for the double IPA that won back-to-back GABF gold medals in 2021 and 2022—and helped them earn Brewery of the Year honors in 2022.
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Cooking with IPA: English Pea, Watercress, and Mint SoupA splash of IPA adds bright flavor accents to this comforting soup, which gets its vivid hue from English peas.
Recipe: Mika Laitinen’s SahtiYou don’t need a traditional Finnish kuurna to brew this typical sahti, made with barley malt, a bit of dark rye, and a kiss of juniper—any modern brewing kit can do the job.
Four Picks to Help You Brew Like a Pro at Small Scale (Plus a Really Nice Book)For homebrewers looking to up their game—and for anyone looking to share their enthusiasm with beer-curious people—here are five picks from our editors
Video Course: Lager Harder with Bierstadt LagerhausThe Bierstadt brewers are back, as Ashleigh Carter and Bill Eye share deeper insights and more on their technical approach to German-style lagers that beg to be enjoyed in quantity.
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Serious About Sahti, the Finnish Party BeerBy Joe StangeThe wider world has known about sahti for a few decades now, but many attempts to brew it have little to do with the real thing. For those who want to make something much closer to the Finnish farmhouse tradition, Mika Laitinen explains the basics.
- Sahti: Finland’s Famous Farmhouse Ale
Unlike many other farmhouse brewing traditions, sahti is relatively well known and widely produced in its homeland. In the wider beer world, however, it’s frequently misunderstood.
Podcast Episode 317: Averie Swanson of Keeping Together is Envisioning Our Saison FutureBy Jamie BognerThe former head brewer of Jester King set out on her own path with her Keeping Together brand, brewed out of Half Acre in Chicago. Now, she's writing the next chapter of the story in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Toronto’s Bar Volo Offers Cask Ale, Crostini, and ComfortBy Kate BernotFrom our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: Bar Volo in Toronto brings together locally brewed cask ales, quality Italian cooking, and cozy vibes.
Recipe: Breakside SmashbangBy Ben EdmundsFrom Ben Edmunds, brewmaster at Breakside in Portland, Oregon, comes this West Coast IPA powered by American and New Zealand hops.
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