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Breakside’s Guide to Institutional Beer Quality | Brewing CourseBy Ben EdmundsBen Edmunds, cofounder and brewmaster of Breakside Brewing in Portland, Oregon, shares his insights on how to build and maintain a methodical quality program that can take your brewery’s beers from consistently good to consistently excellent.
Critic’s List: Jamie Bogner’s Best in 2024By Jamie BognerOur cofounder, editorial director, and host of the Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast shares his standout beers and moments from the past year.
Critic’s List: Matthew Curtis’ Best in 2024The Manchester, England–based beer writer and founder of Pellicle Magazine shares his favorite beers from the past 12 months.
No Rests For The Wicked: Home-Smoked BeerDon’t let them tell you an extract brewer can’t brew a good rauchbier. While smoked-malt extract is a rarity, there are ways to get creative with our smoke and dial it in to make a lager that can convert the skeptics.
Critic’s List: Courtney Iseman’s Best in 2024The New York City–based writer, tarot enthusiast, author of the Hugging the Bar newsletter, and noted metalhead shares her beery high points from the past year.
Critic’s List: Alex Kidd’s Best in 2024By Alex KiddOne of the most influential and incisive voices in beer, the force behind Dontdrinkbeer and the Malt Couture podcast, has been leaning into nonalcoholic beer over the past year as he battles cancer. Here are his greatest hits.
Podcast Episode 389: An International Look at Brewing Barrel-Aged Stout with Firestone Walker, Omnipollo, and FrauGruberBy Jamie BognerFirestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson, Omnipollo cofounder Henok Fentie, and FrauGruber cofounder Enzo Frauenschuh explore international approaches to brewing and collaborating on barrel-aged stout, from recipes to aging conditions, barrel choices, adding adjunct ingredients, and more.
Best in Beer 2024 Readers’ Choice: Best Beer Bars Around the WorldPubs, bars, and cafés are crucial to the experience and community of craft beer and a vital link between maker and consumer. Here are your 20 favorites in 2024.
Cooking with Beer: French Toast Turkey SandwichA winter warmer or an oatmeal stout contributes a touch of sweetness, while the gruyère cheese helps this sandwich—ideal for post-holiday leftovers—stand up to a full-bodied beer.
Incorporating an Intense Hop Product into a Hazy IPA | Video TipPaul Schneider, cofounder and head brewer of Cinderlands Beer in Pittsburgh, delves into how they decided to include HyperBoost into one of the brewery’s most popular hazy IPAs.
Best in Beer Reader’s Choice: 2024’s Most Popular Beer StylesWith IPAs and pilsners still on top, your favorite styles remained relatively consistent year over year.
To Dial in Your Bitterness, Zoom in on the ScienceIn today’s hop-forward beers, whirlpool additions contribute many of the IBUs—yet the results are less clear-cut than adding to the boil. Research—some new, some not-so-new—may provide direction.