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From the angel’s share to dilution, River North founder Matt Hess lays out some key considerations to keep in mind when you’re planning to age your beers in spirits barrels.

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• Video Tip
• High-Gravity Brewing

Discover the added benefits of Five Star Chemical’s Saniclean PAA Pro, a multipurpose sanitizer, cleaner, and descaler.

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Here’s how homebrewers can punch up their pale ales with the bright flavors of New Zealand hops. Plus: a method for getting a whirlpool-like flavor burst without having to whirl anything.

• Pacific Pale Ale
• Homebrewing
• Extract Brewing

These IPAs have followed their own evolutionary paths, embracing body alongside hops for smooth intensity.

• Midwest IPA
• IPA
• Five on Five

Putting intention aside and embracing immediate inspiration is not a practice most associate with brewing, but at Long Island’s Noble Savage, the practice results in inspired hazy IPAs that make waves.

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From Shawn Cooper and Joran Van Gingerachter of Atlanta’s Halfway Crooks, here’s a recipe for their own “brewer’s beer”—a dry, bitter, quenching pale ale packed with Belgian-grown hops and accentuated by careful yeast expression.

• Beer Recipe
• Pale Ale
• Belgian-Style Pale Ale

Margins are tighter. Staff is leaner. Guest expectations? Higher than ever. This live webinar explored how modern breweries are rethinking taproom operations to protect profits while still delivering memorable guest experiences.

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Taking cues from modern Belgian pale ales such as Taras Boulba and XX Bitter, Sanguine is a balanced expression of ample hops and yeast character. “We chased this beer for four years, trying to find the flavor profile,” says Halfway Crooks cofounder Shawn Cooper. “This is where we ended up.”

• Ask the Pros
• Belgian Pale Ale
• Belgian-Style Pale Ale

We don’t believe grilling season ever truly ends but, alas, summertime must. Here’s a simple but flavorful stout-infused burger recipe that could be your winner on Labor Day or the many football weekends to come.

• Cooking with Beer
• Burgers
• Sliders

An oft-overlooked branch on the farmhouse-inspired, mixed-culture family tree, bière de mars represents a chance to brew something tart, funky, and refreshing.

• Making Beer
• Farmhouse Ale
• Bière de Mars

Brooklyn’s Kings County Brewers Collective, or KCBC, embraces the frenetic pace and ranging influences of life in the city that never sleeps. But the beer they brew continues to speak in its own voice, running alongside their New York peers rather than trying to chase them.

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From dextrose to brewer’s crystals, River North founder Matt Hess covers some of the key things to consider when choosing and adding sugars to boost the gravities of very strong beers.

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• High-Gravity Brewing