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Ukrainian Golden Ale: The Battle for the Fields of GoldUkraine has been on the minds of many people around the world for more than a year now—but that’s not why its national beer style deserves a spot in the global canon. Instead, let’s consider Ukrainian golden ale on its own merits.
From Grain to Glass, Your Beer’s Not Done Until You Serve It ProperlyFrom our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, here are some tips on serving your own beer—and on evaluating it, so you can decide how to make it even better next time.
Recipe: Is It Cold in Here or Is It Just Me AltbierBy Josh WeikertFor Josh Weikert, author of our Make Your Best series, altbier is the all-around perfect style and the one he brews most often at home. Here’s his own recipe.
Drawing More Consumers with a Twist on TraditionWith skillful use of purposeful hops, independent brewers can attract more drinkers in an increasingly competitive market.
Video Tip: Exploring the Wider Potential of Hops, Saison, and BrettBrewing saisons with Brettanomyces offers an enticing opportunity to fully embrace Noble and Noble-esque hops, including newer varieties such as Adeena and Loral and later kettle additions to encourage biotransformation. Crooked Stave founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson breaks down some possibilities.
Beer Talk with Matt Brynildson: The Legend of Pivo Hoppy PilsnerFirestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson loves all of his beer children. But he seems to love one more than most: Pivo Pils.
Sourcing the Best Honey PossibleBy James NaegerWhether you’re making mead, cyser, or even honey beer, identifying high-quality honey is a challenge. James Naeger, director of sales and special projects at Schramm’s Mead in Ferndale, Michigan, offers some insight into the problems involved and how to overcome them.
At Alaska’s Seward Alehouse, Get In Some Local Beers Near the Kenai FjordsBy Kate BernotFrom our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: Seward Alehouse is a local dive like only Alaska can do it—it just happens to have great beer, too.
Podcast Episode 306: Celebrated Hop Breeder Ron Beatson Discusses the Unique Characteristics of New Zealand HopsBy Jamie BognerThe scientist behind storied varieties such as Nelson Sauvin and up-and-comers like Nectaron shares insights into the process of developing impactful hops.
Recipe: Twin Barns Belknap PilsBy Randy BoothThis pilsner from Twin Barns Brewing in Meredith, New Hampshire, near the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee, thrilled our blind judging panel and became one of our Best 20 Beers in 2022.
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Rock Star Hops from a Pacific ParadiseIt seems inconceivable that Nectaron®, the latest hop sensation from New Zealand, spent years as a wallflower, hidden from the spotlight because it wasn’t high enough in alpha acids. Those days are gone.
Video Course: Chad Yakobson’s Guide to Brewing Saisons and Wild Beers with BrettCrooked Stave founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson, one of the industry’s foremost experts on Brettanomyces, leads this in-depth course on brewing and fermenting funky, farmhouse-inspired beers.
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