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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale may have put Cascade hops on the map—piney, citrusy, superb—but have you admired the beer’s unsung hero? Pale Ale’s yeast quietly anchors this classic, down to the pivotal finale that makes or breaks each batch: bottle conditioning.

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Dry and spicy yet hop-forward, this lemongrass-laced saison from Oedipus in Amsterdam recently took home its third World Beer Cup medal.

• Beer Recipe
• Saison
• Herb/Spice Beer

Two splashes of hazy IPA add juicy subtlety to this comforting, moderately spicy fried chicken showcase.

• Cooking With Beer

Recorded among the wood-paneled walls of the centuries-old Schlenkerla pub in Bamberg, Germany, sixth-generation brewmaster Matthias Trum shares his deep insights into smoke, balance, and history.

• Podcast

Exotic but familiar, the tropical plant lemongrass is far from being one of the traditional beer ingredients … yet its flavor and aroma fit right in with the others.

• Lemongrass
• Special Ingredient
• Saison

Hazy IPAs remain popular—and they also remain remarkably similar. Here’s some advice on stepping away from the usual yeast strains to brew a hazy that stands out from the rest.

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Pale ale makes an ideal base for trying out the split-batch method and experimenting with the different flavors you can get from one kettle of wort and a single brew day. Following this recipe, you’ll get an American-style pale ale, a Belgian-style pale ale, and a British-style strong bitter—but it’s easy to imagine more variations.

• Beer Recipe
• Pale Ale
• American Pale Ale

There is not one pale ale—they are infinite. For example: There are a few classic types that can be assembled from essentially the same wort based on some key choices. Let’s explore the versatility.

• Pale Ale
• Split-Batch
• Homebrew

From Wild Fields in Atascadero, California, here’s a recipe for a brown ale that won gold medals at both the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup in 2022.

• Beer Recipe
• Brown Ale
• All Access Recipe

From our Love Handles files on beer bars we love: The two-centuries-old Whitelock’s Ale House is the jewel in the beer crown of Leeds, England.

• Love Handles
• Leeds
• England

From the famously soft water to whole-cone hops and extraordinarily long maturation, the brewmaster at Budvar delights in all the details that shape one of Czechia’s most popular beers.

• Podcast
• Světlý Ležák
• Czech Beer

From our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, here’s what you need to know about packaging—the key step that transports beer from the fermentor to your face.

• Homebrewing
• Packaging
• Bottling