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Dark, smoky, and well-hopped, yet low in strength, “ship’s beer” was the daily ration of Danish sailors in the 18th and 19th centuries—and it hasn’t completely disappeared. From written sources of that time, here’s what we know.

• Skibsøl
• Denmark
• Smoked Beer

American craft beer’s archetypal classic style, updated with some contemporary ideas.

• Beer Recipe
• Pale Ale
• American Pale Ale

One of the world’s most cherished hop-growing regions had a rough growing season last year—but there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic, and there is more to Czech hops than Saaz.

• Podcast
• Hops
• Saaz

Zinc is important to a healthier fermentation—yet most wort doesn’t have enough of it. The solution is simple.

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From our Illustrated Guide to Homebrewing, here are things to consider while your batch moves from fermentation to that time when waiting (and perhaps adding a thing or two) only makes your beer better.

• Homebrewing
• Maturation
• Conditioning

With greater awareness of its pitfalls and a few new tricks up our sleeves, the time for a resurgence in beautifully balanced American pale ale is now.

• Pale Ale
• APA
• American Pale Ale

Sapwood Cellars cofounder and ”Mad Fermentationist” Michael Tonsmeire talks about finding and identifying the best local, fresh fruit you can for mixed-culture or other fruit-focused beers.

• Video
• Fruit Beer
• Sourcing Fruit

Increase staff pay while decreasing customer wait times. Together with leading hospitality brands, we are reinventing the hospitality playbook.

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From Obelisk Beer of Astoria, Oregon, comes this prototype homebrew-scale recipe for a black barleywine that combines flavorful aspects of both barleywine and stout.

• Beer Recipe
• Barleywine

In this follow-up to episode 286, the gang—Vinnie Cilurzo, Evan Price, and Kelsey McNair—is back together to answer and discuss your questions spurred by one of the most popular episodes in the history of the Craft Beer & Brewing Podcast.

• Podcast
• West Coast IPA
• Dry Hopping

Jazz Rodriguez of Very Good Drinks shares this cocktail recipe that includes a splash of your own homemade tepache.

• Tepache
• Cocktail
• Beer Cocktail

When your brewery takes the step to package beer or other beverages at scale, be sure to consider the potential drawbacks of some popular options.

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