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Josh Weikert takes a relatively straightforward style—Helles—and “upscales” it into a double/imperial version, so that you can get a sense of the kinds of considerations in play and an approach to dealing with them.

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Muffaletta sandwiches can be found all over New Orleans, from delis and corner grocery stores to upscale restaurants. Here, we use focaccia for the bread, and we’ve replaced the traditional olive salad with an IPA-brined vegetable relish.

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Beer nerds, here’s the mimosa mixer you’ve been looking for.

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Brewing with sour- and funk-inducing “bugs” presents its own challenges, as brewers from Jester King Brewery, Two Roads Brewing Co., Almanac Beer Company, and more, explain.

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Want to have your own cask ale on tap? Jester Goldman shows you have to build a fairly simple version of a beer engine and then explains how you can pretty it up.

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Basically, chilaquiles are corn tortilla pieces that are fried, then cooked in salsa, and sprinkled with cheese. For this summertime cookout recipe, we use a Mexican lager and make the salsa as we go, then add eggs.

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Three brewers share their thoughts on complementing the base beer with spices.

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Floor-malted base malts are prized for their rich, aromatic flavor that is far more intense than is usually achieved by industrial malting procedures. Here’s a closer look at what makes them different.

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Steve Luke says about this coffee porter that was brewed at Cloudburst Brewing earlier this year: “I think lighter roasts can be less astringent and acrid compared to darker roasts, so they meld a bit better with darker and roasted malts in the beer.”

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Here are some tips for adding flavorings to your homebrewed stouts.

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There’s a Pilsner for every palate as craft brewers take inspiration from the Old World.

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Festbier, the beer actually served at Munich’s Oktoberfest, is related to Oktoberfest but a definitely distinct style. It’s a pale lager with a clear Pilsner malt biscuit bent, with some additional toasted malt flavors in support. Here’s how to brew one.

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