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What We’re Seeing Across Craft Beer: Eight Patterns Worth WatchingLearn what ingredient suppliers, market data, and industry trends suggest about where successful breweries are finding momentum.
Podcast Episode 483: Cultural Collaboration and Brewing beyond the Main Strains with Suncatcher and Goldfinger, in Partnership with Omega YeastBy Jamie BognerHaving a good idea of how a new ingredient is going to work in the brewhouse is crucial for brewers today who need to be more efficient than ever while pursuing their creative urges. In this conversation with Matt Gallagher of Suncatcher/Half Acre, Tom Beckmann of Goldfinger, and Laura Burns and Jonathan Moxey of Omega Yeast, we discuss the collaborative process, evolving knowledge around low-temperature lager fermentation, building flexible character in classic styles, and more.
Fonio Calls, and Craft Brewers AnswerBy Kate BernotBreweries big and small are discovering the huge, modern potential of this tiny, ancient grain.
Grilling with Beer: Märzen Sugar-Cured Bratwurst with Malt-Fermented Kraut on a Pretzel BunReady to level up your sausage game? Make your own—and add this sugar cure flavored with a märzen, maibock, dunkel, or other malt-forward lager, plus your own malt-fermented sauerkraut.
Podcast Episode 482: Stephen Bossu of Hopewell Finds Lager Inspiration in the OccasionBy Jamie BognerThe cofounder of the Chicago brewery shares their approach to building lagers not just as expressions of specific styles, but as beers designed for specific times and places.
A Nightmare on LOX StreetIt’s the nightmare of every brewer and enough to make beer lovers wake up in a cold sweat… oxidation!
Source Material: A Podcast Series in Partnership with Firestone Walker, Episode 4By Jamie BognerAs Firestone Walker celebrates their 30th anniversary this year, we’ve teamed up to share stories around a theme they’re incredibly passionate about and proud of—the deep relationships they’ve built with hop growers, hop brokers, and hop-industry organizations.
Recipe: Mova PilsnerBy Mova BrewingFrom Mova Brewing in Dnipro, Ukraine, here’s a recipe for the Czech-style pilsner that won gold at the 2025 European Beer Star, beating out some of the best lager breweries from Czechia, Germany, the United States, and around the world.
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Tank Cleaning: One of the Biggest Sanitation Challenges in BreweriesExplore how breweries can optimize tank-cleaning performance, improve CIP consistency, and reduce water, chemical, and labor costs with the right tank-cleaning approach.
Ask the Pros: How Ukraine’s Mova Perseveres to Brew World-Class, Czech-Inspired Pale LagerIn Dnipro, Ukraine, not far from the front lines of war with Russia, Mova Brewing sticks to a Czech script when brewing its Mova Pilsner, which won gold at the 2025 European Beer Star.
Cooking with Beer: Grilled Potato SaladGrills and backyards are warming up, and the people demand tasty side dishes along with fresh beer. In this fresh-and-refreshing, Mediterranean-inspired potato salad, a splash of amber lager gives the cook—is that you?—an excuse to enjoy the rest of the can.
Podcast Episode 480: Anthony Chen of AleSmith Shares the Inside Story Behind the Award-Winning Handgeplukt KriekBy Jamie BognerAfter scoring 98 with our Craft Beer & Brewing blind judges and being named one of our Best 20 Beers in 2025, AleSmith’s Handgeplukt Kriek recently took home gold at the World Beer Cup. Head brewer Anthony Chen walks us through the process of making this special beer.