Jamie Bogner

The catchphrase “Keep Austin Weird” has long reflected the eclectic and creative community that calls the Texas capital home, so it should come as no surprise that the city’s breweries showcase similarly eccentric personalities.

• Beercation
• Craft Beer Scene

"We’re all in. We are doing this because it’s the only thing we wanted to do. There is no plan B."

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

Jeffers Richardson, Director of Firestone Walker’s Barrelworks program, joins the podcast to discuss bottle conditioning wild beers, maintaining head retention in sours, building a common language for sour beer blending, and much more.

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

New England–style hoppy beers, but Civil Society Brewing Co. has carved out a niche in the sunshine state for just that. And that niche keeps growing as they connect and collaborate with like-minded progressive brewers across the country.

• Breakout Brewer

Miller discusses their always-evolving brewing techniques, from continually “turning up the volume” on hops, to issues with changes in hops, and the return of Simcoe. Plus, the recent (temporary) shutdown of their new production brewery by the TTB.

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

The taproom (also home to the original brewhouse) may be the darkest in craft beer, with the black walls, dim lighting, candles, pentagrams, and skulls you’d expect from a brewery run by dedicated metalheads

• Breakout Brewer
• Craft Beer Scene

Boulevard Brewmaster Steven Pauwels has made significant impacts on the American craft beer landscape over the past 19 years with classic beers like Tank 7 farmhouse ale and others.

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

Past research has shown that more extreme dry-hopping regimens can reduce IBUs in beer made with kettle hops bittering, New Belgium Brewing’s Ross Koenigs suggests that dry hopping without kettle additions can add far more IBUs than previously thought.

• Craft Beer Scene

In this episode Sean Lawson talks about their stages of growth, the challenges and opportunities they’ve navigated through, his preferences for hops blending, and much more.

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

Maine Beer Co.’s Dan Kleban is an ardent independent with a knack for hops and a company-wide commitment to treading lightly on the planet.

• Podcast
• Craft Beer Scene

The United States is a large, diverse place, and looking at the number of breweries at the national level alone doesn't tell the whole story.

• Infographic

When I’m drinking in a contemplative way and considering the beer at hand, flow is the first thing I look for.

• Editor's Note