Stan Hieronymus
The Best 20 Beers in 2025By Jamie BognerUncork the magnums, this is the winners’ circle. Through a gauntlet of judging panels and on to the editors’ table for a last round of blind tasting and spirited discussion, these are the beers that lit up our palates and our brains—or that simply had us yearning for another, and another.
The Porter in Atlanta Has a Long Bar and Longer List of BeersFrom our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: This popular pub in Atlanta’s Little Five Points welcomes all comers with inventive food, 60 taps, and a bar program twice nominated for a James Beard award.
To Dial in Your Bitterness, Zoom in on the ScienceIn today’s hop-forward beers, whirlpool additions contribute many of the IBUs—yet the results are less clear-cut than adding to the boil. Research—some new, some not-so-new—may provide direction.
Podcast Episode 388: Best in Beer Critics Roundtable as Stan Hieronymus, Kate Bernot, and Joe Stange Share Their Personal PicksBy Jamie BognerAfter two days of judging for our Best 20 Beers in 2024, the team sat down to discuss their own most enjoyable beers and experiences of the past year—along the way identifying some trends that may offer hope for the next chapter of craft beer’s story.
Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’ Best in 2024Our own Hops Insider and the author of numerous books on brewing shares his highlights from the past year.
Brewing 21st Century IPA with 20th Century HopsWhile Chinook and other classic C-hops may not be as exciting to brewers today as Citra, Mosaic, and Galaxy, some of the best IPA brewers in the country continue to treasure the “classics”—and they keep finding new uses for them, too.
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Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2023The accomplished author of Brewing Local and For the Love of Hops—and our own Hops Insider—shares a harvest of highlights from the year that was.
Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2022Our own Hops Insider and the author of multiple books pored-over and dog-eared by pro and amateur brewers alike, Stan shares his top picks of the past year in beer.
These Hops Were Made for LagerBrewers today are used to choosing punchy hops for their IPAs. However, great lagers require a different approach and a different kind of bitterness—yet, they need not copy the classics. Here’s how some new varieties are pointing the way toward lagers that still taste like lagers, “but with a twist.”
Critic's List: Stan Hieronymus’s Best in 2021The man who wrote the books on hops, terroir, wheat, monks, and more shares some surprising highlights from the past year.
Critic’s List: Stan Hieronymus’ Best in 2020Stan Hieronymus, author of several highly regarded beer books and a widely respected hops expert, shares his favorites from the past year of decreased travel and increased angst.
Brewing with Hops: Don’t Be Creeped OutStan Hieronymus explains the creeping phenomenon of dry-hopped beers that seem to have minds of their own—and ways to keep them under control.