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Want to brew a helles from 50 years ago? For a snapshot in the evolution of pale lager, here is a Bavarian helles recipe from 1967.

Informed by the Belgian tradition but rooted in their own places, here are five beers brewed and blended in the manner of lambic and gueuze.

Randy Mosher, author of Radical Brewing, delves into the decidedly un-radical character of the world’s most unassuming—yet arguably most rewarding—swath of the beer spectrum.

The fifth-generation leader of this family-owned British malthouse discusses the ins and outs of barley, malting, heritage varieties like Golden Promise and Maris Otter, crop year challenges, crystallization and roasting, batch blending, and more.

Jonathan Moxey, head brewer at Rockwell Beer in St. Louis, discusses the timing of double dry hopping for added flavor and aroma, and "how to get the best of both worlds."

Inspired by traditional lambic brewing, here is homebrewer Kevin Foster’s recipe for his turbid-mashed base beer. Evolving variations on this recipe are key components of his award-winning annual blends.

Kevin Foster, based in Atlanta, Georgia, won a gold medal for his gueuze-style blend at the American Homebrewers Association Nationals in 2018. Here, he talks about his year-to-year process for brewing, aging, and blending wild beers.

This unusual gose-cider hybrid gets apple-cinnamon coziness from freshly ground mahlab and a hefty portion of cider concentrate. Lactose and lactic acid add sweetness and tartness to promote the apple, while mahlab adds nutty-spicy accents.

It’s a nutty spice, but it comes from a fruit. Popular as a baking ingredient in the Middle East, the dried seeds of St. Lucie cherries can also work really nicely, as it turns out, in beer.

The existence of Denver’s Hogshead Brewery is further evidence that passionate, opinionated brewers tend to make great beer. Founder Stephen Kirby is outspoken about what he loves and doesn’t love in brewing. In this episode, he lays it all out there.

Whether creating new products or improving existing ones, Deschutes has put its money where its mouth is—with an industry-leading innovation brewhouse, rigorous brew schedule, and a culture of constant improvement.

Jonathan Moxey, head brewer of Rockwell Beer in St. Louis, Missouri, digs into the recipes and process behind beers that are hard to stop drinking.

As a serial entrant in major beer competitions, Brink Brewing in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been winning national medals with classic styles, turning them into local success.

Not flashy but sublime, refreshing, and comforting—especially on a hot day—here are a few of the world's finest wheat beers.

In each issue, our Love Handles department visits three great beer bars. This tour from Issue 36 takes us from Rhode Island to Ukraine via Manhattan.

The brewers at Cellarmaker are known among peers for their nuanced approach to hops. Here, they discuss everything from finding hops that punch hard to understanding how “bag appeal” translates to finished beer, how stored hops change over time, and more.

Maybe we can't do Oktoberfest this year, but we can still don our dirndls and drink lager. Plan ahead to have this one ready for autumn. The fresh, grassy, floral hop nose on this one is a perfect fit for the bready malts in the grist.

From Twin Monkeys Beverage Systems, here is a walk-through of the key questions you need to ask before investing in a canning system for your brewery.

Here are the OGs—a few of the most refined versions of the most complex drink in the world.

Try to brew it if you want—many have tried—but few beers belong to their own place more than traditional Belgian gueuze.