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This full-bodied, rich roasty porter makes you want to eat turkey and watch football or build a bonfire.

Most of the time, I do just fine with the standard-issue airlocks you find at homebrew stores nationwide. But sometimes, an airlock just doesn’t cut it. And that’s when I bust out the heavy artillery. I’m talking about the blow-off tube.

Seattle, Washington is home to such a wealth of breweries, taprooms, and lush waterfront scenery that you’ll want to take your time savoring all of the above. Put on your finest flannel, pull up a barstool, and let us pour you a pint.

The English IPA is another iteration of the popular style and is more balanced than its American counterpart.

Here's a fun pilot recipe that Hardywood Park’s Patrick Murtaugh and Eric McKay brewed and shared with us. It’s a great summertime beer that marries the refreshing nature of a Bavarian weissbier with the tropical/citrus aromatics of an American IPA.

A Hot Brown Sandwich (sometimes known as a Kentucky Hot Brown) is a variation on the traditional Welsh rarebit.

Getting your hands on a barrel for brewing can be a pricey and lengthy experience. Learn to get the same flavors with ingredients that are much easier to get and are kinder on the wallet, too!

We created a new list of our favorite Halloween candy and beer pairings to help make your Halloween a whole lot better!

We all get a bit lazy when it comes to brewing, and if you do fall into this category, it’s important to know whether your habit is harmless or whether you’re playing with fire.

In Craft Beer & Brewing's Advanced all-grain methods video, you'll learn how to make better wort to produce better beer.

What happens when a monstrous pumpkin ale is aged in fine fresh rum barrels? Rumpkin!

Testing a container filled with whole leaf hops against late kettle hops additions.

From wet-hopped beers to the freshest possible bottles offered to drinkers to the unquenchable desire to keep refining and keep showing drinkers a new side of hoppy beers, El Segundo Brewing has become L.A.’s premier IPA brewery.

The robust porter is rich in history and flavor. It’s a great style for a beginner or a more advanced brewer who wants to ramp up his/her technical skills…and an excellent base beer to which to add flavor, to boot!

Based on available ingredients, the recipe for this wet-hops lager from Jack’s Abby in Framingham, Massachusetts, changes every year.

Here are five brewers’ odes to Pivo…and (when pressed) some of their other favorite hoppy lagers.

Growing and maintaining a yeast colony, feeding yeast between brews, planning brew days to maximize yeast health.

Learn the ins and outs of adding flavors to your beer. From coffee and spices to chiles and fruit, we'll teach you how to complement malt and hops with flavors that flagrantly violate the Reinheitsgebot.

In Craft Beer & Brewing's Introduction to Lagering video, you'll learn to create crisp, cold-conditioned lagers at home. WIth solid technical advice and temperature control tips, you'll have all the tools you need to brew lagers right the first time.

Come game day, you will love this classic dish, re-imagined with IPA as a key ingredient.