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Best in Beer 2025Your guide to the best beers of 2025—and the stories, science, and traditions behind them.

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Endless Lager (Fall 2025)In this issue, we explore hoppy lagers bursting with bright flavors, dark yet quenching bocks, and golden helles perfected by medal-winning pros.

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IPA on the World Stage (Summer 2025)Level up your brewing with 15 tested recipes and deep dives into haze stability, hop aroma, AI-powered brewing, and more. From New Zealand hops to Midwest IPA, this issue is packed with expert techniques and practical advice for brewers of all levels.

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The Expanding Maltiverse (Spring 2025)From innovative barrel-aging to brewing with rice, smoked malts, and modern chicha—discover the flavors and techniques shaping craft beer’s next frontier.

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Best in Beer 2024We tasted, we argued, and we tasted some more. You voted, we tallied. From the most exceptional beers we had all year to your favorite breweries, cities, bars, and more, here’s our annual map to the Best in Beer.

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Lager Levels Up (Fall 2024)From leafing through the archives of old-fashioned brewing traditions, on a quest to recapture lost flavor, to pushing the envelope of modern techniques, seeking new expressions and undiscovered permutations, today’s independent brewers are thirsty for more, ready to expand the lager canon.

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A New Day for IPA (Summer 2024)American IPA Remastered, Building Character in Hazy IPA, Developing Your Hop Sense, 21st Century IPAs with 20th Century Hops, and more!

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The Malt Is the Message (Spring 2024)Malt is the soul of beer, and it is the medium—sometimes, it’s best to let malt do the talking.

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Best in Beer 2023Brewed with patience and precision for the pursuit of pleasure, great lagers are those glimmering jewels that we just can’t seem to stop drinking. Here, we shine a light on the fine art of how to make us sad when the glass is empty.

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Lager Lucidity (Summer 2023)Brewed with patience and precision for the pursuit of pleasure, great lagers are those glimmering jewels that we just can’t seem to stop drinking. Here, we shine a light on the fine art of how to make us sad when the glass is empty.

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IPA: Bold, Cold & Controlled (Spring 2023)How today’s top brewers make IPA now, from balancing thiols to harnessing bitterness and fermenting in new (but familiar) ways.

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Rethinking the Classic Pale Ale (Winter 2023)Stepping out of the shadow of it’s bigger and more intense IPA siblings, Pale Ale is overdue for its return to the craft beer spotlight, with new approaches to timeless appeal.

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Best in Beer 2022 (December-January 2023)Here are those rarest of drinks—products of studious craftsmanship and persistent tinkering, balancing great character with great drinkability. Here are the pinnacles of the craft.

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The Science of Stout (October-November 2022)The processes that create beer’s deepest colors and flavors are incredibly complex—a Lovibond rating doesn’t begin to describe what you might get. Welcome to the science of stout issue.

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The IPA Issue: Cold IPA, New West Coast, Hop Saturation & More (August-September 2022)A few years ago, brewers threw away their crystal ball, and all signs pointed to a murky future for the style. Now, while many embrace the sweet comfort of the hanging fog, others are rediscovering a new and vibrant feeling of clarity. Which will prevail?

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Best in Beer 2019 (Dec-Jan)The December 2019-January 2020 issue of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®

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Best in Beer 2020 (Dec-Jan)The December 2020-January 2021 issue of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®

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The Rebirth of Cool: Inside the Lager Evolution (June-July 2021)The June-July 2021 issue of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®

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Brewing Craft Classics (Feb-Mar 2021)The February-March 2021 issue of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine®

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