I'm proud to share a project that I have been working hard and diligently on over the past few months with my team over at Bison Organic Beer. Meet The Beer Wagon–a community-focused, sustainable mobile beer garden that donates 100% of its profits to local charities. And we need your help! 
Firestone Walker Brewmaster Matt Brynildson, Omnipollo cofounder Henok Fentie, and FrauGruber cofounder Enzo Frauenschuh explore international approaches to brewing and collaborating on barrel-aged stout, from recipes to aging conditions, barrel choices, adding adjunct ingredients, and more. Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Pubs, bars, and cafés are crucial to the experience and community of craft beer and a vital link between maker and consumer. Here are your 20 favorites in 2024.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
A winter warmer or an oatmeal stout contributes a touch of sweetness, while the gruyère cheese helps this sandwich—ideal for post-holiday leftovers—stand up to a full-bodied beer.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
This week I take a look at cold, short duration dry hopping which seems counter-intuitive but has been shown to
With IPAs and pilsners still on top, your favorite styles remained relatively consistent year over year.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
In 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.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
After 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.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
This week I take a look at brewing using malt extract and some of the advantages of going back to
Our own Hops Insider and the author of numerous books on brewing shares his highlights from the past year.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Our contributing editor and one of the most accomplished chroniclers of the brewing industry shares her top beers and moments from the past year.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Our Bangkok-based executive editor selects top-of-mind picks and thoughts based on his travels in the past year.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Here are the best cities in the United States and around the world for drinking great beer in 2024—according to you, our readers.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Functional beverages—those that claim a positive effect, usually health-related—are booming. It’s a challenging area for beer, legally and scientifically, but could gut-friendly, probiotic beers win people over?Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Kevin Templin, cofounder and head brewer at Templin Family in Salt Lake City, shares this recipe for their GABF medal-winner that also became one of our Best 20 Beers in 2023.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Hear the stories behind the stories, as Jamie and Joe share your Readers’ Choice picks for favorites of the year, and as they reveal and discuss Craft Beer & Brewing’s Best 20 Beers in 2024.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
You voted, and we tallied. Here are your favorite breweries broken down in categories by beer barrels brewed.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
The diversity of styles is one thing that makes craft beer great. Here are your favorite brewers in eight different craft beer niches. 2023 rank is noted in parentheses.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Which beers do you love the most? We polled thousands of our magazine and newsletter subscribers on their favorites, and here are the results.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
This week I take a look at yeast blends and how you can blend yeast to achieve a unique flavor
We’ve tested plenty of gear over the past 10 years, but which among them have taken a licking and kept on ticking? Which ones do we find ourselves still using frequently, after all this time? Here’s a look back at our favorite products over the years that still bring us joy.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
As NA beers grow as a category, specialized yeasts can be an accessible way for smaller breweries to jump into the fray. But which strain should you try first? Recent research aims to help you narrow it down.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
One of the great things about this beer is its stability: The roast continues to shine even after a few months in the keg or bottle. Some sweetness can build over time—but by then, we may be deep into winter, and that sweetness may be just the thing.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
From our Love Handles files on the world’s great beer bars: The 16 Tun offers a range of New Zealand’s better craft beers in one harbor-side spot in Auckland.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
These leading brewers and great friends from Brooklyn Brewery and Russian River share what they’ve learned from brewing new beers with the African grain fonio.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Using eco-friendly can carriers, your brewery can reduce its carbon footprint while using a format that’s both durable and convenient for your customers.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Adapted from a book of Ukrainian folk recipes, here’s one for a traditional homemade kvass made from rye bread, sugar, some raisins, and a slice of lemon.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Brewed with American hops and swagger but hailing from Cape Town, here’s a recipe for the lush hazy IPA that won Best Beer in Africa at the 2021 African Beer Cup.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
This Pittsburgh brewery’s initial journeys into fruit had lanes both classic and modern, with mixed-culture foeder creations as well as juicier, acid-forward American fruit beers. Now, however—as the team deepens its repertoire in food and flavor science—Cinderlands is remixing the program with fruited riffs on their most popular and sessionable styles.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
This German-style helles is a year-round beer for the lager specialists at Enegren Brewing in Moorpark, California, and a favorite of cofounder and head brewer Chris Enegren and his team.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
We performed a major server upgrade on 25 August 2024 which led to some older Mac’s (OSX 11 or earlier)
Oak-smoked wheat malt drives the character of this Polish-style quaffer, which—when brewed well—is as refreshing on a warm day as it is appropriate next to an autumn bonfire.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
The brewmaster and the co-CEO of this Midwestern stalwart respect their brewery’s three and a half decades of tradition—but they also test assumptions while tackling new beers that reflect today’s trends.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Learn how a pilot system can help you diversify your taproom offerings and keep your taproom fresh and engaging.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Looking for the best reads to elevate your brewing game or deepen your love for beer? These six must-read books should be on your shelf.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
For many of us, hop aromas are just about the most impenetrable of all smells. Yet understanding more about how the brain works with aromas can help us to make and enjoy really delicious beers.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
From Beachwood Brewing in Los Angeles, El Verano is a traditional Belgian-style saison with a multigrain twist. This beer won bronze at the Great American Beer Festival in 2012, the brewery’s first year in operation—and Beachwood has taken home at least one GABF medal every year since.<pRead the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Now that hazy IPA is ubiquitous, brewers are working harder than ever to make novel examples that stand out in the crowd. From hopping to yeast selection, here’s how a few of the pros are leaving their unique thumbprints on the style.<pRead the full article on beerandbrewing.com
In this direct fire Q&A with audience questions, recorded live at the Brewer’s Retreat at Dogfish Head in Delaware, Steve Parker of Fidens, Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars, and Kelsey McNair of North Park discuss hazy IPA and ways to promote haze stability, balance high finishing gravity, reduce metals in finished beer for longevity, and more.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
This week I take a quick look at the major hop alpha acids and the role they play in brewing
2025 can be the year you take your homebrew to new heights. From the American Homebrewers Association, here are three ways to level up your brew game.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Whether you’ve got hop fatigue or are hunting some crowd-pleasing flavors—for autumn weather, holiday fare, or any time of year—this dark wheat beer in the German style need not be challenging to brew.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com
Whether through consolidation or layoffs, a brewery can lose its point of contact at a wholesaler. Here’s how to keep sales on track while strengthening your partnerships in the middle tier.Read the full article on beerandbrewing.com