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Brewing Features
Mit Schuss: Fruit and Herbal Flavors are the Unsung Heroes of Berliner-Weisse Style Ales
by Jeff CiolettiFruit and herbally enhanced beers can be pretty polarizing, but one style that often gets a pass among even some of the staunchest purists is the Berliner-style weisse. While plenty of drinkers prefer the tart, sessionable brew au naturel, there’s a disproportionate number who are happier to have it with slightly sweet and colorful accoutrements. […]
Brewing Features
From Bees to Beers: Exploring the Links Between Bees and Beers Brewed with Honey
by Stan HieronymusMeredith Sutton bought Kevin Ryan a homebrew kit for Valentine’s Day in 2012. Ryan bought her a top-bar beehive for Christmas in 2013. The couple opened Service Brewing Co. in Savannah, Georgia, in 2014 with four hives in back. One-sixth of the beers they sell are made with honey, and wild yeast captured from cuttings […]
Brewing Features
The Power of the Flagship: Top-selling Brands Drive Growth for Breweries
by Bryan RothOn store shelves across the country, a breadth of choices is the norm. Breweries are making more brands of beers than ever before within the most diverse array of styles the world has seen. The ever-changing guard has proved to be a successful path for many breweries, but there are still plenty relying on the […]
History
Winning the Revolution, Losing the Peace
by Tom AcitelliThis story was adapted from the newly published second edition of The Audacity of Hops: The History of America’s Craft Beer Revolution by Tom Acitelli. Another book by Acitelli, Whiskey Business: How Small-Batch Distillers Are Transforming American Spirits, is also out now. The commercial commenced with scenes of one of its breweries at work, including […]
Chefs' Pairings - Food
In the Kitchen: Slow-Roasted Pork Shoulder Tacos with Pickled Watermelon Rind
by - -Start to finish, this meal requires three to four days of preparation—but it’s well worth the wait. The pickled watermelon rind offers a tart snap that’s a perfect complement for the savory, slow-roasted pork. Throw in cherry tomatoes, cilantro, onions and the heat of spicy serrano peppers, and this meal is a perfect ally with any […]
Food
Breweries Dabble with Beer-Infused Sauces
by Bo McMillanWhat pairs better with a crisp pilsner or lager than a rack of ribs slathered with vinegar sauce at a cookout? Or matches the collaborative fireworks of spicily sauced dishes and IPAs? Brewers with marketing savvy (and, frequently, culinary sides to their businesses) are capitalizing on those gustatory harmonies by bringing them down a degree […]
Culture
Classic Beers Disappearing from Sports Stadiums
by Will HawkesSomething was missing when the Baltimore Orioles opened their season against the Toronto Blue Jays. Not the players, of course, or the fans, but something that was once equally as much a part of watching this baseball team: National Bohemian beer. The iconic Baltimore lager is no longer sold at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. […]
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Beer Weekend
48 Hours at the Jersey Shore
by Andy ClurfeldThe Jersey Shore—that is, the 130-mile stretch of coastline that is where people actually go when they say they are going “Down the Shore” in New Jersey—isn’t navigable in a single beer weekend. You might not even be able to do it in a week. That’s because of a thing called traffic that hooks up […]
Beer Travelers
California Cruising
by Brian YaegerEight hundred and counting. That’s how many breweries are currently operating in California. If you’re itching to tackle a beer trip to the Golden State, San Diego is the most obvious starting point, with several dozen breweries in the city and more than 100 sprawled out across San Diego County. Then there’s the San Francisco […]
Home Brewing - Homebrewing Features
Homebrewing with Natural Spring Water
by Dan RabinIn preparation for a brew day, homebrewer Brian Haslip has a slightly different routine than most homebrewers. After gathering the malt, hops and yeast he’ll need for his all-grain recipe, he drives a few miles outside Troutdale, Oregon, where along the roadside at the bottom of a hill, a pipe emerges from a leafy bank. […]