Features
Brewing Features
Foreign Exchange: American Beer Styles, Brands Capture Attention of Drinkers Abroad
by Bryan RothBen Beinhardt has lived in Germany all his life, surrounded by hundreds of years of brewing tradition and some of the most iconic brands the world has known. He still fondly recalls his first Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock, made at a brewery that’s been around since 1877, and his excitement at drinking a beer steeped in […]
Brewing Features
The Perfect Address: Breweries Passing Along Buildings Makes Opening, Scaling, and Creating Communities Easier
by Sarah AnneseImagine starting a brewery on a shoestring, cobbling together a small system, making just one barrel of beer at a time. Then, after working tirelessly to reach a point where demand exceeds capacity, miraculously being able to move into a new location already outfitted with the exact equipment needed to expand. Improbable? Not quite. In […]
Brewing Features
10 of the Country’s Most Interesting Breweries
by - -How does a brewery stand out in the market these days? First, the beer needs to be unimpeachable. Second, there needs to be an ethos followed, a commitment to practices combined with that je ne sais quoi. So we asked a simple question of brewers, magazine contributors and fellow drinkers: Name a brewery doing interesting […]
Chefs' Pairings - Food
Vietnamese Sirloin Beef Sandwich on Rosemary Potato Bread
by Patrick FeuryThis is a sandwich that has it all. The sweet, hot, sour, garlic and umami ingredients in the vinaigrette atop this sandwich make a perfect ally for mint-infused beers. The cool crunch from the vegetables with the combination of the herbs creates unparalleled freshness. And, of course, the warm sirloin with the rosemary potato bread […]
People Features
Ralph Steadman: Flying Dog Artist and First Amendment Crusader
by Nate SchweberIt is good to see Ralph Steadman in America. Because had the venerated painter of beautiful grotesqueries made good on his threat to never return, the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would be weaker for it. In the early 1970s the Englishman Steadman, now the go-to artist for Flying Dog Brewery, found himself in […]
Culture
The Bittersweet Taste of Tradition
by Randy MosherTradition is everywhere in the world of beer, from the labels to the glassware to the names and the whole of the beer experience, including the beer itself and the many ways we consume it. Of all the things you might find on a store shelf, beer is among the most tradition-drenched. As beloved as […]
Culture
Ultra Rare Unless You’re There
by Brian YaegerBeer educator and Beer Judge Certification Program master judge Bill Schneller isn’t at Widmer Brothers Brewing for the Soursop Hefeweizen or Wit Noir IPA. Those are sexy yet ephemeral one-offs from Widmer’s 10-barrel innovation brewery. He’s here for a pint of Widmer Alt, the altbier that launched this Portland, Oregon, brewery in 1984. “As Doug […]
Columns
Behind the Bar
Don’t Settle for Flawed Beer
by John HollOne of the great privileges and perks on this job is visiting breweries around the world. It allows me to meet brewers, drink beer and see the innovations, ingredients and trends that help shape the coverage in this magazine and on our website. On a recent trip, I ordered a flight of beers from a brewery […]
Industry Insights
Where the Road to Hoppiness Crosses Main Street
by Christopher ShepardAt first blush, two key areas of growth in beer these days may not operate as separately as they seem. Drinkers still can’t seem to get enough hops. They also continue to gravitate toward locally made beer. Both interests underscore freshness, encouraging more beer drinkers to think about it, value it and seek it out. […]
Departments
Home Brewing - Recipes
Münchener Dunkel
by Keith KlempLager to most means the ubiquitous pale golden brew that arose from the original pilsners of the 1840s. But by that time, the Bavarians had likely been honing bottom-fermentation and cold-conditioning since at least the 14th century, and possibly as early as the 11th century. Those original lagerbiers were dark, as pale malted barley didn’t […]
What's Brewing
Reviving Thomas Hardy’s Ale
by Roger ProtzThis article appears in the January issue of All About Beer Magazine, in newsstands now. Subscribe today to have the magazine delivered to your mailbox, computer, smartphone or tablet. Thomas Hardy’s Ale has come back from the dead. A famous British barley wine that went out of production in 2009 has been restored as a result […]
Beer Weekend
Beer Weekend: Boulder, Colorado
by Dan RabinWith the opening of Boulder Beer in 1979 as Colorado’s first microbrewery, Boulder established itself as an early leader in the country’s beer renaissance. Beer culture is deeply ingrained in the town’s active, outdoor-oriented lifestyle. Today, 20 breweries and brewpubs ranging from large packaging operations to little mom-and-pop gems operate within the progressive community. Add […]
What's Brewing
Recapping the Business of Beer in 2016
by Christopher ShepardJust over a year after announcing it, Anheuser-Busch InBev (A-B InBev) closed its deal to acquire SABMiller on Oct. 10, 2016. The more than $100 billion deal captured a great deal of the world’s attention on beer during that time as a top-10 (by some counts, top-5) global merger and acquisition transaction of all time. […]
What's Brewing
Hops to Watch in 2017
by Bo McMillanBeer is in a constant state of evolution, and hops, as an ingredient, trend according to shifting tastes and novel varieties. Proprietary hops are owned by the private companies that develop and patent them. You can recognize them by their trademarked names (Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo, Mosaic, etc.), which are often plastered on the side of […]
Book Reviews
Brewing Local: American-Grown Beer
by John HollBrewing Local: American-Grown Beer By Stan Hieronymus $19.95, Brewers Publications Once upon a time beer was made from just a few humble ingredients. Today, thanks in large part to the ingenuity of American brewers, there is a multitude of adjuncts going into ales and lagers. From horseradish to turkey tail, every kind of flavorful fermentable […]
Book Reviews
The World Atlas of Beer: The Essential Guide to the Beers of the World (2nd Edition)
by John HollThe World Atlas of Beer: The Essential Guide to the Beers of the World (2nd Edition) By Tim Webb and Stephen Beaumont $30, Sterling Epicure Given the speed at which breweries are opening across the globe, creating an impossible-to-count number of beers, one should not envy the authors of this project. But you will. Flipping […]
Book Reviews
Complete IPA: The Guide to Your Favorite Craft Beer
by John HollComplete IPA: The Guide to Your Favorite Craft Beer By Joshua M. Bernstein $19.95, Sterling Epicure The three letters that have catapulted the global beer industry into heights unimaginable two decades ago now have a guide that helps cut through the lupulin madness. In his customary conversational style, Joshua M. Bernstein highlights IPA by styles, […]
Book Reviews
Great Pubs of London
by Daniel BradfordGreat Pubs of London By George Dailey and Charlie Dailey $39.95, Prestel When thoughts turn to ale, images from London pubs spring to mind. Embodying that rare quality of romance combined with heritage and “oblivion of care and freedom from solitude,” (from Dr. Samuel Johnson, as quoted in Great Pubs of London) a London pub […]
Beer Travelers
Charitable Breweries
by Brian YaegerI like to think of brewers as liquid philanthropists. They benefit their fellow man and woman via the simple act of producing beer for us, which in turn makes us feel good. For many brewing companies—dare I say most—their benevolence goes beyond plying us with malts and hops, which, obviously, isn’t exactly an act of […]
Pull Up A Stool
Pull Up A Stool With Ian Burnett
by John HollEditor’s Note: This story appears in the January 2017 issue of All About Beer Magazine. Click here to subscribe. The brewery had only been open for nine months when Brown Truck Brewery was named the best very small brewing company and Ian Burnett best very small brewing company brewer of the year at the Great […]