Beer

It’s Fresh Hop Beer Season. Here’s What the Fuss Is About.

Everything you need to know about this important moment on the beer calendar

A New Brewery’s “Raw Beer” Approach to Malt Is a Step Closer to Sustainable Brews

Cool Cousin is breaking away from one of the methods that’s most core to traditional brewing

Anchor Brewing’s Employees Are Trying to Buy Back the Company

A GoFundMe campaign is getting close to its goal

The Ultimate Guide to Addison Oktoberfest

It’s four days of beer, bratwursts and music. Here’s how to do it right.

“Woke Free” Beer Proves We’re in the Dark Age of Alcohol Gimmicks

Where there’s a market, there’s someone ready to capitalize on $19.99 6-packs

How to Taste Everything (and Not Sound Pretentious)

How taste expert Mandy Naglich demystifies whiskey, beer and more

Turns Out “Go Woke, Go Broke” Isn’t Working in the Fight to Cancel Bud Light

A new report shows only 3% of former Bud Light drinkers are “very unlikely” to purchase the beer in three to 6 months

New Data Shows AI Is Coming for Beer Jobs

The industry saw a 101% increase in AI job postings during the past year

Craft Breweries Are Embracing the World of Light Lagers

Will it pay off for the breweries giving it a go?

Highlights from Goose Island’s 2023 Bourbon County Stout Lineup

The annual bourbon barrel-aged brews were announced, and include a few archival updates and a Bananas Foster Stout

This Chicago Bar Has 1,000 Whiskeys and $1 Beer Specials

Delilah’s celebrates 30 years of punk-rock fun this month

This Historic Texas Brewery Is Now Making Spirits

Shiner debuts a vodka, gin and corn whiskey, with aged spirits on the way

Consider the Chicken-Fried Oyster

All the salty minerality, none of the slurping

Anchor Brewing’s Closure Is a Hit to Craft Beer’s History

The iconic brewery that helped define American craft beer is being sold for scraps

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An Oregon Brewery Made a Beer Out of Blue Cheese

Oregon's Crux Fermentation Project teamed up with local cheesemaker Rogue Creamery for a new type of brew

The 11 Best Breweries in the Country’s Best Beer City

There are over 50 in and around Pittsburgh. Here are the ones not to miss.

Trace Brewing Keeps It Local and Invites Everyone to the Craft Beer Table

The Pittsburgh brewery's vocational programs are building the future of the industry

A Drinker’s Guide to Giving Tuesday

Some ways to give back to the booze community (and the world) on November 28

Why Is the Domestic Beer Market Failing?

By one major metric, the beer market has declined seven months in a row

Beer Foam: Friend or Foe?

American beer drinkers reassess foam thanks to newly available Czech technology

The 27 Best Tasting Pumpkin Beers in 2023

Sweet, spicy and downright ghoulish: we tried them all so you don't have to

Why Is Morton Salt Making an IPA?

The brand collaborated with Chicago's Alter Brewing on a hazy IPA/gose blend with a "noticeable pinch of salt"

The Weekend DC Beer Nerds Wait for All Year Has Arrived

Snallygaster returns to Pennsylvania Ave. Not a beer person? We’ve got you covered, too.

Rapidly Declining Beer Sales Have Put the Industry in a “Five Alarm Fire”

A massive beer industry organization has deep concerns about what’s to come

Czech Beer Is Having a Moment, And Brewers Are Thrilled

After decades of dismissal by craft brewers, Czech lagers are making a comeback

How to Train for (and Win) an Oktoberfest Steinholding Competition

You're not going to be the first mug down this year. We've got a plan.

Brooklyn Brewery Is Bringing an Ancient African Grain to Mainstream Beer

Fonio is drought-resistant, grows quickly and is full of flavor

Climate Change Could Cause Beer Shortages

And it could impact the flavor, too

The Complete Guide to Oktoberfest Beer

Things look a lot different in Germany than the United States