With no indication the popularity of hard seltzers will fizzle soon, craft brewers are left to decide if they’ll brew a hard seltzer. The decision isn’t always easy.
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Featured Brewery
February 18, 2020
Founders of Montclair Brewery Celebrate Culture Through Craft Beer
February 18, 2020
Inspired by their own backgrounds, the founders of New Jersey’s Montclair Brewery celebrate culture through their beer.
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Beer and Breweries
February 25, 2020
Lady Justice Brewing Company to Open Taproom
February 25, 2020
Lady Justice Brewing will take ownership of their first taproom on East Colfax in the Aurora Arts District, in the former home of Peak to Peak Brewing.
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Beer and Breweries
February 19, 2020
Lakefront Brewery Raises Funds for Australian Brush Fire
February 19, 2020
In the wake of the recent Australian bushfires, Lakefront Brewery is spending a week raising funds to contribute to the Resilience Beer project.
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Editor's Picks
February 18, 2020
North American Guild of Beer Writers Announces 2020 Diversity in Beer Writing Grant Recipients
February 18, 2020
The North American Guild of Beer Writers announces recipients of the 2020 Diversity in Beer Writing Grant, supported by CraftBeer.com and Allagash Brewing.
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Craft Beer Muses
February 3, 2020
Repeatedly Under Threat, California Wildfires Force Craft Breweries to Plan for the Worst
February 3, 2020
Repeatedly faced with wildfires, some California craft breweries are taking extra steps to protect their facilities, despite the high cost.
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Craft Beer Muses
January 23, 2020
Hidden Symbols, Easter Eggs and the Dark World of Drekker’s Beer Art
January 23, 2020
With hidden symbols and dark undertones, Drekker’s beer art by artist Punchgut is unusual as far as beer labels go, but that’s exactly what the Fargo craft brewery is trying to accomplish.
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Craft Beer Muses
January 21, 2020
Hooking Up: Craft Brewers Combine Passions for Trout Conservation and Beer
January 21, 2020
Small and independent craft breweries have found creative, substantial programs to bring the world of trout conservation and beer together for the betterment of local waterways.
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Entree
February 27, 2020
Beer-Soaked Grilled Cheese
February 27, 2020
Brooklyn Brew Shop has brought the never-fail concept of cheese and beer pairing to life with a brown ale-soaked grilled cheese sandwich.
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February 19, 2020
Spent Grain Granola
February 19, 2020
The first time I made spent grain granola was in County Cork, Ireland, three months into a cooking program on a 100-acre working farm. A friend of mine was a brewer from New Zealand, and we spent most of American Thanksgiving homebrewing a dry-hopped pale ale with elderflower in an Irish cottage surrounded by cows. This was my third time homebrewing: the beer wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. What was a standout was the toasty, chewy granola we made from the spent grain, baked with warming spices, dried fruit and dark maple syrup. We ate the granola with yogurt from the Jersey cows nearby, yogurt so fatty and tart the cream stuck to the lid in a cap of pale yellow. That granola was an extension of the first core tenet I learned in cooking and in farming: waste not.
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Dessert
February 5, 2020
Homemade Malted Milk Balls
February 5, 2020
Mix the powders and sift into a dry bowl. Melt the white chocolate in a double broiler or microwave safe dish until well melted (careful not to overheat or the chocolate …
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Featured Brewery
February 10, 2020
Matthew Peetz Says Working with Yeast is a Little Like Running a Zoo
February 10, 2020
Matthew Peetz wanted to be a wildlife biologist, then he got a homebrew kit and his career path changed as he fell in love with the science and art of yeast.
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Craft Beer Muses
February 7, 2020
Is 2020 the Year of the Low-Cal IPA?
February 7, 2020
2018 may have belonged to the hazy IPA, but 2020 could be the year of the low-cal IPAs.
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Craft Beer Muses
January 15, 2020
Don’t Drink Another Beer Before Reading This
January 15, 2020
Brewer and author Simon Nielsen believes that beer connects people, but he thinks some beer lovers have lost the art of enjoying beer with intention.
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Beercation Destination
February 14, 2020
Aurora Hunting and Craft Beering in Fairbanks, Alaska
February 14, 2020
Fairbanks, Alaska, attracts visitors hoping to capture sight of the aurora borealis. If you're hunting aurora, these Fairbanks craft breweries should be part of your adventure.
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Beercation Destination
February 6, 2020
Chicago Brewpubs Buck the Deep Dish Pizza Tradition
February 6, 2020
Deep dish pizza has a special place in the city of Chicago’s heart, but Chicago brewpubs are enticing the pizza curious with other intriguing styles.
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Beercation Destination
January 27, 2020
Craft Breweries Along California’s Golden Chain Highway
January 27, 2020
The California Gold Rush attracted thousands in search of treasure to the Sierra Nevada foothills. Retrace their steps in this craft beer road trip along California’s Golden Chain Highway.
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Now is the best time to be a beer lover in the U.S. We are proud to be part of the creative and vibrant community that independent craft brewers have created, and we want to help that community grow while keeping it strong. We know that helping beer lovers further learn about craft beer involves more than providing you with a beer style definition, and that’s why we bring you stories – we want to connect you with the people and breweries behind the beer.