Recent

It was a memorable year, to say the least, for the driving force behind the Malt Couture podcast and DontDrinkBeer.com, and one of the wittiest commentators on the joys and absurdities of American craft beer.

The accomplished author of Brewing Local and For the Love of Hops—and our own Hops Insider—shares a harvest of highlights from the year that was.

Here are the high points of the year in beer from our contributing editor, one of the most prolific and astute journalists covering the industry today.

Clayton Hops, New Zealand’s largest hop grower, has set its sights on the future with a new range of advanced hop products designed to cater to the industry’s growing interest in sustainable products and flavour innovations.

What’s your go-to brewery for IPA? What about for abbey-style ale, stout, or lager? You voted, we tallied—and here are your favorite breweries broken down by style.

There is more to cannabis than the flowers. Ross Koenigs, founder and brewer at Second Dawn in Aurora, Colorado, explains why earthy, nutty hemp seeds can work beautifully in beer when used as a cereal adjunct.

In this special once-per-year episode honoring the pinnacles of the craft, our editors reveal their Best 20 Beers in 2023 and the results of the annual Craft Beer in Brewing Readers’ Choice poll.

You voted, we tabulated. As determined by our annual Readers’ Choice poll, here are your favorite 25 beers of 2023.

Join Single Hill cofounder and head brewer Zach Turner on an expedition to the Yakima Valley at harvest time to pick up the freshest hops, then take them back to the brewery and add them—in different forms and different ways—to beers brewed on the same day.

From more than 1,000 beers winnowed down via blind judging throughout the year—and then winnowed further by more blind tasting with our top writers and editors—here are 20 beers that represent the very finest in brewing today.