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November 18, 2024

Czech Saaz: The Essential Guide to the “Rolls-Royce” of Hops

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Lately, we’ve written extensively about the benefits of brewing old-world classic beers—doppelbock, Festbier, English special bitter, and the wildly popular style Czech Pilsner, among others. ...
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October 31, 2024

Doppelbock: Experts Explain How to Make a Great One

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve extensively covered old-world classic styles, many of which trace back to Germany. Whether it’s a beer from a specific region like Kölsch or Berliner ...
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October 21, 2024

El Dorado: How to Get the Most Out of This Tropical Hop

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Many hops are wildly popular—to brewers and consumers. We covered many in this space, including Mosaic, Citra, Cascade, and Centennial. Those hops were among the ...
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October 2, 2024

Brewing with Cereal: Experts from Ballast Point and Pontoon Brewing Share Top Tips

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Who doesn’t like nostalgia? We all love traveling back to a simpler time when there wasn’t a care in the world. Certain cereals can trigger ...
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September 25, 2024

Festbier: German and U.S. Brewers Explain How to Make a Quality One

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Oktoberfest season has officially started with the festival in Munich, Germany, running from Sept. 21 through Oct. 6, 2024. Millions of people will head to ...
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August 28, 2024

ESB: Experts from the U.S. and U.K. Share How to Make a Great One

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Extra Special Bitter (ESB) is an enigma, lost in translation as it traversed the Atlantic Ocean from the U.K. to the U.S. Over the years, ...
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July 29, 2024

Rice Lager: A Simple Recipe Achieves Phenomenal Results

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By: Giovanni Albanese
It’s no secret that light lagers are gaining traction within craft beer trends. The style has even climbed up Untappd’s Year in Beer charts, ranking ...
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June 6, 2024

Blonde Ale or Golden Ale: The Keys to Perfecting the Style

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By: Giovanni Albanese
With the summer season, lighter craft beers have gained traction and popularity among brewers and consumers. We’ve written about several more crushable beer styles that ...
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June 4, 2024

American Pale Ale: Experts Share Secrets to Brew a Great One

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Hop-forward beers dominate the craft beer industry from a consumer perspective, as evidenced by IPAs topping the charts of the latest Untappd Year in Beer. ...
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May 22, 2024

Kölsch: Brewers Explain Best Methods to Make a Great One

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve covered a number of classic old-world beer styles that originated in Germany—Märzen, helles, Berliner weisse, and schwarzbier—to name a few. With hundreds of years ...
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