Topic: Beer Styles
Belgian Tripel: A beer deserving respect
Created within the walls of the Westmalle monastery in the 1930s, the Belgian tripel is now one of the most iconic beer styles in a country replete with them. Go in depth with Gordon Strong to learn about it.
Vienna Lager: Brew me, Amadeus
Some of the most well-known classical music was written and performed in Vienna and it is also home to one of the classic lagers of the world, the Vienna lager. Take a tour of its history and what it takes to craft your own.
Germany’s Beers of Autumn
Fall in Germany means Märzen and festbier! Learn about the history and differences of these styles, plus get tips straight from some of the greatest brewers on how they create their examples.
The Basics of Sour Beer
Learn the basics of the various ways brewers in this era can produce sour beers, from traditional to modern.
Hard Seltzer Production for Nanos
The demand for hard seltzer continues and you are losing potential sales to customers if you don’t have a clear, bubbly offering on your menu board. But making good hard seltzer at
Hazy Brewing Case Studies
The hazy category continues to evolve and grow as craft brewers from all sized breweries put their own spin on the craze for haze. Grant Lawrence and Tyler Schoales talk with different
Brewing Balanced DIPAs: Tips from the Pros
Double IPAs are big, bold beers, but they also require balance and a careful touch. Get tips for brewing DIPAs from three pros churning out award-winning hop bombs.
Irish Stout
For those of us beer lovers who came of age prior to the modern craft beer boom, finding an Irish stout at a bar or store was like receiving a present. Gordon Strong takes us on a journey through the history, the style, and brewing a pristine Irish dry stout.
Bière de Garde: From the French countryside
The French farmhouse style we know as bière de garde has a somewhat fuzzy history. Gordon Strong catches us up on how the modern take of the beer style came to be identified and the keys to crafting a quenching rendition of your own
American Blonde Ale: For many people, their first craft beer
Often seen as a dumbed-down version of an American pale ale, the slightly less hoppy counterpart, American blonde ale, commonly gets overlooked as just a lawnmower beer. But these beers can have plenty of character.
Pre-Prohibition Lager: A classic American Pilsner-type beer
A style still often called classic American Pilsner, or CAP, the pre-Prohibition lager has several distinctions that separate it from modern American light lagers. Learn the history of the style and some guidelines to crafting your own CAP.
Chocolate Clones
We’ve collected chocolate beer clone recipes from six of our favorite breweries. Together, they show just how different chocolate beer recipes can be.
