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The Hardest Styles to Brew
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California Common Beer: Nothing to get steamed up about
One of few beer styles that can call America its home is the California common. Gordon Strong traces the history, outlines the profile, and
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Braggot
Somewhere between a traditional mead and a beer is where you’ll find braggot. The trick, however, is to balance the two ingredients to cre
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New England IPA: A Scientific Study
Scott Janish spent a couple years combing through research often forgotten or generally undiscovered by homebrewers and applying it to brewi
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English Barleywine: My favorite winter beer
Do you have a favorite winter-time beer? For Gordon Strong, an English barleywine is his personal preference. Explore the depths of this bee
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Let’s Get Tropical: An obsession with the Florida-weisse
The fruited Berliner weisse beers have developed a relatively small, but devoted following. One homebrewer dives down this rabbit hole after
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Vienna Lager: Brewing the Austrian Beer Style Rescued by Mexico
Vienna lager was one of the earliest styles created with paler malts in the early 1840s, however by 1900 it was nearly extinct. Learn the hi
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Das Altbier: Germany’s old-school style
Altbier is the famed beer of Düsseldorf that translates to “old beer” in English. But this old beer is nothing like an English old ale.
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Brut IPA
Brut IPA is the latest beer style to explode onto the craft beer scene. Learn about the bone dry IPA from a homebrewer and three pros, inclu
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Oatmeal Stout: A beer once considered a health food
Oatmeal stout may no longer be touted as a healthy beverage, but it can still be a very tasty one. Explore the history, sensory profile, and
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Munich Dunkel: The original brown lager of Bavaria
Munich dunkel captures historical Bavarian brewing in a glass: Munich malt, decoction mashing, and clean, smooth lager character.
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Brewing Table Beer: The challenges of making a 3% ABV beer
Table beers (beers under 3% ABV) present challenges that are not often a problem in stronger beers. Delve into the world of table beers and