Women, Craft Beer and Centerfolds
The connection of women to craft beer cannot be ignored as ladies across the country have set out to make their presence known in the up-and-coming community of women craft beer drinkers.
The connection of women to craft beer cannot be ignored as ladies across the country have set out to make their presence known in the up-and-coming community of women craft beer drinkers.
You probably know that hops provide much more to craft beer than just bitterness, but how much do you really know? After a recent trip to Hopunion's Hop & Brew School, CraftBeer.com's Andy Sparhawk returned with his mind officially blown!
If German brewers are the masters of malt and Belgian brewers are the wizards of yeast, then American craft brewers are undoubtedly the kings of the hop.
There are grumblings from deep within the craft beer movement centered around one of the fundamental beer vessels—the classic shaker pint. What are the concerns about this glass and are they warranted?
Truth in advertising is vital in craft beer culture. There better be fresh hops in our fresh hop beers, real cherries in our krieks, and just as seasonally-relevant, real pumpkin in our field or pumpkin beers. Yet the distinguished British classic, nut brown ale, contains nary a nut. These craft brewers are putting the nuts back in nut beers.
To celebrate the end of 2012, we're looking back at the top 10 CraftBeer.com posts of the past year to see what trending topics were the talk of the craft beer nation.
Chad Yakobson founder of Denver's Crooked Stave Brewing Company shares his process for prepping and cleaning barrels for aging craft beer.
With more 100 recognized world beer styles, it is helpful to learn what you should expect from a beer of a certain style, including: aroma, flavor, bitterness, alcohol ranges, color and carbonation.
One of the hottest beers today is not a triple IPA, or a limited edition from deep within a Belgian monastery, it’s Ghost Face Killah, brewed by Twisted Pine Brewing Company in Boulder, Colo. Here's the inside scoop from Brewery Assistant Kay Witkiewicz on the what makes this beer so spicy.