The greatest tragedy of reveling in the glow of nostalgia is the often fleeting realization that you didn’t appreciate just how great a moment was while you were living in it. Many beer fans who had the privilege of attending the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) during its golden era of opulence likely felt that […]

Start prepping your livers accordingly because the new-look Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is set to return October 10-11, 2026. While the festival itself has scaled back in both size and scope this year, what happens outside of the fest continues to be a spectacle with tap takeovers, special releases, hangover brunches, mini beer fests, […]

On the weekend that Oktoberfest kicked off in Munich the real fun was happening in Brooklyn. Eckhart Beer celebrated it’s one year anniversary and held a proper celebration of lager. John Holl was there and hosted a panel that covers all the fun of the season, what it means to brew lager in New York […]

Virgil Gamache Farms was founded in 1913 in Yakima Valley. Originally named Sunshine Ranch, hops was not the industry it is today, so that farm grew other crops. But when prohibition ended, the Gamache family saw an opportunity. Some of the hop fields planted then are still in production today. Virgil Gamache Farms is named […]

Last weekend, San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk celebrated a touchdown over the Miami Dolphins by doing an end zone gesture that the NFL called an “imitation of chugging a beer” that “constituted an offensive demonstration and could reasonably be construed as being in poor taste.” The 14-year league veteran was fined $14,926. Juszczyk, who […]

On this episode of Brewer to Brewer Dino Funari of Vitamin Sea interviews JC  Tetreault of Trillium. The two discuss the evolution of IPA and the brewing business over the last decade. For insight on how Trillium has evolved and continues to grow, give this episode a listen. Listen to the whole conversation on the […]

As Western North Carolina marks two years since Hurricane Helene, we have a guest episode from On the Blue Ridge, a podcast by former All About Beer Managing Editor Jon Page. He recently sat down with Chris and Jessica Whaley of Whaley Farm Brewery in Old Fort, a town of fewer than 1,000 people about […]

American IPAs have been brewed up and down the West Coast for over 45 years. In that time, they changed a lot. One of the most important moments for the style’s evolution came in 1999, when Russian River released an early example of a double IPA. Pliny the Elder used techniques we now consider completely […]

ASHEVILLE, N.C. | September 17, 2026 – Highland Brewing is raising a stein to one of its most beloved seasonal brews with the debut of the Clawtoberfest Beer Dinner, a special culinary event on Friday, September 25. The dinner will showcase traditional Bavarian-inspired cuisine crafted by Taylor Montgomery of Montgomery Sky Farm, recipient of the 2026 James Beard […]

It is possibly the world’s longest wedding reception. According to Dr. Jörg Lehmann, director of the Staatliches Hofbräuhaus Munich and former president of the German Brewers Association, “The background of Oktoberfest here in Munich is that it goes back to a royal wedding…. And since more than 200 years, we are now celebrating this wedding. […]

On this episode of the Brewer to Brewer Podcast Ryan Lavery of Widowmaker Brewing interviews Dino Funari of Vitamin Sea Brewing Co. Listen to the whole conversation on the Brewer to Brewer Podcast. Download below, or on Amazon, Pocketcast, or wherever you listen to podcasts. This episode is sponsored by: Our Tropics yeast is based on a […]

A conversation with Shelley and Eric Desmarais of CLS Farms in Moxee, Washington about the 2026 hop harvest and what life is like for families during the regions busiest time of the year. Hear the whole conversation on the Drink Beer, Think Beer podcast. Or download via Overcast, Stitcher, Podcast Addict, or wherever you download shows. This episode is […]