Features
Styles Features
Are Dark Days Ahead for Black IPAs?
by Bryan RothOf all the choices available when a customer walks into a bar or brewery, one receives a steady amount of attention: IPAs. Maybe because “hoppy” can be a catch-all term that easily points toward particular flavor profiles or, as IPA accounts for about a third of “craft”-defined dollar sales, the piney, tropical or juicy flavors […]
Travel - Travel Features
New Suds Under the Sun
by Brian YaegerI live in a part of Portland, Oregon, so riddled with breweries that three opened mere blocks apart within a span of eight days—Scout Beer, Mt Tabor Brewing and Wayfinder Beer—bringing the brewery population in a one-mile radius to 13. But la-di-da, Portland’s gotta lotta breweries. With the Brewers Association’s year-end announcement that just before […]
Brewing Features
Hot Process: Exploring the Role of Heat in Brewing
by Randy MosherAs you feel the comforting cool sensation of that beer in your hand, consider that our universe encompasses an almost incomprehensible range of temperatures, from atom-slowing cold to raging infernos not even Dante could have imagined. We are fortunate to live in the zone where liquid water is possible, making life—and beer—possible. Heat is a form […]
Chefs' Pairings - Food
In the Kitchen: Braised Pork Shank with Chickpea Ragout
by - -I cook from my heart and soul and often find inspiration for recipes from my childhood memories. As the youngest of seven children, I remember my Nicaraguan mother making a lot of soups and stews at home. This recipe draws inspiration from those experiences. Over the course of the day, as this recipe simmers in […]
Culture
Breweries Are The New Wineries
by Ray DanielsBreweries are changing their organizations, facilities and business models to focus on the revenue opportunities offered by brewery visitors. Wineries have long generated a large portion of their total revenue (and the majority of their profits) from on-site sales. These on-site sales start with casual samples, but most places offer far more elaborate selections: guided […]
Culture
Self-Driven Beer Trucks
by John HollDespite a few extra pieces of hardware strapped to the outside, little about the tractor-trailer barreling down Interstate 25 in Colorado on a mostly sunny morning last October would draw attention. Well, except for the statement along the trailer: Proudly brewed. Self-driven. Budweiser partnered with Otto, a transportation company owned by Uber, to deliver a […]
Culture
Bars of Tomorrow
by Jeff CiolettiAs uncertain as the future seems to be these days, at least we can look forward to our bars getting smarter. The days of flagging down a bartender or server when you’re ready for your next pint may one day come to an end if Smart Cube technology ever catches on. The Smart Cube is […]
Culture
The History of the Future of Beer
by Jessica Boak and Ray BaileyEditor’s Note: This story is part of a special section on the future of beer, which appears in the March 2017 issue of All About Beer Magazine and is now on newsstands. In 1987, Porter Lancastrian, a United Kingdom-based manufacturer of bar equipment founded in 1936, published an advertisement that depicted the pub of the future. […]
Columns
Industry Insights
Price Coming To Play in Craft
by Christopher ShepardThe $20.99 750-mL bottle of barrel-aged stout to put away for sometime special and the $11.99 four-pack of Belgian-style ale that’ll go over well back home were already in my basket. I also wanted a sixer of something hop-heavy for myself. I wavered briefly between a great IPA from a regional brewery that I favor […]
Behind the Bar
Taking a Stand Against Sexist Beers
by John HollPanty Peeler. Phat Bottom. And all the unfortunate beers that use the color of a woman’s hair that also coordinate with a beer style—Blonde, Amber—and take a large bra size to create a name. As equality fights are raging on a number of different fronts, there are still breweries and beers that are well behind […]
Departments
Beer Weekend
Beer Weekend: 48 Hours In (And Around) Oakland, California
by Jon PageThere’s a city by the bay made popular in song, books and film, but there’s a town by the bay equally deserving of a visit—especially for its beer. Oakland, California, known to locals as The Town and not to be confused with The City (San Francisco), is home to burgeoning breweries, tucked-away beer gardens and […]
Pull Up A Stool
Pull Up A Stool With Jeremy Warren
by Daniel HartisIn July of 2015, Knee Deep Brewing Co. founder Jeremy Warren left the brewery he helped build. At Knee Deep in Auburn, California, Warren brewed a variety of hop-heavy styles like Breaking Bud IPA, Hoptologist Double IPA and Simtra Triple IPA. He’ll continue to focus on such styles at Revision Brewing Co., his new venture […]
What's Brewing
Sexist Beer Ads Miss the Mark
by Bryan RothGender roles have long played a part in advertising. But in today’s beer branding, most breweries are avoiding the hypersexualization of women, and debates rage against sexist beer names. The use of females in beer advertising goes back decades, with the apex (or, perhaps, nadir) of that marketing approach coming in the 1990s and early […]
Home Brewing
Automated Homebrewing Systems Flood Market
by Bo McMillanCarboys, airlocks, racking canes, siphons … just reading through a list of tools needed for conventional homebrewing can be deterrent enough for some considering the hobby. Add the lengthy process of sanitizing each constituent piece before getting to the “fun” stuff, the manual labor involved in hauling 30- and 40-pound buckets to and fro, and […]
Home Brewing
Testing the Pico: An Automated Homebrew System
by John HollThe voice of Ron Popeil came into my head as I hit the button on the Pico. “Set it and forget it!” The familiar refrain from the kitchen appliance TV pitchman is apt for this steam-generating homebrewing machine from PicoBrew that is user-friendly if not a little impersonal. I’m not a homebrewer, although I have […]
Book Reviews
The Belgian Beer Book
by John HollThe Belgian Beer Book By Erik Verdonck and Luc De Raedemaeker $59.95, Lannoo The word “tome” is thrown around a lot when people are looking for a fancy word to describe a book. In the case of this 702-page, 7.7-pound, wonderfully photographed, comprehensive drink, food and travel guide, the word is apt. A country with […]
Book Reviews
The Apple Orchard: The Story of our Most English Fruit
by John HollThe Apple Orchard: The Story of our Most English Fruit By Pete Brown $35.99, Particular Books If you’re not already aware of the apple’s cultural and agricultural significance to mankind, that’s OK. If you thought you were knowledgeable on the subject, that’s OK, too. In his latest book, the masterful Pete Brown tackles the apple […]
Book Reviews
The Secrets of Master Brewers: Techniques, Traditions, and Homebrew Recipes for 26 of the World’s Classic Beer Styles
by John HollThe Secrets of Master Brewers: Techniques, Traditions, and Homebrew Recipes for 26 of the World’s Classic Beer Styles By Jeff Alworth $24.95, Storey Publishing Styles no longer exist, so says the editor of this magazine, but they should. Too often professional brewers are all too eager to color outside the lines without first seeking discipline. […]
Book Reviews
Beer, In So Many Words: The Best Writing On The Greatest Drink
by John HollBeer, In So Many Words: The Best Writing On The Greatest Drink Edited by Adrian Tierney-Jones £14.99, Safe Haven Books Even for those who don’t write on the subject, beer is a muse. But in this collection of works from writers including Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens, Dylan Thomas and more contemporary folks like Roger Protz, […]
Book Reviews
Beer FAQ: All That’s Left To Know About The World’s Most Celebrated Adult Beverage
by Jon PageBeer FAQ: All That’s Left To Know About The World’s Most Celebrated Adult Beverage By Jeff Cioletti $24.99, Backbeat Books With a growing number of breweries and a steady stream of brewers reinventing styles, the story of beer is constantly evolving. Amid the chaos, it’s important to remember the foundation of the beverage, and Cioletti […]
What's Brewing
Permit Waits Increase as Brewery Numbers Grow
by Bryan RothEditor’s Note: This article appears in the March 2017 issue of All About Beer Magazine, which is now on newsstands. Waiting is a natural part of beer. Brewers wait for their creations to ferment. Customers wait in line to buy the latest releases. Cellars are full of bottles, waiting to be savored. But before any of […]
Home Brewing
Brewing Eisbock
by K. Florian KlempHave you run the table on brewing strong beers? If imperial everything, barley wine and quads no longer excite you, how about taking a stab at eisbock? For the uninitiated, eisbock is bock subjected to freezing, creating a fraction of ice that is then removed, concentrating the beer. Eisbock is a rarity, made by scant […]
Beer Talk
Beer Talk
Four Saints Wine Barrel Aged Omie Blonde Ale
by - -A new release, aged four months in Chardonnay barrels.