Brian Haslip (Photo courtesy Brian Haslip) In preparation for a brew day, homebrewer Brian Haslip has a slightly different routine
Once modern American brewers mastered a few of the basic beer styles, the urge to experiment kicked into high gear
(Photo by Jeff Quinn) Back in the 1970s, the United States was a vast beer desert. With little difference between
Rosemary was commonly used to brew gruits in the Middle Ages. Long before hops were first cultivated for brewing a
Can’t find time to brew? Yeah, we’ve all been there. From that sneering, 2-month-old yeast starter languishing in the fridge,
Here is the author, Jeff Alworth, homebrewing. (Photo courtesy Patrick Emerson) There are many different kinds of homebrewers. Some barely
The aroma of the mash or hops in the kettle and a pint of fine homebrew never get old. I
We have become rather smitten with sours in recent years, an affair that shows no sign of waning. The venerable
Steve Hindy at the Lebanon border in 1980. My first encounter with homebrewed beer was an unusual one. It happened
(Photo by Brian Regan) Coffee and beer are generally relegated to different parts of the day. In the end, both