We asked five of the brewers behind our Best 20 Beers in 2023 to share their own favorites from 2024.
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From Atlas Brew Works in Washington, D.C., heres a recipe for their popular pilsner, a bronze medalwinner at the 2022 Great American Beer Festival. Easy-drinking yet flavorful, this pils gets subtle extra character from its Cal Common yeast strain.
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From a word on water to dry hopping, fining, and carbonating, cofounder and head brewer Evan Price shares an overview of Green Cheeks process for West Coaststyle beers.
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Need a treat for that holiday gathering Here, a spiced holiday ale contributes subtle warmth to these profiteroles, nicely complementing the mousse's rich maple flavors.
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An important piece of this old-fashioned lagers puzzle is the Swiss-style lager yeast, which Elder Piper cofounder and brewer Trace Redmond says provides floral notes that accentuate the hops.
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Much like a great schwarzbier, the combination of color and drinkability makes this one as rewarding in winter as it is refreshing in summer.
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Does the world need a new style of IPA Never mind, dont answer thatinstead, well let Beachwood brewmaster Julian Shrago respond with this recipe for what he calls a hyper IPA.
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Evan Price, cofounder and head brewer of Green Cheek in Orange, California, explains the thinking behind using different chloride-sulfate ratios for their West Coast pilsners, IPAs, and double IPAs.
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Beer color can defy expectations while offering intriguesuch as this creative riff on the saison tradition.
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From Bottle Logic founder and brewmaster Wes Parker, heres a homebrew-scale recipe for their beloved barrel-aged, vanilla-laced imperial stout.
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Musing on the Florida effect and chocolate-chip cookie-dough as the compass North, the team at Bottle Logic in Anaheim, California, shares the thinking and process behind their coveted barrel-aged stout, Fundamental Observation.
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Communal singing groups unite people through beer and song, fostering connection and rediscovery in community spaces.
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When you work in the taproom, you dont just get gender-affirming care or top surgery, wake up the next day, and go right back to work you fight to be your authentic self and survive.
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Totally unpretentious, yet challenging to execute with precision... We asked five brewers for their favorite lagers brewed with body-lightening corn or rice.
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At Iowa' s rapidly expanding Big Grove Brewery, the goal isnt to make money today, but to make people come back tomorrow.
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Evan Price, cofounder and head brewer of Green Cheek in Orange, California, lays out the thinking and process behind their bright, bitter, and highly drinkable West Coast pils, IPA, and double IPA.
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While the high era of beer-infused food products has passed, we still get a kick out of the creative intersection of compelling brewing and culinary adventure. Here are some highlights from our recent exploration.
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Featuring hot stones in the mash, juniper, bog myrtle, and some smoke, this strong farmhouse ale may resemble what the commoners of eastern Norway brewed to celebrate Yule during the Viking Age.
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From the Viking Age to the first Christmases until today, the ancient Yule customs demand the best food and beer you can provideand its not all for the living. So, what did they brew and pour for the spirits and the dead
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From Burial in Asheville, North Carolina, heres a recipe for the hop-forward porter that thrilled our blind review panel. As an internal brewery favorite, this beer is, cofounder Doug Reiser says, exactly what we hope comes back into style.
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