Fan Fiction for Beer Nerds
The home-brewed spinoffs of one of the world’s most sought-after beers have become collector’s items in their own right.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Nick Hensley
They’ll Be Drinking in the Street
Photographer Clay Williams surveys how Brooklyn is drinking this summer, from Carroll Gardens to Bed-Stuy.
- story: Clay Williams
- photos: Clay Williams
Buy Sam a Beer
I asked strangers on the internet to buy me a quarantine beer. Surprisingly, they did.
- story: Sam Wagner
- illustration: Buy Sam a Beer
To Covet Counterfeit Cantillon
What happens when imitation beer becomes more valuable than the original?
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Lauren Cierzan
The New Who’s Who of Beer Cool
The country’s top brewers, beer writers and buyers weigh in on the trending touchstones of 2020.
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photo: PUNCH
What Drink Trends Should Disappear in 2020?
This year saw the rise of piquette, foraged beers and White Claw. Which trends have what it takes to stick it out through the new year?
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2019
From mastering the Amaretto Sour with Jeffrey Morgenthaler to exploring suburban New Jersey's secret bar scene, here's a look back at the most popular stories on PUNCH this year.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: YouTube
The Top 10 Beers of 2019
Aaron Goldfarb picks the most memorable beers he tasted this year.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
How Does a Brewery Define Its Style?
A little-known technique is helping brewers establish distinctive house flavor profiles.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Pliny the Immortal
Cult beers come and go, but for nearly two decades, the dry, piney double IPA has never lost its luster.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Nick Hensley
Evil Twin Wants to Be Your Neighbor
With its first brick-and-mortar, the boundary-pushing brewery is turning its attention to beers for “normal people.”
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photo: Caroline Lethbridge
The Quiet Genius of Wunderkammer
Vasilios Gletsos, brewmaster at Hill Farmstead, is drawing on the naturalistic, agrarian and mystical for beers that defy categorization.
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photo: PUNCH