Rauchbier is neither cool nor easy to love. But in a world of fruited slushy sours and pastry stouts, the assertive smoked beer stands apart.
Domestic brewers are plumbing the depths of the category and proving that it’s far more than “fizzy yellow beer.”
The country’s top brewers, beer writers and buyers weigh in on the trending touchstones of 2020.
With its first brick-and-mortar, the boundary-pushing brewery is turning its attention to beers for “normal people.”
Vasilios Gletsos, brewmaster at Hill Farmstead, is drawing on the naturalistic, agrarian and mystical for beers that defy categorization.
How a single Italian beer launched a whole new style of pilsner.
Instagrammable murkiness wasn’t the original goal, but it’s become the NEIPA’s calling card. This is how brewers achieve it.
Berliner Weisse-inspired beers have been booming for years, but little of what’s on the market is a true representation of the style. Berlin’s own Schneeeule Brauerei wants to change that.
The cocktail-inspired beer trend has boomed to include everything from a Painkiller-inspired sour to eggnog barleywine.
A growing number of wine, beer and cider producers are partnering to create crossover bottlings that defy easy categorization.