Why Do So Many Winemakers Love Modelo?
It takes a lot of beer to make wine. But what kind, exactly?
- story: Christopher Ross
- photos: Multiple
A Guide to Our Favorite Beers, by Style
From geeky New England-style IPAs to coffee-infused stouts and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A New Style of IPA Is Born
The light, bracing "brut IPA" is the West Coast’s answer to the juicy New England style.
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photo: Lizzie Munro
In Memoriam: The Great Beer Whales of Yore
Why did these seven coveted beers fade into obscurity?
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- illustration: Nick Hensley Wagner
The Rise and Fall of Mamma Mia! Pizza Beer
How a homebrewing accident yielded an oddball beer that took the Midwest by storm.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: PUNCH
How Loirette Became the Official Beer of the Natural Wine World
“I was primed to fetishize it, a ‘beer for natural wine geeks’—and fetishize it I did.”
- story: Zachary Sussman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
IPA in Paradise
Brewers are adopting tiki flavors, drawing on tropical fruits, sharp citrus and rum-redolent spices.
- story: Justin Kennedy
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Meet Schlabst, Milwaukee’s Black and Tan
This half-and-half combination of Schlitz and Pabst has been celebrated with T-shirts, anniversary parties and even its own Twitter account.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photo: Pabst Brewing Co.
The Ultimate Regional Lager Showdown
Aaron Goldfarb and PUNCH’s editorial team find five standout cans in a blind-tasting of “local” lagers.
- story: Aaron Goldfarb
- photo: Lizzie Munro
What We’re Into Right Now
A monthly installment covering what, where and how the editors of PUNCH are drinking. This month, a pét-nat spritz, a craft beer standby, New Cali rosé and more.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
