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How Climate Change Is Altering Your Favorite Hoppy Beers

Scientists, farmers and producers are trying to save the IPA

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A Field Guide to LA’s Best Breweries 

From the South Bay to downtown, here’s where to find the city’s finest beer

Images from Idaho's many breweries with the outline of the state on top. Here's our beginner's guide to Idaho's underrated craft breweries.

A Beginner’s Guide to Idaho’s Underrated Craft Beer Scene
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Where to Eat and Drink in Cleveland Right Now
Munich Beer Fest in 1823

The Ultimate Guide to Munich’s Breweries and Beer Halls
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8 Men Face Charges in Years-Long Beer Heist

The thefts took place between 2022 and 2024

Hop water

What Is Hop Water, and Why Is Everyone Talking About It?

Breweries hop on the hop water bandwagon as the trend creates a marketing bright spot in the craft beer industry

Ballpark beer

Which MLB Ballpark Has the Best Craft Beer? We Ranked All 30.

Never spend $15 on a watered-down macrobrew again

Craft beer cringe

Is Craft Beer Cringe Right Now?

Years ago, loving an IPA meant you were hip. What happened?

Cask, a wine and spirits store with two locations in San Francisco. It's one of SF's best bottle shops.

A Guide to the Bay Area’s Best Bottle Shops

We're spoiled for choice when it comes to curated liquor stores. Let's dive in.

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14 Great Things to Do in Chicago This Weekend

Spend your days off tasting whiskey, petting cats and playing Plinko

Smoked beers

For Lovers and Haters Alike, Smoked Beer’s Flames Burn Strong

Everything you need to know about the polarizing style that's gaining prominence

wicked weed beer, wine and food

Craft Beer, Wine and Fine Dining All Live in Harmony at Asheville’s Wicked Weed

All things fermented are fair game at the beloved brewery

Beer flight

Why Breweries Are Saying No to Beer Flights

They're always happy to pour you a sample to taste, but more and more brewers are refusing to sell flights

Beer cans

Moving a Brewery Is More Challenging Than You Might Think

Logistics matter when it comes to craft beer

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15 Great Things to Do in Chicago This Weekend

Spend your weekend enjoying comedy, 90s-themed Whirlyball and bottomless hot chocolate

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American Beer Consumption Reached Its Lowest Level Since 1999

It's an odd time for the beer world

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An Oregon Brewery Made a Beer Out of Blue Cheese

Oregon's Crux Fermentation Project teamed up with local cheesemaker Rogue Creamery for a new type of brew

A map of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania behind a lineup of local beers. Here are the 11 best breweries in the city.

The 11 Best Breweries in the Country’s Best Beer City

There are over 50 in and around Pittsburgh. Here are the ones not to miss.

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Trace Brewing Keeps It Local and Invites Everyone to the Craft Beer Table

The Pittsburgh brewery's vocational programs are building the future of the industry

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Beer glasses on a bar

American Beer Consumption Reached Its Lowest Level Since 1999

It's an odd time for the beer world

top view of tasty pieces cheese with blue mold on black slate background. An Oregon brewery just made a beer out of blue cheese.

An Oregon Brewery Made a Beer Out of Blue Cheese

Oregon's Crux Fermentation Project teamed up with local cheesemaker Rogue Creamery for a new type of brew

A map of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania behind a lineup of local beers. Here are the 11 best breweries in the city.

The 11 Best Breweries in the Country’s Best Beer City

There are over 50 in and around Pittsburgh. Here are the ones not to miss.

a beer on a wood table under a chandelier

Trace Brewing Keeps It Local and Invites Everyone to the Craft Beer Table

The Pittsburgh brewery's vocational programs are building the future of the industry

A group of friends drinking beer at a local pub and having a conversation with the bartender

A Drinker’s Guide to Giving Tuesday

Some ways to give back to the booze community (and the world) on November 28

A bartender pouring beer from a tap. Beer sales are down year to year.

Why Is the Domestic Beer Market Failing?

By one major metric, the beer market has declined seven months in a row

Beer foam

Beer Foam: Friend or Foe?

American beer drinkers reassess foam thanks to newly available Czech technology

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2,000 Beers, 200 Days and Zero Hangovers? One Man Pulled It Off.

And the whole process was documented on TikTok

Best pumpkin beers

The 27 Best Tasting Pumpkin Beers in 2023

Sweet, spicy and downright ghoulish: we tried them all so you don't have to

A glass and four cans of Pure Joy, a collaboration between Morton Salt and Alter Brewing

Why Is Morton Salt Making an IPA?

The brand collaborated with Chicago's Alter Brewing on a hazy IPA/gose blend with a "noticeable pinch of salt"

Crowd of people and tents in front of Capitol Hill for the beer festival Snallygaster

The Weekend DC Beer Nerds Wait for All Year Has Arrived

Snallygaster returns to Pennsylvania Ave. Not a beer person? We’ve got you covered, too.

Brewers test the taste of beer and take their brewing seriously

Rapidly Declining Beer Sales Have Put the Industry in a “Five Alarm Fire”

A massive beer industry organization has deep concerns about what’s to come

Czech lagers

Czech Beer Is Having a Moment, And Brewers Are Thrilled

After decades of dismissal by craft brewers, Czech lagers are making a comeback

The god of the oceans, Neptune, holds a beer stein in Milwaukee.

How to Train for (and Win) an Oktoberfest Steinholding Competition

You're not going to be the first mug down this year. We've got a plan.

Brooklyn Brewery's Fonio Rising

Brooklyn Brewery Is Bringing an Ancient African Grain to Mainstream Beer

Fonio is drought-resistant, grows quickly and is full of flavor

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Climate Change Could Cause Beer Shortages

And it could impact the flavor, too