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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

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.

Light lager

Craft Breweries Are Embracing the World of Light Lagers
cans of Anchor Steam beer

Anchor Brewing’s Closure Is a Hit to Craft Beer’s History
Trappist Westvleteren

Could Drinkers Benefit From a Refresher Course in Trappist Beer?
beer taps

When Summer Blockbusters Inspire Fantastic Craft Beer Names

Craft brewers do enjoy wordplay, don't they?

Anchor Steam beers

Anchor Brewing Plans to End Sales Outside of California

This might also be the end of their Christmas Ales

Outside of Torch & Crown, the brewery's new outpost in Union Square

Inside the Beer Garden That Just Opened in Union Square

Torch & Crown offers an ideal outdoor spot for large groups and craft beer

Deloreon Wiley (far left) and Ashley Harmon (right)

Meet the “Beer Moms” Challenging Drinking Stereotypes

Who needs wine when you can have something hoppier?

Alaskan Brewing beer cans

This Long-Running Craft Brewery Is Embracing New Ways of Sustainability

How sustainable is your beer of choice?

Brooklyn Lager bottles, then and now

Celebrating 35 Years of Brooklyn Lager

Brooklyn Brewery is hosting a two-day fest at Teddy's to celebrate this landmark in craft brewing

A THC seltzer being poured into a glass

How Cannabis Saved Minnesota Craft Beer

But now that the law is being revised, that boom could go bust

Cryo Hops and American Noble Hops from Yakima Chief Hops

5 Brewing Innovations That Are Changing Craft Beer

The craft behind cryo hops, thiolized yeast and something called “Phantasm”

Head brewer Katie Lowe of Koko's Bavarian standing next to their craft beer brewing equipment

5 Fall Beers Austin Brewer Katie Lowe Is Drinking at Home

Stock your fridge with these local recommendations from the head brewer at Koko's Bavarian

Directly Above Shot Of Cheese And Bread In Plate By Beer Glasses On Table. Beer and cheese can make for a better pairing than wine and cheese, according to some experts.

How (and Why) to Pair Beer and Cheese

Put down the wine and experience a bigger and bolder range of flavor with our beer and cheese pairing guide

Beer tap

Carbon Dioxide Shortages Could Have an Effect On Your Favorite Beer

It's been a rough time for breweries

Hops. The city of Philadelphia accidentally destroyed a brewery’s hop garden

Philadelphia Accidentally Destroyed a Brewery's Hop Garden

The hops were to be used in a seasonal ale

Wes Schoeb, the head brewer at Dirt Farm Brewing, making beer at the DC brewery

Four DC Beer Tastemakers on the Worst Trends, Local Favorites and More

Here's what brewers and tasting room managers are drinking at home

Dozens of bottles of beer with a focus on their bottle caps

Are Lower ABV Beers Falling Out of Fashion?

These days, drinkers are skewing towards extremes: more alcohol or none

Stone Brewing CEO Maria Stipp

Stone Brewing CEO Maria Stipp on Diversifying Craft Beer

The craft beer exec explains why breweries need to adapt to stay relevant

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Hops. The city of Philadelphia accidentally destroyed a brewery’s hop garden

Philadelphia Accidentally Destroyed a Brewery's Hop Garden

The hops were to be used in a seasonal ale

Wes Schoeb, the head brewer at Dirt Farm Brewing, making beer at the DC brewery

Four DC Beer Tastemakers on the Worst Trends, Local Favorites and More

Here's what brewers and tasting room managers are drinking at home

Dozens of bottles of beer with a focus on their bottle caps

Are Lower ABV Beers Falling Out of Fashion?

These days, drinkers are skewing towards extremes: more alcohol or none

Stone Brewing CEO Maria Stipp

Stone Brewing CEO Maria Stipp on Diversifying Craft Beer

The craft beer exec explains why breweries need to adapt to stay relevant

Bourbon County stout

Goose Island Announces Seven Bourbon County Stouts For 2022

Featuring biscotti, coffee and pineapple flavors

A bottle of Arcane Alpha and two glasses of whiskey on a table

How Arcane Is Turning Craft Beer Into Great Whiskey in Just Days

The Bushwick brewery utilizes vacuum distillation to make unique IPA- and stout-based spirits

Craft beers are on tap all over America's top beer state.

What's the Best State for Beer Lovers?

Hint: it's been spooning New Hampshire for decades

Dokkaebier

Mythical Korean Creatures Give This Bay Area Craft Beer Brand Its Adventurous Spirit

“They come out at night, then they’II drink and hang out with people,” says Dokkaebier founder Young Won Lee

Richard Bloomfield, Zachary Day and Gregory Williams of Funkytown Brewery pictured left to right

How This Black-Owned Craft Brewery Found Success at Warp Speed

The co-founders of Chicago’s Funkytown detail how they went from taste tests at barbecues to being stocked in 200 shops around the city

Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival

The 15 Best Beers We Tried at the 2022 Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival

These are the stand-outs from the most beloved craft beer festival in America

Craft Beer Cans

Here’s Exactly How to Become the Next Big Craft Beer Baron

With advice and strategies from the guys behind Chicago’s Pilot Project Brewing

A group of friends toast with beer glasses at a bar

Which State Drinks the Most Beer?

Beer industry data from 2020 found Americans drank almost 26 gallons of beer per adult age 21 or over on average

A can of Hoplark 0.0 Citra sitting on a log in a forest. The beverage is non-alcoholic, zero-calorie and gluten/sugar-free.

Can a Beer That Has No Alcohol, Calories, Sugar, Malt or Gluten Actually Taste Good?

Hoplark 0.0 puts the hops front and center in their new vice-free brew

Stone Brewing stand

Jury Awards Stone Brewing $56 Million in Molson Coors Suit

Keystone Light branding did not work as expected

Tap handle

Czech-Style Beer Taps Gain Ground in the U.S.

Does your local bar have a side-pull beer tap yet?

A booming microbrewery industry has led to a shortage of the humble beer can. That's left Maine brewers scrambling to plan for the busy summer season. Beer cans wait for the conveyor belt during a canning run at Portland's Rising Tide Brewery on Monday afternoon (photo from 2014; a can shortage has come up again now in 2022)

Why Your Craft Beer Is About to Get More Expensive

A combination of events is leading to tough decisions for independent brewers who rely on one major can manufacturer