Hops
These Belgian Brewers Are Turning Wasted Bread Into Tasty Beer
About 500 kilograms of uneaten bread can be processed using yeast and US- or UK-sourced hops and made into a 4,000-liter batch of the beer, which is a 7-percent amber called Babylone.
Texans Are Making Coffee with Beer
Everything’s bigger in Texas, and their growing beer demand is king. I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with a Hill Country brewery that's making some of the best beers in the world. Their proposition: to make beer into coffee.
This Is What 200-Year-Old Beer and Champagne Tastes Like
If you find a bunch of early 19th-century beer and Champagne in a shipwreck off the coast of Finland, you can bet that a lot of people are going to want to try it.
A Compound in Beer Might Save Your Brain from Degeneration
Chinese researchers have found that a flavonoid found in hops and beer could be preventative towards conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia.
The Heavy Metal Beer Brewers of Bangkok
Brewing beer without a license is illegal in Thailand. In Bangkok, there's a small but revolutionary group of homebrewers who are changing the craft beer scene who are using the qualities of heavy metal as inspiration.
Illegal Beer Is Brewing a Massive Following in Venezuela
Small-batch artisanal Venezuelan craft breweries are on the rise and trying to meet demand for their illegal beers. Prohibition-era laws and black-market economics, be damned.
Expat Hipsters Are Taking Over Taiwan’s Craft Beer Scene
I came to Taiwan to brew my craft beers with locals, but I was blown away by the amount of expat hipsters—the driving force behind Taipei’s craft beer scene.
How to Drink Hallucinogenic Beer Like a Viking Shaman
Nowadays, it’s hard to think about consuming craft beers without hops, but ancient brewers used to flavor their wares with whatever they could find. Foraged herbs and spices even had magical powers, and those beer makers even used them as medicine for...
It Takes Submarines, Hashish, and Volcanic Rocks to Make a Good Beer
Garage Project is a New Zealand company that pushes the envelope with every batch of beer—counting superheated volcanic rocks, submarines, and hashish made from hops among their brew-making toolkit.
Mexico’s Craft Beer Scene Is Exploding
Being a gypsy usually suggests that you’re nomadic. I, myself, am a gypsy brewer, traveling internationally in pursuit of making craft beers. I'm known as the Evil Twin.
A Tribute to Michael Jackson on the Other Michael Jackson's Birthday
Today is the King of Pop's birthday, so it’s only fitting to pay tribute to the other Michael Jackson, the King of Beer (writers). In case you have no idea who we're talking about, he's the dude who influenced your base knowledge—or your local bar's...
Montreal Has a Beer Festival with Identity Issues
I attended Montreal's Festival Mondial de la Biere last weekend, an event that focuses on international beers that feels busier than a United Nations summit. One thing was glaringly noticeable: it's confused as to who it’s catering to. I drank a...