Hops
Gose Is the Beer for People Who Don’t Like Beer
The popularity of sour beers like Gose—made by leaving barley and wheat to ferment in the open air—is soaring among those looking for a bitingly acidic alternative to hoppy beers or overly sweet ciders.
How to Survive the World's Coolest Beer Festival
How do you spend four hours in the company of 80 of the best breweries in the world? Do you wait in line for the hip shit, pretending that you actually believe it tastes a bit like fermented pine shoots and windshield wiper fluid?
Craft Brewers Are Trolling Germany’s 500-Year-Old Beer Purity Law
With the 500th anniversary of the Reinheitsgebot, some German craft brewers are taking the chance to deviate from this time-honoured norm, while still boldly flaunting the banner of “purity.”
China Now Drinks More Beer than the US
China has already displaced the US as the world’s largest consumer of ice cream, and it appears that America’s reign as the King of Beers may also be under threat, or, at the very least, purely symbolic.
A Chemical in Beer Hops Might Be Used to Fight Cancer
“Beer-inspired compounds” could have a wide range of practical applications, like treating cancers and inflammatory diseases.
Inside London's Secret Homebrewing Club
Based above a London beer shop, the club meets to discuss brewing techniques and swap tasting notes. “You’re making smaller batches than commercial brewers so you can afford to take risks,” says one attendee.
We Spoke to the Founder of America's First Beer Spa
Mike Boyle is the co-founder of Hop in the Spa in Sisters, Oregon and he is on to something big.
This Small Town Is Getting an All-You-Can-Drink Beer Fountain
Municipal officials in Žalec, Slovenia, have decided to greenlight a huge fountain which will spew free beer.
Climate Change Is Creating a Hops Shortage for Brewers
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the extreme and irregular heat experienced last year in Yakima Valley heavily impacted hops yields
All the Ways Craft Beer Got Weird This Year
Even with our appreciation for the truly obscure, we couldn’t fathom how brewers came up with some of the crazy brews that we featured this year. Stag semen chocolate stout, anyone?
A New IPA Is the Most Bitter Beer in the World
Dogfish Head Brewery says they have made “the hoppiest beer ever documented through scientific analysis.” Their new brew, dubbed Hoo Lawd—the name is said to come from the exclamation you will undoubtedly make after you take your first sip—is seriously...
Why Drinking 'Transgender Beer' Won't Help the LGBT Community
This week, British beer company BrewDog announced the launch of the first “non-binary transgender beer” but is it really helpful to compare the transgender community to beer hops?