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Chili Peppers in Beer: How to Balance Spicy vs. Spiced Just Right
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 17, 2024
We’re continuing our coverage on adjuncts used to improve beers—honey, coconut, chocolate, fruit candy, and fruit purees—with chili peppers, which can give a nice kick to various beer styles. We chatted with Casita Brewing and Kelly Brewing Company to learn what brewers hope to achieve with the adjunct, how best
10 Most Popular Beers in Pennsylvania for the Last 90 Days
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 15, 2024
We understand that as a brewer or brewery owner, it’s essential to understand trends in areas such as beer styles and packaging. For the former, ...
Zumo Hops: Everything You Need to Know
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 13, 2024
We’ve covered many popular hops, including old-school classics like Centennial and Cascade, post-craft beer revolution hops like U.S.-based Mosaic and Citra, and Southern Hemisphere-based Galaxy ...
Cascade Hops: The Jack of All Trades in Brewing
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 8, 2024
It’s hard to envision the craft beer movement taking off without the help of the classic “C” hops: Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, and Cascade. While they ...
Brewing with Fruity Candy: How Your Favorite Sweet Treat Can Elevate Beer
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 3, 2024
We’ve highlighted how to brew with several of the most popular adjuncts—coconut, chocolate, honey, and fruit purees—that can make your finished product pop. With the ...
Schwarzbier: How to Perfect This German-Style Dark Lager
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: May 1, 2024
We’ve written about the best way to brew several traditional European beers: Märzen, Czech pilsner, Belgian tripel, helles lager, and Berliner weisse, to name a ...
SubZero Hop Kief: A New Liquid Dry Hop Extending Day One Freshness for Months
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: April 29, 2024
While innovations with hop products improve flavor and aroma, the name of the game is yield. Flowable hop innovations—we’ve covered a lot of them, including ...
Ollie Partners Win Gold, Silver, and Bronze at the World Beer Cup Awards
By: Grace Lee-Weitz
Published: April 26, 2024
Ollie congratulates all of its brewery partners, who picked up an unprecedented eleven awards at this year’s World Beer Cup awards ceremony, which took place ...
Brewing with Coconut: A Guide to Using This Tropical Fruit in Beer
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: April 24, 2024
We’ve provided several top guides featuring brewers’ insights on crafting beers with adjuncts, including honey, fruit purees, and chocolate. Another popular ingredient, coconut, whether used ...
Saison: Experts Explain the Best Ways to Brew One
By: Giovanni Albanese
Published: April 22, 2024
From the French word for “season,” saison is a refreshing, crisp, and dry beer generally lower in ABV. Much like farmhouse ales, saisons have morphed ...
