In this issue

On the Cover: BrewLAB co-founder Steve Jarmie at the Carpinteria, Calif., microbrewery’s taproom. Read more about this experimental brewery on pg. 44. Photo by Shane Lopes.

Recipe Revival

Early American Brewing Survives at Museums.

4 mins

A Festive Shift

Why Beer Events Are Moving Beyond the One-Size-Fits-All Model.

4 mins

Hazy Days And Brighter Futures

Craft brewing once defined itself by wide-ranging innovation. Brewers pushed past previously defined boundaries to explore the outer edges of what constituted beer. They based some ideas on long abandoned brewing traditions, conceiving others out of sheer boredom or pure devilish curiosity. The age of extreme was a wild one, where anything could (and did) happen. It was fun, brutish, and, thankfully, a stepping stone on the path to greater beer knowledge.

2 mins

Albany, New York

America’s Forgotten Beer City.

4 mins

Fall-Inspired Marshmallows

As the seasons change, new beers begin to fill the shelves. Just as fresh produce infuses the flavors of fall into our meals and celebrations, so can seasonal beers.

3 mins

The Jailhouse

Doing a stint behind bars in Buena Vista, Colo., probably wasn’t much fun in 1880 when the tiny town was just forming as a stopover for miners bound for the hills. Serving time in that same building today, however, means something totally different. In July 2016, Colorado beer-industry pro-Sarah Haughey opened The Jailhouse Craft Beer Bar in the squat, 850-square-foot building that briefly served as the town jail 137 years ago.

2 mins

9 Steps To Beerdom

Christophe Gagne Co-founder and brewmaster, Hermit Thrush Brewery.

5 mins

Brew LAB

For just the second time in its three years of operation, BrewLAB was releasing a beer in bottles, and the anticipation was palpable—for about five people. At least, that’s how many folks made it to the Carpinteria, Calif., brewery as it opened one Saturday afternoon in July.

5 mins

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