Whistleblowers, Internal Investigations and an Ongoing Reckoning in Craft Beer
“What sexist comments have you experienced?” Brienne Allan, the production manager at Notch Brewing, asked fellow craft beer professionals in...
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‘Great Hops Make Great Beer’: How U.S. Agriculture Grows with Craft Breweries
By mid-August, there’s no rest for workers at hop farms across North America. Through the middle of September, the farmers...
Brave Noise: A Collaboration Brew Uniting the Beer Industry for Real Change
On May 11, 2021, Brienne Allan, a production manager at Notch Brewing in Salem, Mass., asked women in beer about...
Want to Make Kentucky Common the Official Beer of the Commonwealth of Kentucky? Not So Fast
At first glance, it seems like Kentucky Common should already be Kentucky’s official beer style. After all, the sessionable dark...
The Ottoman-Era Beer That Shapes Modern Turkey
Beer is the undisputed favorite alcoholic beverage of residents of Istanbul, Turkey’s most populated city. Despite Turkish government efforts to...
The Single Beer That Dominated Egypt for More Than a Century
In 1921, the two oldest commercial breweries in Egypt joined forces to produce Stella, a lager branded in Italian, brewed...
Brewers and Winemakers Debate the Best Ways to Make Non-Alcoholic Beer and Wine
Whether it’s Dry January or any other time of year, many drinkers are exploring non-alcoholic beers and wines. And producers...
A Brief History of Mulled Beer and How to Make It at Home
Mulled wine has been enjoyed for thousands of years. Even the Romans were known to drink hot wine peppered with...
