It’s baaack. But this time, one of the most anticipated craft beer events of the year has moved to New York City. SAVOR , to be held June 14-15, 2013, is a gathering of seventy seven of the top U.S. craft breweries and chefs who create dishes to pair with the brewers’...

Now that Spring 2013 has sprung, 2012 seems like a distant memory. Right? So last year! With a new brewery opening every day on average, we sampled quite deeply in 2012. And while it wasn’t easy, we did settle on a highly subjective list of just 20 packaged beers we hope...

Is spring here yet? Not quite, alas. But there’s a slew of beer week events across the country to tide us over. (Last May we previewed great beer fests in Philly, Chicago, Asheville, and Portland, OR; check that warm-weather list here and start planning ahead.) Organized by local...

Craft beer is very much a part of the proverbial national dinner table, and while the prestigious James Beard Foundation hasn’t done very much to recognize American craft beer yet (or served it during their legendary annual bash, ahem!) recognition is growing day by day. Each year the San...

Throughout 2012 there were new beers hitting the taps and shelves left and right. We did our best to sample and savor as many new releases as we could, recommending some of the best every four months. Below: the fruits of our thirsty work. These are also beers you ought to be able to find if...

It’s been a truly great year for craft beer. We’ve been cataloguing our favorites of the year along the way. Here’s parts I and II , along with five more beers in no particular order we simply can’t wait to try again and again. What have been your favorite new...

While we run, bike and hike our way through the autumn leaves, the majesty of winter is deliciously nearer every day. It’s already snowing lightly on America’s luckiest mountain ranges. This means one thing: ski season is right around the corner. Which is why we get a head start...

It’s wild to consider that when craft beer as we know it started showing up in American taprooms—1980, for example, when Chico, CA’s Sierra Nevada roared to life—the top Billboard hits included Call Me by Blondie; Rock With You , by Michael Jackson, and Funkytown ,...

Actors have the Oscars; chefs and food writers, the James Beards (just handed out this weekend, too); athletes the Olympics. And beer? Top honors come at the World Beer Cup , which brewers take far more seriously than you might think. Every two years The Brewer’s Association picks a...

Walk into just about any craft brewery these days with its shiny copper and steel tanks and you’ll also see a stand of oak barrels. But they’re not there for show: craft brewers around the world have embraced the ancient art of barrel aging, which entails running fresh beer into oak...