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Wayne Wambles buys UpCountry Brewing in Brevard, NC. It will be home to his Griffon & Sphynx brand. -

Not too long ago, I held a glass of a strawberry habanero India pale ale brewed by Brouwerij De Molen to my lips. I consider myself a hophead, but wondered if all my previous IPA tasting had prepared me for that first taste. The sweet, juicy fruit waxed on first and the heat swept the

From breakfast stouts to coffee porters, there are plenty of beers brewed with morning’s buzzy beverage. But what about its counterpart, tea? Although it’s not yet a full-blown trend, some breweries are experimenting with different flavors of the other steeped drink, and remark on its versatility. Stone Brewing Co.’s Japanese Green Tea IPA is a

Without hops, your craft beer might taste just too sweet. After all, the only other ingredients are malt, yeast and water.

When Nick Gingold started photographing some of California’s best known brewers in 2012, it didn’t take him long to discover how to make a brewer act natural in front of a camera. “As long as we kept a beer in front of their hands, they were happy,” said Gingold. Two years later, Gingold has photographed and

Once a year the whole world of craft brewers, and I do mean the whole world, gathers together for four days of catching up, digesting new ideas, staying up way too late, and, of course, tasting beer in limitless varieties. We call it the Craft Brewers Conference, this year held in Washington, DC. The All

US brewers see cask as the pinnacle for beer and the latest craft innovations from the US can work just as well in the traditional dispense method, according to Hook Norton’s Andy Thomas.

How do you become a beer judge? How are beers evaluated at competition? Guests Sandy Cockerham and Mitch Steele explain the rigorous process of judging beers.

Old Dominion University has partnered with a craft brewery to produce a series of custom ODU branded beers with the first available this fall.

Old Dominion University has designated New Realm Brewing as the official craft beer partner of the school.