The year 2020 was a bummer. So, let’s move on. But first, there’s the business of craft beer to consider and how it has weathered a pandemic year....
Each year, we collect the highest-scoring beers of the year from our Official Review in a compendium of the best beers of the year. This year, 150...
BREWERY AWARDS
Each year, we award the breweries that collectively produce the highest-rated beer of the year as evaluated in our Official Review....
The craft beer world in 2020, and the world in general, was defined by the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
However, for beer connoisseurs...
All bets were off in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the beer industry felt it. We saw the absence of beer festivals, large and small...
Hop flowers provide balancing spice and bitterness in beer. Most craft beer aficionados know the classic hop notes of flowers, citrus, grapefruit and...
Judging Process
Our reviews are conducted in a single-blind tasting format. This method provides the best opportunity to rely on facts and to avoid...
We saddled up with the masterminds behind the highest rated brews and asked them about the inspiration behind the recipes. Follow the links below to...
Last year we touched on the growing popularity of fast casual dining and zero-waste cooking. This year, the theme is survival. How do businesses...
In a year where nothing has gone unaffected by COVID-19, it should come as no surprise that the beer industry has taken some substantial blows. Among...
When discussing the history of craft beer, it quickly becomes an existential question if one tries to identify when and where it all began. Like...
The holidays can be a bit on the stressful side due to the ordeal of finding gifts for everyone in your life, extreme outdoor decorating as well as...
The fascinating microscopic organism that is yeast provides a tremendous impact on beer and brewing. Yeast plays a key role in creating the...
Judging Process
Our reviews are conducted in a single-blind tasting format. This method provides the best opportunity to rely on facts and to avoid...
Unibroue in Chambly, Quebec, Canada is one of the world's most highly regarded brewers of Belgian-style bottle-refermented beers with a myriad of...