Read Issue 32

In the wake of recent natural disasters, a couple things have become apparent. For one, these trials are a chance for everyone to set aside certain differences and squabbles and come together. Second, beyond the essentials – food, water, shelter, electricity – beer is one of the most important things required to ride out a storm. Reading material helps too.

Luckily, we combine them both. We hope that The Beer Connoisseur's Fall Issue, #32 helps you look on the bright side while you enjoy one or more beers and face whatever nature throws your way.

We've seen breweries big and small doing their part to send aid to affected areas, and it serves as a great reminder that beer is about community, more than anything.

In this issue, you'll find everything from case studies on how breweries make their products, a look at a community-driven brewer that also happens to make great beer, features on those classic Fall beers – Pumpkin beer and Oktoberfest, and the history behind the largest beer event in the world.

You'll learn about an up-and-coming brewery, MadTree, which is taking an unorthodox approach to growth, dive in to an in-depth look at Original Gravity from one of our BJCP-certified judges, along with all the classic reviews, news and more that you expect from The Beer Connoisseur.

Stay safe, friends, and enjoy Fall 2017, Issue 32!