Winning a Great American Beer Festival medal has never been easy, and with so many accomplished breweries competing, taking home gold or silver is an achievement worth celebrating. And here are six award-winning beers that definitely caught our attention
Colorado has long been one of America's great craft beer states. And judging by the results of the 2026 Great American Beer Festival competition, the Centennial State hasn't lost its touch
The American craft beer industry is changing, and increasingly, even some of its biggest regional players are finding strength in numbers. The latest example comes from Virginia, where Richmond-based Hardywood Park Craft Brewery has acquired Starr Hill Brewery, bringing the [...]
A win at the Great American Beer Festival competition is a BIG deal. Taking a gold, silver or bronze medal in any one of this year’s beer categories can put a new brewery on the map and reaffirm the brewing skills of industry leaders that sometimes get overlooked.
The American craft beer scene never stops changing, and we've got three interesting beers from New York's coast to Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and they're all worth chasing down.
Fish and chips are one of the world's great comfort foods. And while the British may have perfected the combination of crispy battered fish and golden fries, we think there's always room for a little American craft beer. Especially when [...]
And as most GABF veterans know, you’re not going to survive an event of this magnitude without some strategy. And that’s where we come in.
One of our favorite craft beer festivals returns to the nation’s capital this weekend. And if you’ve never attended Snallygaster, you’ve been making a beastly mistake.
The Great American Beer Festival has been one of American craft beer’s biggest annual gatherings for more than four decades. But when the GABF returns to Denver this weekend, almost everything surrounding it is going to look different.
Brewers are celebrating fall’s arrival with an uber-interesting roster of beers to mark the season.
Few American craft breweries have achieved the kind of cult status that Russian River Brewing enjoys. Best known for its legendary Pliny the Elder and the annual frenzy surrounding Pliny the Younger, the California brewery has played an outsized role [...]
BrewDog has a new attitude and Heineken has a new AI beer tap. We’ve that, “Words to Drink By” and more.
Artificial intelligence is suddenly everywhere, whether you’re ready for it or not.
Brewers are celebrating harvest season and fall’s arrival with an uber-interesting roster of beers to mark the season.
When Guinness opened its ambitious Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House just south of Baltimore in August 2018, it was a very big deal. It was an enormous renovation project and expectations were high.
The beer biz never sleeps at American Craft Beer. And here’s just some of what’s been happening in the beer world while you were enjoying the weekend.
Brewers are marking fall’s arrival with an uber-interesting roster of beers that celebrate the season and then some.
Desserts take on new meaning when made with the right beer. And when you’re thinking fall desserts, apples, cinnamon and a rich amber ale make a pretty convincing combination. Although this recipe will work with any malt-forward amber ale, we [...]
The UK beer scene gathered in London this week to celebrate some of the nation’s best breweries, brewers and beers at the 2026 Brewers Choice Awards. And while some of these names may be less familiar to American craft beer fans, there are several worth knowing.
In 2018, Guinness opened its ambitious Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House just south of Baltimore, marking the iconic Irish brewer’s return to American brewing for the first time since leaving New York in 1954.
Voodoo Ranger has never been a particularly subtle beer brand. And then there’s Halloween's Michael Myers.
Brewers are celebrating fall’s arrival with a surprising roster of beers to keep things interesting.
In our “Classic Beer Styles” series, we take a closer look at the beers that helped shape brewing traditions around the world, where they came from, what defines them, and why they still matter today. And clearly, the brown ale [...]
We’ve seen brewers put some pretty strange things into beer over the years, but we’ve gotta admit extra virgin olive oil is a new one for us, and in a non-alcoholic beer. Here’s the deal.
You may have, but we’re done with these seemingly endless “beer days.” We took the day off. And National Drink Beer Day we’re looking at you.
Suck’s a strong word, but we, like many, don’t really enjoy pumpkin beers all that much. But here are five that could potentially win over even the most jaded pumpkin beer hater. Elysian Great Pumpkin Imperial Pumpkin Ale Elysian credits [...]
Minocqua Brewing Company has never been shy about mixing beer and politics. Now the outspoken Wisconsin brewery owner, Kirk Bangstad, says that one of its two taprooms will likely close by the end of the year as its battle with state alcohol regulators continues.
The beer biz never sleeps at American Craft Beer. And here’s just some of what’s been happening in the beer world while you were enjoying the weekend.
Brewers are celebrating fall’s arrival with a seasonal roster of beers, some perfect for campfire outings, others ideal for weekend football.
Desserts take on new meaning when made with the right beer. And when you’re thinking fall desserts, pumpkin ale and cheesecake are pretty much made for each other.
