Let’s start with the beer,  Busch Light Apple may be one of the strangest cult beers we’ve ever covered. It’s a “Big Beer”  special release that has spawned legions of fans who hunt it down and hoard it.

The Winter holidays are now over, yet winter remains. And American craft brewers are addressing things with an exciting roster of new beers that suit this moody time of year.

Driving meaningful connections is the driving force behind the brand’s newest campaign, “Legendary Moments Start with a Lite” featuring the one-and-only Christopher Walken – a legend in his own right with an iconic cadence, style and star power that brings generations together.  

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.

While the big-name Imperial Stouts bombs tended to soak up most of the attention, 2025 delivered a deep bench of dark brews that proved excellence lives well beyond the more hyped releases.

Festive foods take on new meaning when made with serious beer. And who doesn’t enjoy a snackable pimento cheese spread, when you’re rooting for your favorite football team this weekend?

Thirty years after brewing its first batch of Double Barrel Ale in a vineyard on California’s Firestone Walker is entering its fourth decade of brewing serious craft beer. And it’s doubling down on the vision and  values that got them where they are today.

If there ever was a beer festival that became a national music & arts event, it was Boulevardia. We’ve that, “Words to Drink By” and more.

Dry January used to be pretty simple: stop drinking alcohol for a month,and count the days until February. But in addition to the growth of the NA beer sector in recent years, a new option has quietly worked its way into the equation—cannabis beverages.

Rauchbier is one of those beer styles that sounds more extreme than it actually is—at least until you take your first sip. The name translates simply to “smoke beer. And yet,the Rauchbeir isn’t some modern gimmick. For most of brewing history, it was just… beer.

today “Natty Light” is introducing its latest innovation. Say hello to Treadmower, a first-of-its-kind, turf-covered treadmill engineered to recreate one of life’s simplest pleasures: mowing the lawn.

The leftovers from brewing beer may soon play a surprising role in the future of food, more cheaply and sustainably.

Dry January is ON, but thankfully there are now uber-interesting ways to approach this alcohol-free new world, some a little less ”sober.”

Every January, millions of people around the world are waking up with a collective headache—not from New Year’s Eve, but from the realization that they’ve voluntarily sworn off alcohol for an entire month.

The perfect craft beer name isn’t just a throwaway joke or a last-minute decision scribbled on a brew log. It’s branding, storytelling, and business strategy that speaks for the beer.

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’ve been enjoying a long holiday break.

For all the talk about lagers, light beer, and drinkability in 2025, American stouts quietly had another excellent year. From bourbon barrel-aged bombs to coffee-forward classics, brewers across the country continued to prove that the stout isn’t just a winter indulgence.

Festive foods take on new meaning when made with serious beer. And who doesn’t enjoy a steaming dish of freshly fried battered onion rings? Especially when they’re made with the right IPA.

After years of Hazy IPAs, Imperial Stouts, and beers loaded with every fruit imaginable, craft beer appears ready for a reset. Heading into 2026, all signs point to lagers taking over tap lists and shelf space in a big way.

With 2025  now in the rearview mirror, we thought it the perfect time to showcase last year’s most read articles just in case you may have missed them.

If 2024 was a year of steady recalibration for American craft beer, 2025 was when the consequences of that reset fully came into focus. From closures and consolidations to unexpected growth stories and shifting drinker habits, here are the craft beer stories that defined the year…

If you’re smart you no longer go there – but we’d bet that there are very few of you who have never felt the wrath of a serious hangover. We’re not talking about just feeling a little off. A real hangover is brutal – a real hangover is unforgiving.

The New Year’s clock will soon be ticking down with celebrations everywhere. And once again Molson Coors be helping residents in seven metropolitan areas ring in 2026 safely by offering complimentary mass transit on New Year’s Eve as part of its Free Rides program.

As the year winds down, it’s pretty clear that 2025 was a tumultuous time for the American craft beer biz. And while the industry avoided a full-blown collapse, the steady drumbeat of brewery closures was unrelenting.

For those of you who don’t want to stray from the Champagne concept on New Year’s Eve, there’s a school of beer imports loosely referred to as Bière de Champagne that smartly straddle both worlds.

On December 15, the Brewers Association dropped its annual 2025 Year in Beer wrap-up, and we wish it had come with better news, but it didn’t.

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’ve been enjoying a long holiday break.

With Christmas now behind us and New Year’s Eve just days away the party (parties?) will soon be over as an anxious nation looks to navigating an alcohol-free January. But thankfully there are now uber- interesting ways to approach this sober new world

Festive foods take on new meaning when made with serious craft beer, especially party-ready Polish sausage and sauerkraut!

Since the holidays are a time for indulgence and you’re still on a roll, why not celebrate the season by pairing your favorite Christmas cookies with the right craft beers? And the American Craft Beer crew can help you with that..