Here’s a look at how six Northern California breweries are crafting conscious, sustainable beers, and why they do it.
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Over the weekend I completed a long overdue revision of the BeerSmith forum. I moved to a new forum software platform, which adds a ton of new features. I also secured the main BeerSmith web site, blog, forum and recipes site so they all redirect to our secure server now. This resolved a series of […] 
(Hood River, OR) — Ferment Brewing in Hood River today announced the release of Lost in Fragaria, a sour ale brewed with generous amounts of Oregon strawberries. The beer is the second in Ferment’s Wild Batch Series, which highlights a variety of Oregon-grown fruit, and is released in 12oz 6-pack cans. Lost in Fragaria was […]
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(San Diego,CA) – The Original 40 Brewing Company Head Brewer Zack Kaplan this week releases his first beer Hi Tiki, a sour ale that is available beginning Friday on draft and in cans in the North Park taproom. Hi Tiki is a 5.0% ABV tropical-inspired sour ale brewed with pineapple, coconut, and Sabro hops. It pours bright […]
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(Cape May, NJ) — Cape May Brewing Company is delighted to announce that their newest sessionable sour, Bay Daze, will be distributed on draft and in 12-ounce cans starting this week in New Jersey, and will be available in Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania beginning in early July. “Bay Daze builds on the success of our […]
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(Paso Robles, CA) – After 22 years with the company, Jim Crooks, known as Sour Jim has parted ways with Firestone Walker Brewing and by extension, Firestone Walker BarrelWorks. In the folk lore of Firestone Walker Brewing, Jim Crooks became head of quality control for Firestone Walker long ago, and was involved in the companies […]
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This week I take a look at the very important topic of blending traditional sour and barrel aged beers. Traditional sour beer brewing, where fermentation is done before the souring, as well as many barrel aged beers can be hard to get right the first time. Both involve very long maturation cycles, relatively high alcohol […] 
As the event finally returns for some in person revelry we've got a double pass to give away to a session of your choice.
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(Los Angeles, CA) – What seems like a brand new brewery to us, Cellador Ales, a sour ale / mixed fermentation focused brewery / blendery has announced that it will cease operations in their current state at the end of 2022. If you were to name the top three sour ale producers in Southern California, […]
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(SAN DIEGO, CA) – California Wild Ales, San Diego’s Sour House, is celebrating the first anniversary of the brewery’s second tasting room in the laid-back San Diego neighborhood of Ocean Beach. As part of the festivities, the brewery is releasing several new beers including the brewery’s first canned lager, a double hazy IPA (IIPA) made […]
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You know the saying: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” Well, beer’s always been there for fish, but only recently have chefs around the country sufficiently established the pairings between seafood and suds to make them part […]
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Ron Pattinson joins me this week to discuss the interesting history of the Berliner Weisse sour beer style and how its popularity rose and fell in its native Germany. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this […] The roots of American craft beer extend throughout the nation, but the bines of the movement are clearly embedded in the Pacific Northwest.
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Michael Tonsmeire joins me this week to discuss sour beer brewing and his experiences creating sour Craft beers. Subscribe on iTunes to Audio version or Video version or Spotify or Google Play Download the MP3 File– Right Click and Save As to download this mp3 file. Your browser does not support the audio element. Topics […] 
In part 2 of this series I will cover the traditional method for making sour beers. Last week in part 1, I covered Kettle Souring which is a relatively quick way to make many sour beer styles. Last week I covered the “Kettle Sour” method where you add the bacteria to your wort up front, […] This week I’m going to cover the two major methods (in two parts) used to create sour beers at a home brew level. While sour beer brewing is considered a more advanced brewing technique, it is possible for even a beginning homebrewer to create great sour beers using these methods. Sour Beer Basics Sour beers […] The old principle that beer simply goes with pizza is outdated. People are now putting more thought into these pairings, as they have with the proliferation of superlative pizza offerings. A six-pack of whatever and a pie may no longer suffice, especially when you can find such nuance in enjoying a margherita with Pils, pepperoni […]
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This week I take a look at how yeast ferments wort into beer by looking at a simple graph from White Labs on the fermentation timeline. Fermentation Over Time Most of us know the basics of fermentation where yeast consumes simple sugars from the wort, chiefly maltose, and converts them into alcohol, carbon dioxide gas […] Easiest beer ever and TASTY TOO!! Check out my DIY Beer Cooper’s HomeBrew Kit “Lager” Step by Step Tutorial Demonstration [Cooper’s DIY Lager Beer] video.
From best brewer to best new brewing company, find out who won our industry awards.
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Tis’ the season for some craft-beer delight and gathering ‘round a table full of holiday cheer as celebrations begin with family and friends from far and near. Ooof. OK. Let’s pause here for a minute on the Hallmark movies, whole nut displays no one ever eats, and fruit cake. Let’s talk beer. And let’s make […]
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Headed south to the Gulf Coast? Interstate 65 offers up several great craft beer cities to quench your thirst as you stop for the night.
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Gage Roads’ latest limited release in a 500ml can is the 4.2% Party Wave Stone Fruit Sour.
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The celebration of what goes on outside the tin rather than inside it is back.
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Learn how to brew better kettle sours then make your own at home with this all grain recipe.
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We are back with co-host Andy Carter as we discuss: – The return of Oktoberfest / Märzen / Festbier offerings. – The loyalty surrounding lovable seasonals. – Ordering Monkish online. – The most coveted trade item isn’t beer. – The Bell’s Oberon franchise. – Ripened Sour Ale? And much much more! We’d like to thank […]
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From a stout to a Saison with a twist, these are our top Spring beers.
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I decided to pull our Brewer’s Edge Mash & Boil off the shelves to see what it can do – and when I found out how low it could hold temperature I realized it is the IDEAL brewing system for making Kettle Soured beer! I used Linc Malts (local grains) and a little acid malt