Philly Beer Scene

We asked the brew team at Yards Brewing Company what their favorite albums to listen to while brewing are—and if you just happen to walk into Yards while the boys are at work, there’s a good chance that one of these albums might just be playing: Read more…

By Zack Cyphers

You’ve heard of Spaten, Bitburger and Paulaner, but what about Schöfferhofer, Fässla or Maisel’s? In Deutschland, drinking beer means drinking what’s local. Beer stimulates the local economy and you can help support yours. Read more…

When you think of Mexico, craft beer is one of the last things that comes to mind. Corona, beaches, tacos, and hell, even spring break, probably come to mind first. There is good reason for that, as Mexico isn’t exactly a destination for craft beer (though one of their breweries, La Chingonería, did bring home a gold medal at the 2012 World Beer Cup.) Read more…

Nowadays, it seems like the only way to get the attention of beer drinkers is to add IPA to the name of the beer.  Ask almost any bar owner or brewer and they’ll be sure to enlighten you to the obsession over this style.

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The 2012 label redesign for Flying Fish is a playground of varying visual timbres. Focusing primarily on use of color and strong typography, the new bottle wraps tout tones that tie into the sensibilities, or moods maybe, of the beers. Read more…

There are many beers out there whose names are inspired by a specific event or experience. Some are meaningful and some are just fun. But, sometimes the purpose of the beer’s name is to round out the consistency of everything around it. When it comes to naming their beers, Daniel Endicott and Gerard Olson take just that approach, one that is most fitting for Forest & Main. Read more…

Most people know all the basic equipment that lives within a typical brewhouse. You have your mash tun, the kettle, a few fermenters, and some bright tanks to go along with your kegs, firkins, and the lines used to fill and clean them (just to name a few). Read more…