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The Brewers Association recognizes hundreds of different beer styles from the most traditional to the most innovative. The resources in this section are all about beer styles, including their history and brewing traditions, best practices techniques, ingredients, and sensory experience.

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How To Compete and Win at GABF

How To Compete and Win at GABF

Here are some tips to give your beer the best chance of impressing the judges and earning recognition for technical acumen, style adherence, and overall excellence.Read More

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Technical Brewing Projects Director

Chuck joined the Brewers Association staff in 2013 after a long career as a craft brewer. He opened Tennessee’s first brewpub, Boscos, in 1992. As an owner and director of brewery operations for Boscos Brewing Company, he opened additional brewpubs in Memphis, Nashville, and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2007, Chuck opened and operated Ghost River Brewing in Memphis. He has served as chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Advisors, chair of the Association of Brewers Board of Directors, and was a member of the first Board of Directors for the Brewers Association. In his capacity as technical brewing projects manager, Chuck works with the Technical Committee and the safety, sustainability, quality, draught beer quality, engineering, and supply chain subcommittees to encourage and facilitate best practices in all phases of Brewers Association members' brewery operations.

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Exploring Mexican Lagers

Craft Brewers Conference 2026Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSpeaker(s): Alex Ancona, Ignacio Lomelí, Jacob Sembrano

This session offers an in-depth exploration of the four newly defined Mexican Lager styles, covering their history, stylistic distinctions, and practical brewing considerations to help brewers craft exceptional examples of this growing category.Read More

How To Compete and Win at GABF March April 2026 The New Brewer cover

CBC Preview Issue

For the March/April 2026 The New Brewer, we present our CBC Preview issue. In this issue, we cover the current craft beer scene in Philadelphia; the trend of craft brewer consolidation; the proliferation of beyond-beer and lower-strength beverages; and the use of generative AI for small craft brewers. We also present our final installment of the Brewing & Climate Change series. Read More

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Crazy for Fruit! Techniques for Modern (Clean) Fruited Beers

Craft Brewers Conference 2021Denver, COSpeaker(s): Julian Shrago

Discover techniques for creating flavorful, consistent fruit beers without unwanted fermentation or packaging surprises. This session covers recipe formulation, fruit handling, acidity management, and quality control strategies to help brewers confidently develop modern fruited beer offerings.Read More

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Designing Low Calorie and Low Carb Beers

Craft Brewers Conference 2021Denver, ColoradoSpeaker(s): Kara Taylor

Drinkers are seemingly becoming more health conscious and the products becoming popular in the market are reflecting that trend. With hard seltzers, non-alcoholic, and other low sugar products rising, how can craft beer compete? Traditionally, these products are labelled as “lite” …Read More

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