Craft brewers are treading on turf that used to belong to the big national brewers. It's not unusual to step into a taproom today and see several lighter lager styles on the menu.

Pastry stouts, if unbalanced, can be cloyingly sweet; yet, if they are done with finesse and creativity, they can be sublimely delicious.

The trick to making lager is that there are no tricks. There are only techniques rooted in tradition and history, record keeping, and attempts at repeatability.

Craft non-alcohol beer was scarcely a category five years ago. Now it's a hot commodity, propelling the once-moribund NA beer segment to grow 31.7%.

Brewers across the country are embracing an ever-broadening portfolio, going beyond beer into mocktails, cocktails, kombucha, THC products, hop teas, and other offerings.

Pumpkin beers can often still be found in tasting rooms, brewpubs, and liquor stores well into the new year, endeavoring to stretch the Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons.

It"s rare that one can trace a beer style to a single place and time, much less to a single person. In the case of Cold IPA, however, we can do just that.