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Skip to content Celebrate American Craft Beer Week ® with CraftBeer.com See Events -- Follow Search for: Submit Beer What is Craft Beer? Beer Styles Seasonals Beer 101 Course Beer Schools Educational Tools Glossary Breweries Find a Brewery What is a Craft Brewery? Independent Craft Brewer Seal Beer Travel U.S. Craft Beer Cities Great American Beer Bars 2019 Food Recipes Beer & Food Course Tasting Tools News Editor’s Picks Beer and Breweries Festivals American Craft Beer Week Add ACBW Event Edit ACBW Event Events Take Action: Support Your Local Brewery Add News Edit News Craft Brewers Explore Philosophical Debate Around Hard Seltzers On Tap Beercation Destination Shawndra Russell February 20, 2020 Established Craft Breweries Plant Rural Roots Shawndra Russell February 20, 2020 Established breweries who are looking for the perfect place to build a second location are building farm brewery destinations. Read More Featured Brewery Matt Osgood February 18, 2020 Founders of Montclair Brewery Celebrate Culture Through Craft Beer Matt Osgood February 18, 2020 Inspired by their own backgrounds, the founders of New Jersey’s Montclair Brewery celebrate culture through their beer. Read More Beercation Destination Efraín Villa February 14, 2020 Aurora Hunting and Craft Beering in Fairbanks, Alaska Efraín Villa February 14, 2020 Fairbanks, Alaska, attracts visitors hoping to capture sight of the aurora borealis. If you're hunting aurora, these Fairbanks craft breweries should be part of your adventure. Read More Beer and Breweries February 25, 2020 Lady Justice Brewing Company to Open Taproom February 25, 2020 Lady Justice Brewing will take ownership of their first taproom on East Colfax in the Aurora Arts District, in the former home of Peak to Peak Brewing. Read More Beer and Breweries February 19, 2020 Lakefront Brewery Raises Funds for Australian Brush Fire February 19, 2020 In the wake of the recent Australian bushfires, Lakefront Brewery is spending a week raising funds to contribute to the Resilience Beer project. Read More Editor's Picks North American Guild of Beer Writers February 18, 2020 North American Guild of Beer Writers Announces 2020 Diversity in Beer Writing Grant Recipients North American Guild of Beer Writers February 18, 2020 The North American Guild of Beer Writers announces recipients of the 2020 Diversity in Beer Writing Grant, supported by CraftBeer.com and Allagash Brewing. Read More Mission Welcome to CraftBeer.com, a website published by the Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade organization that protects and promotes small and independent U.S. brewers. Our mission at CraftBeer.com is to bring you the stories of people, businesses and communities who are the heartbeat of small independent craft brewing in the U.S. We fully support independently owned breweries and welcome you to explore the world of craft beer with us. Visit Local Breweries Seek Independent Craft Brewer Seal Discover Beer Styles Learn Educational Resources Pair Beer & Food Craft Beer Muses Ryan Woldt February 3, 2020 Repeatedly Under Threat, California Wildfires Force Craft Breweries to Plan for the Worst Ryan Woldt February 3, 2020 Repeatedly faced with wildfires, some California craft breweries are taking extra steps to protect their facilities, despite the high cost. Read More Craft Beer Muses Alicia Underlee Nelson January 23, 2020 Hidden Symbols, Easter Eggs and the Dark World of Drekker’s Beer Art Alicia Underlee Nelson January 23, 2020 With hidden symbols and dark undertones, Drekker’s beer art by artist Punchgut is unusual as far as beer labels go, but that’s exactly what the Fargo craft brewery is trying to accomplish. Read More Craft Beer Muses Kate Bernot January 21, 2020 Hooking Up: Craft Brewers Combine Passions for Trout Conservation and Beer Kate Bernot January 21, 2020 Small and independent craft breweries have found creative, substantial programs to bring the world of trout conservation and beer together for the betterment of local waterways. Read More Learn About Beer with CraftBeer.com We know there’s so much to learn about craft beer, and are here to help. Our online Beer 101 Course will walk you through the basics of craft beer. You’ll learn about everything from beer history, to ingredients and different types of beer. Our Beer and Food Pairing Course will provide you with an in-depth knowledge on craft beer and food. You’ll learn how to make a knock-out pairing as well as create a menu for a beer and food pairing dinner. We have separate courses for at-home cooks as well as professional chefs, so individuals of all culinary backgrounds can participate. Dessert Julia Clancy February 19, 2020 Spent Grain Granola Julia Clancy February 19, 2020 The first time I made spent grain granola was in County Cork, Ireland, three months into a cooking program on a 100-acre working farm. A friend of mine was a brewer from New Zealand, and we spent most of American Thanksgiving homebrewing a dry-hopped pale ale with elderflower in an Irish cottage surrounded by cows. This was my third time homebrewing: the beer wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. What was a standout was the toasty, chewy granola we made from the spent grain, baked with warming spices, dried fruit and dark maple syrup. We ate the granola with yogurt from the Jersey cows nearby, yogurt so fatty and tart the cream stuck to the lid in a cap of pale yellow. That granola was an extension of the first core tenet I learned in cooking and in farming: waste not. Read More Dessert Alana Koenig-Busey February 5, 2020 Homemade Malted Milk Balls Alana Koenig-Busey February 5, 2020 Mix the powders and sift into a dry bowl. Melt the white chocolate in a double broiler or microwave safe dish until well melted (careful not to overheat or the chocolate … Read More Entree Julia Clancy January 27, 2020 Burgers with Smashed Avocado & Beer-Battered Onion Rings Julia Clancy January 27, 2020 I usually go for red onions over white or yellow for these thin, crispy, beer-battered onion rings. I love the extra sweet-pungent wallop of acid that red onions carry. I also find that they hold their form better when heated, becoming tender-crisp instead of watery or limp. Naturally, keep some extra chilled pilsner or helles on hand for serving alongside. Read More Featured Brewery Jennifer L. Blanck February 10, 2020 Matthew Peetz Says Working with Yeast is a Little Like Running a Zoo Jennifer L. Blanck February 10, 2020 Matthew Peetz wanted to be a wildlife biologist, then he got a homebrew kit and his career path changed as he fell in love with the science and art of yeast. Read More Craft Beer Muses Taylor Laabs February 7, 2020 Is 2020 the Year of the Low-Cal IPA? Taylor Laabs February 7, 2020 2018 may have belonged to the hazy IPA, but 2020 could be the year of the low-cal IPAs. Read More Craft Beer Muses Simon Nielsen January 15, 2020 Don’t Drink Another Beer Before Reading This Simon Nielsen January 15, 2020 Brewer and author Simon Nielsen believes that beer connects people, but he thinks some beer lovers have lost the art of enjoying beer with intention. 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