All About Beer Magazine

10/07/2026

If you listen to our Drink B**r, Think B**r podcast you were among the first to know. Sierra Nevada's famed rare b**r Celly Drippins will be released to the public on Friday November 6 at both the Chico California and Mills River North Carolina locations. Plan your trip to experience this extra special b**r, available only on tap at the brewery for a limited number of days while supplies last.

Our most coveted b**r released just once each year. Taste the legend at our annual Celly Drippins release. Once a secret among brewers, this b**r is gold in a glass. […]

10/06/2026

The closure represents more than losing a source of malt. It breaks a link between farmers and the brewers and distillers turning their grain into distinctly California b**r and spirits. Producers lose an ingredient they say genuinely changed the flavor of what they made. And with the closure of The Rake, the Bay Area loses a gathering place built quite literally around celebrating Admiral’s mission, where drinkers could sip b**r and spirits made with its malt while looking through windows onto the malting floor.

10/04/2026

In addition to an emphasis on b**r quality, the Brewers Association is also requiring that all participating brewers’ booths be staffed by actual brewers and brewery employees instead of volunteers, bringing its popular “Meet the Brewer” section to the full festival.

The greatest tragedy of reveling in the glow of nostalgia is the often fleeting realization that you didn’t appreciate just how great a moment was while you were living in it. Many b**r fans who had the privilege of attending the Great American B**r Festival (GABF) during its golden era of opulenc...

10/02/2026

There's some new technology in the Oide Wiesn at Oktoberfest. Florian Fendt, one of the managing partners at the says they have introduced a new cooling element that keeps the Oktoberfest Märzen extra cold.

After the Steinkrug is cleaned and dried, it's put onto cooling cylinders that get the vessel to around 2°C (35°F). The thick base of the mug continues to remain frosty cold until the Maß is emptied. B**r temperature matters!

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10/01/2026

Some behind the scenes action at the Pschorr Festzelt at Oktoberfest. Each night tankers full of b**r arrive and fill three serving tanks that can each hold 29,000 liters. The b**r is pumped through a draft system that can fill a Maß in 2 to 3 seconds. That's a lot of b**r!

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09/30/2026

09/28/2026

Virgil Gamache Farms is named after the second-generation Gamache to farm the lands. And today, Darren Gamache, with his brother Andy, are the fourth generation to work the Yakima Valley farm. Virgil Gamache Farms helped popularize Sorachi Ace hops and were the first to cultivate Amarillo hops.

Suffice it to say, the Gamache family has seen a lot, including the rise of the hop-obsessed craft b**r industry. All About B**r recently chatted with Darren Gamache on the farm during hop harvest and gathered some interesting tidbits about hop farming.

09/28/2026

As Western North Carolina marks two years since Hurricane Helene, we have a guest episode from On the Blue Ridge, a podcast by former All About B**r Managing Editor Jon Page. He recently sat down with Chris and Jessica Whaley of Whaley Farm Brewery in Old Fort, a town of fewer than 1,000 people about 25 miles east of Asheville, just off Interstate 40.

The brewery was severely damaged by the storm, and their conversation looks back at what happened, the long road to rebuilding, the support they received from their community, and what it took to finally return to brewing.

As Western North Carolina marks two years since Hurricane Helene, we have a guest episode from On the Blue Ridge, a podcast by former All About B**r Managing Editor Jon Page. He recently sat down with Chris and Jessica Whaley of Whaley Farm Brewery in Old Fort, a town of fewer than 1,000 people abou...

09/26/2026

Taking the ferris wheel for a spin is a great way to see the grounds before heading to a tent.

09/25/2026

Last weekend, San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk celebrated a touchdown over the Miami Dolphins by doing an end zone gesture that the NFL called an “imitation of chugging a b**r” that “constituted an offensive demonstration and could reasonably be construed as being in poor taste.” The 14-year league veteran was fined $14,926.

The Brewers Association, the non profit group that represents small breweries, offered to pay the fine. Some of its members are not happy.