All About Beer Magazine

08/26/2026

Support your local brewery at your local ball park. Last night editor John Holl caught up with Flounder Brewing founder Jeremy Lees at the Somerset Patriots game. Flounder has partnered with the ball club to create a co-branded beer served at the stadium. It’s a great connection between to local institutions with a lot of cross-promotional possibilities.

Beer and baseball go hand in hand and this partnership shows the possibilities of getting craft beer into the stands and hands of fans.


Somerset Patriots

08/18/2026

One beer “gave us a vocabulary that includes the word pilsner for a style of beer, the word pilsner for a type of malt, and the word pilsner for a type of glassware,” observes the Prague-based writer Evan Rail. “No other brewery has had that type of impact,” he concludes.

He isn’t exaggerating. It’s hard to argue that any other brewery or beer has had a greater impact on the world than Pilsner Urquell, the subject of this episode of One Iconic Beer. Among the first golden lagers ever made, it would soon spark a wave of imitators that would spread around the world, a legacy we can see in every pub and store that servers beer.

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08/12/2026

The first thing De Baets discovered is that saison is just one style of a family of beers that were meant to be kept for a very long time. “Now, when you say to something tastes of an old beer, it doesn’t seem very sexy,” says De Baets, “But at the time, ‘old’ was a very positive word. It was super, super positive to talk about an old sour beer–a well kept, well-aged sour beer.”

Historical research is changing the way brewers—and drinkers—think about saison.

08/06/2026

“ is not the brainchild of a corporate marketing machine, nor is it meant to serve any particular beer brand,” she wrote in 2011. “ is opportunity for breweries, bloggers, businesses and consumers to connect and share their love of craft beer. Getting involved is easy; the only requirements are an appreciation for great beer and the will to spread the word. Anyone can participate by enjoying IPA with friends, making some noise online with the hashtag, and showing the world that craft beer is more than a trend!”

Ashley Routson "The Beer W***h" tells the story behind the origins of IPA Day, one of craft beer's biggest social media occasions.

08/05/2026

Troubling News for Brewers

It was announced this week that the candy factory in Minnesota that produces Salted Nut Rolls would be closing down next month. The fate of future candy production is unclear. RahrBSG has long been putting Salted Nut Rolls in pallets of grain as a thanks to customers in a tradition that has become known as "brewers lunch."

The bottom line, says a RahrBSG spokesman, is that the treats won't be going away anytime soon.

"We keep a healthy stockpile of Salted Nut Rolls on hand and have even more on the way as of Friday," said Michael Dawson. "Pearson's has advised us that they're looking for a co-packer to continue producing the Salted Nut Roll brand, although no firm timeline on that yet."

Breathe easy for now, brewers, and snack on.

08/05/2026

Now available on the All About Beer podcast: Is Saison the Most Versatile Beer Style?

Saison has come to be defined by just the handful of commercial brewers who make it. But historically, “saison” was an umbrella term covering a broad spectrum of flavors. Modern brewers are now discovering ways to drive different aspects of the yeast that is the hallmark of saison.

Ironically, its thinking about water, grains and hops driving these yeast flavors. But speaking of yeast, while “a Belgian saison strain” is a common phrase, in fact, Brettanomyces is often key in making the style.

Far from being a singular style, saison offers both drinkers and brewers a menagerie of possibilities.

Far from being a singular style, saison offers both drinkers and brewers a menagerie of possibilities.

08/03/2026

In 2003, a group of North Carolinians launched a grassroots movement to shatter the state's rigid 6% ABV limit. The three-year-effort to lift the cap was passed on August 13, 2005.

Twenty-one years later to the day, Tryon Distributing, Fullsteam, and NC Craft Brewers Guild are throwing a birthday bash to honor the revolution that made our state a craft beer powerhouse—and you are invited!

This event is free to attend and you won't want to miss this important anniversary. See you there.

This event is free to attend and all are welcome!In 2003, a group of North Carolinians launched a grassroots movement to shatter the state's rigid 6% ABV limit. The three-year-effort to lift the cap was passed on August 13, 2005.Twenty-one years later to the day, Tryon Distributing, Fullsteam, and ...

08/03/2026

Listen in and learn how HOPSTEINER's advanced hop products helped the Peaceful Side Brewery reformulate flagship beers while achieving improvements in cost, yield, shelf stability, and flavor.

How Hopsteiner’s advanced hop products helped the brewery reformulate flagship beers while achieving improvements in cost, yield, shelf stability, and flavor.

07/30/2026

Just waiting out a thunderstorm in the best possible way.

07/30/2026

A new episode of Brewer to Brewer dropped this morning. Listen in as Mike from Is/was brewing talks with Zack from Funkytown Brewery. Great insight you'll benefit from hearing.

Mike Schallau of is/was Brewing hosts Zack Day, the co-founder of Funky Town Brewery on this episode of Brewer to Brewer.