Craft Brewing Magazine
The Science Behind Low-Diacetyl Yeast
Manufactured ALDC can help control diacetyl in some situations where the diacetyl rest falls short—but what happens when hop creep puts it to the test? Berkeley Yeast looks at the science behind manufactured and intracellular ALDC and shares experimental data comparing the two under the most challenging conditions. Only one really holds up.
The Best 20 Beers in 2026
It’s a hell of a process. From more than a thousand submissions and blind tastings throughout the year, we arrive at an elite 20—not just great beers, but examples of the truly sublime. These are the liquids that moved our minds and reshaped, yet again, our ideas of what beer can be.
Podcast Episode 513: The Best in Beer 2026 Special Takes You Behind the Picks
In this special episode of the podcast, Craft Beer & Brewing cofounder and editorial director Jamie Bogner and executive editor Joe Stange walk through the process behind the editors’ picks for best beers in 2026 and share some of your readers’ choice favorite breweries, beers, and more.
Best in Beer Readers’ Choice: Your Top 25 Beers of 2026
Which beers do you love the most? We polled thousands of our magazine and newsletter subscribers on their favorites, and here are the results.
Best in Beer Readers’ Choice: Your Favorite Breweries in 2026
You voted, we tallied. Here are your favorite breweries right now, broken down into four size categories based on volume brewed.