Craft Brewing Magazine
Podcast Episode 485: Mike Schallau of Is/Was Is Brewing New World Saison For Modern Drinkers
While many brewers in North America have leaned into saisons with dialed-up flavors—with more acidity, plentiful phenolics, and big Brett—this small and focused brewery in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood tones it down and shapes it up to make lighter, drier beers that drink full, glass after glass.
The Future Is So Light, I Can Barely See It.
What’s driving the push behind ultra-pale malts anyway?
Make Your Best American Light Lager
Whether you’re the type who appreciates a real technical challenge—or just the type who appreciates something easygoing and ice-cold on a hot day—light lager has plenty to offer the ambitious (and thirsty) brewer.
35 Moments that Built New Belgium Brewing
Open New Belgium’s 35th Anniversary Variety Pack and take a ride through the brewery’s early history. Sunshine Wheat, Classic Fat Tire Amber Ale, and Blue Paddle: three time capsules in cans to celebrate three and a half decades of brewing.
Improving Brewery Tank Cleaning, Sanitation and Packaging Line Efficiency
Cleaning and drying are not just sanitation concerns for breweries. They directly impact production speed, labor, water and chemical use, packaging quality, and overall uptime.