Hoppy Lagers Are on the Clock As today’s brewers explore the subtleties of hop-forward lagers, they’re finding ways to balance proper fermentation time with the brightest possible hop expression.

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Recipe: Annie’s Atomic Amber Ale A classic style in the American craft pantheon, this amber ale is Annie Johnson’s house beer—the one she’s brewed again and again to dial in her process and ingredients. (She also drinks it.)

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Recipe: Odell Mountain Standard IPA For the team at Odell Brewing in Fort Collins, Colorado, this mountain-style IPA is a tribute to the Rocky Mountains. They select its modern hop varieties to achieve a complex profile of juicy and tropical notes.

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Recipe: Peaceful Side Solveza Mexican-Style Lager “Brewed as an ode to the sun,” this light, crisp, subtly sweet Mexican-inspired lager from Peaceful Side in Maryville, Tennessee, won the gold medal for International Light Lager at the 2025 World Beer Cup.

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Recipe: Pinthouse Electric Jellyfish 2026 From Austin’s Pinthouse, here’s an updated recipe for their core hazy IPA, Electric Jellyfish—the beer that Craft Beer & Brewing readers named their No. 1 beer of 2025.

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The Best 20 Beers in 2025 Uncork the magnums, this is the winners’ circle. Through a gauntlet of judging panels and on to the editors’ table for a last round of blind tasting and spirited discussion, these are the beers that lit up our palates and our brains—or that simply had us yearning for another, and another.

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Recipe: Altitude Homeward Bound NZ IPA From Eliott Menzies and his team at Altitude Brewing in Queenstown, New Zealand, here’s a recipe for their NZ IPA that won gold in the Juicy/Hazy category at the 2023 New Zealand Beer Awards.

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Recipe: Sour City Hua Lamphong Somtum Ale Featuring dried shrimp, salted crabs, fish sauce, fresh lime juice, tamarind paste, tomatoes, peanuts, and bird’s eye chiles, this one’s not for vegetarians... or anyone with a peanut allergy... or a shellfish allergy... or anyone who doesn’t like “spicy.” But that’s Thai food for you.

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