Craft Beer

Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in America and the craft beer movement has only continued to grow since the 1970s. A brewery is defined as "craft" if it's independent of outside corporate ownership, produces fewer than six million barrels each year and uses either traditional or innovative ingredients. There are strong craft brewing cultures across the country, but Portland, Oregon is home to more breweries than any other city. Check out some of our favorite canned craft beers or find the best IPA in your state. Find out everything you need to know about craft beer in F&W's hoppy guide.
Curtis Holmes, Plant Director of Alaskan Brewing Company, opening the door to the smoked malt in their smokehouse.
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Drinks outside on a silver table.
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A wooden barrel, La Palomita by Goose Island, and Tequila Sunrise by Firestone Walker beers
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A bottle of Ebulon from Scratch Brewing Company.
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The iGulu F1 Smart Beer Brewing System on a table outdoors with full glasses of beer and plates of food
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A Beer flight arranged from dark to light beer.
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Aluminum cans.
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Strange Beer Brews
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Peter Hemings Beer | Avery Brewing
One of America's First Craft Brewers Was Thomas Jefferson's Slave
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Parabolita by Firestone Walker Brewing Company, North Sky by Allagash Brewing Company, Black Swift Stout by Breakside Brewery on a blue bordered background.
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Dried hops and a beer being poured
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Coors Banquet, Lone Star and a cold beer.
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Water in a brewing tank.
Why This Overlooked Ingredient Has a Huge Effect on Beer
Illustration of three beer cans of different sizes
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Best non-alcoholic beer
8 Best Nonalcoholic Beers to Drink This Summer
Beer with Spanish tapas on a table.
An Argument for Why Beer Is Better Than Wine for Food Pairings
Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vessels with malt (top, l), hops (top, r), water (bottom, l), and yeast, the four ingredients for beer, stand on the floor in the brewhouse of the Flensburg brewery. The German Purity Law is one of the oldest food regulations in the world and has been in force for around 500 years.
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West Bound and Down
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Yuengling (Pottsville, PA)
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The 25 Most Important American Craft Beers Ever Brewed
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20 New High-Alcohol Craft Beers to Warm Your Bones This Fall and Winter
Magic Rock Brewing
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The Brewing Projekt
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Beer bottles
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Tröegs Independent Brewing
Inside the Ever-Changing World of Craft Beer Labels
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Craft Beer Drinkers Are Less Adventurous Than They Used to Be, Survey Says