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Articles By Joshua M. Bernstein

Joshua M. Bernstein is a Columbus, Ohio-based beer journalist and author of Brewed Awakening, Complete IPA, Homebrew World, Drink Better Beer, and The Complete Beer Course—the revised 10th-anniversary edition was released in 2023. You can find his work in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, The Atlantic, and, of course, here at Imbibe, where he is the Contributing Beer Editor. He loves IPAs and pilsners, but will drink whatever beer is handy at the time.

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An Bui built America’s most unlikely beer empire.

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Firestone Walker brewmaster Matt Brynildson is making the best beer you’ve likely never tasted.

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Once knocked as a novelty, canned beer is experiencing a comeback. Contributing editor Josh Bernstein with the story.

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For the ultimate taste of place, some brewers are growing their own barley, hops and fruit, as well as harvesting yeast strains and building farmstead breweries.

Beer-Wine Hybrids

To bridge the chasm between barley and grapes, brewers are dipping deeper into winemakers’ tool kits to create hybrids that defy neat categorization.

defining craft beer

Thirty years ago, America’s beer market was basted in black-and-white. Now, perception is no longer so easily colored. What does "craft" mean moving forward?

ipas

If there’s an archetype of American craft brewing, it’s the IPA, but as America’s craft-beer scene has evolved, so has its approach.

Gruits

Increasingly, craft brewers are ditching hops for herbs, creating adventurous brews that challenge beer’s basic definition. Contributor Joshua M. Bernstein finds out why.

Bend Beer Scene

Contributor Joshua Bernstein looks at the booming beer culture in Bend, Oregon.

solera beer

joe tucker

american mead

cream of the crop

texas beer scene

american lagers

beer and cheese collaborations

USA brewers inspiring European brews

brewers and distillers mash up