Good Beer Hunting

Mother of Invention

The beer industry is often spurred on by the need to meet new necessity with invention. This leads to all sorts of unique evolutionary paths in the history of beer, from making to selling to drinking. These are the innovations, big and small, old and new, that have transformed the beer in your hand in surprising ways.

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Garçon, un Picon! — The Past and Future Success of Amer Bière in French Drinking Culture
Garçon, un Picon! — The Past and Future Success of Amer Bière in French Drinking Culture
From the Pores of Earth — The Impractical Alchemy of Stone Fermentation
From the Pores of Earth — The Impractical Alchemy of Stone Fermentation
Cacao, Brewing, and the Price of Nostalgia — Toward a Better Future for Chocolate Beer
Cacao, Brewing, and the Price of Nostalgia — Toward a Better Future for Chocolate Beer
Grape News — How a New Generation of Italian Brewers Created Italian Grape Ale
Grape News — How a New Generation of Italian Brewers Created Italian Grape Ale
New Words for an Old Thing — The Triumph and Blindness of Sensory Science
New Words for an Old Thing — The Triumph and Blindness of Sensory Science
What’s Going On in There? — How ‘Magic Box’ Machines Can Transform Our Alcoholic Beverages (and Threaten Our Definition of ‘Craft’)
What’s Going On in There? — How ‘Magic Box’ Machines Can Transform Our Alcoholic Beverages (and Threaten Our Definition of ‘Craft’)
Progress Bar — Mapping the Future of the Places We Drink
Progress Bar — Mapping the Future of the Places We Drink
On the Wagon — The Innovations Behind the Non-Alcoholic Renaissance in British Brewing
On the Wagon — The Innovations Behind the Non-Alcoholic Renaissance in British Brewing
The Gruit and the Good — The Enterprising German Brewers Bringing Gruit Culture Back to Its Roots
The Gruit and the Good — The Enterprising German Brewers Bringing Gruit Culture Back to Its Roots
Embracing Tradition — To Create a Style for the Future, South African Brewers Look to the Past
Embracing Tradition — To Create a Style for the Future, South African Brewers Look to the Past
Welcome to Fringe Division — The Innovative Malting Technology That’s Producing Better Beer
Welcome to Fringe Division — The Innovative Malting Technology That’s Producing Better Beer
Breeding in Captivity — How Genetic Sequencing is Changing Beer’s Main Ingredients
Breeding in Captivity — How Genetic Sequencing is Changing Beer’s Main Ingredients
Changing Tides — How Breweries are Combating Water Shortages and Working Towards Sustainability
Changing Tides — How Breweries are Combating Water Shortages and Working Towards Sustainability
Yeast of Eden — Why Genetically Modified Yeast Could Be the Next Step in Beer’s Evolution
Yeast of Eden — Why Genetically Modified Yeast Could Be the Next Step in Beer’s Evolution
Witch (Craft) Beer — How a New Wave of Brewers are Incorporating Magic into Beer
Witch (Craft) Beer — How a New Wave of Brewers are Incorporating Magic into Beer
To See Into the Future — Inside the Old World’s New Hop Breeding Programs
To See Into the Future — Inside the Old World’s New Hop Breeding Programs
TL;DR – Tracing the Origins of Beer Language, from Michael Jackson to Emojis
TL;DR – Tracing the Origins of Beer Language, from Michael Jackson to Emojis
Goon of Fortune — The Enduring Shelf Life of Bag-in-Box Beer
Goon of Fortune — The Enduring Shelf Life of Bag-in-Box Beer
A Fire Being Kindled — The Revolutionary Story of Kveik, Norway’s Extraordinary Farmhouse Yeast
A Fire Being Kindled — The Revolutionary Story of Kveik, Norway’s Extraordinary Farmhouse Yeast
There’s a Beer Patent for That — A Brief History of Curious Beer Ideas
There’s a Beer Patent for That — A Brief History of Curious Beer Ideas
Pinch of This, Dash of That — How Breweries, Inventors, and Drinkers Modify Flavor
Pinch of This, Dash of That — How Breweries, Inventors, and Drinkers Modify Flavor
Unlikely Behavior — The Shapeshifting Story of Brett Trois
Unlikely Behavior — The Shapeshifting Story of Brett Trois
Logging On, Filling Up — Social Media Taps New Life for Beer Enthusiast Culture
Logging On, Filling Up — Social Media Taps New Life for Beer Enthusiast Culture
Tiny Bubbles — How Nitrogenation Changed Beer Forever
Tiny Bubbles — How Nitrogenation Changed Beer Forever
An Uncharted Wilderness — Understanding Hop Compound Biotransformation
An Uncharted Wilderness — Understanding Hop Compound Biotransformation
The Revolution Will Not Be Bottled — How Mobile Canning Brought us Closer to Beer
The Revolution Will Not Be Bottled — How Mobile Canning Brought us Closer to Beer
Just the Essentials — How Distilled Oils are Expanding the Impact of Hops
Just the Essentials — How Distilled Oils are Expanding the Impact of Hops
If You Know, You Know — The Secret Handshake of Side-Pull Taps
If You Know, You Know — The Secret Handshake of Side-Pull Taps