Years ago, there was a commercial where people were shown grimacing with a “bitter beer face” after taking a sip of “bitter” beer. This was a reference to the rise of dank, piney, and very bitter IPAs ...

Even casual beer drinkers have likely noticed the meteoric rise of India pale ales over the past decade, but the spotlight-stealing brew can be polarizing. Maybe you love IPAs, maybe you hate them.

While it might seem complex to anyone who has never brewed their own beer, at its essence, beer is made of only a handful of ingredients. To brew beer, all you need are water, a grain (most often ...