BeerAdvocate magazine #120 (January 2017)

Watch our preview of BeerAdvocate magazine #120 (January 2017) on the 34 best new breweries to open in 2016.



On the Cover: Brewmaster-blender Shawn Johnson and his wife Lindsay opened Birds Fly South Ale Project, their South Carolina brewery, in September. | Photo by Jack Sorokin.



Inside:

2017 Beer Resolutions
Beer Smack by Jason & Todd Alström

Racing to Meet Demand, More Breweries Add Wood-Aging Facilities
Beer News by Rebecca Kirkman

Baladin to Open Farm Brewery Emphasizing Beer’s Agricultural Roots
Beer News by Bryan Jansing

Put a Lid on It
Innovation by Lisa Morrison

The Homebrewer’s Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to Making Your Own Beer from Scratch by Marika Josephson, Aaron Kleidon, and Ryan Tockstein
Shelf Talker by Courtney Cox

Muskoka Brewery’s Winter Beard Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout
Label Approval by Courtney Cox

Big in Japan: Stouts in the Land of the Rising Sun
Biiru Without Borders by Davey Young

Sam Calagione and Dogfish Head’s Immort Ale
6 Degrees of Fermentation by Ben Keene; illustration by Brett Affrunti

Happily Single
Unfiltered by Andy Crouch; illustration by Chi-Yun Lau

Gold Label: A Revolutionary Beer
Fermented Culture by Ron Pattinson

Preparing for Lawn Season
BYOB by Drew Beechum; illustration by Ellen Crenshaw

Umami Rice with Brown Ale
Cuisine à la Bière by Sean Z. Paxton

Lord Nibbler!
Kindred Spirits (recipe by T. Read Richards | General Manager at Valkyrie | Tulsa, Okla.)

Braised Rabbit Tagliatelle
Table Mates (pairings by The Village Idiot’s Jason Ritchey | Lexington, Ky.)

Blue Palms Brewhouse in Los Angeles, Calif.
Barkeep by Sarah Bennett; photos by John Verive

Drew Fox, Founder and Head Brewer, 18th Street Brewery
9 Steps to Beerdom by Paul M. McMorrow

The Southern Brewing Company
From the Source by Allyson Hester; photos by Miguel Rivas

Washington DC
Beer Destinations by Rebecca Kirkman; illustration by Sam Brewster

Class of 2016: 34 of the Best New Breweries
Feature by Michael Agnew, Robert Annis, Bill Babbitt, Sarah Bennett, Eric Gorski, Jonathan Ingram, Brad Japhe, Kendall Jones, Justin Kennedy, Niko Krommydas, Sean Lewis, Matt Osgood, Taylor Pilkington, Bryan Roth, Will Siss, Julia Thiel, Benjamin Whitney, and Brian Yaeger

Beer Reviews by Jason & Todd Alström

Neil Witte, Founder, Craft Quality Solutions
Last Call (interview by Courtney Cox; art by Nathan Arizona)

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