Craft Brewing Magazine
Podcast Episode 457: Cory Buenning of Fritz Family Focuses on Highly Attenuated Lagers with Perfect Proteins
The seven-barrel brewhouse at Fritz Family in Niwot, Colorado, may be be small by typical lager-brewing standards. But founder Cory Buenning takes an exacting approach to the lagers he brews for the cuckoo clock–lined taproom, focusing on malt that produces mid-sized proteins that build body.
Recipe: Bluejacket Common People
This modern take on a Kentucky common comes from a collaboration between Bluejacket and DC Beer, a website that’s been covering the Washington, D.C., beer scene for more than a decade.
Recipe: Cloudburst Peaked in High School
From Cloudburst founder-brewer Steve Luke, here’s a homebrew recipe for the West Coast double red that won gold at the 2025 World Beer Cup.
Your Low-Lift Key to Hop Water and NA Success
Hop waters and NA beverages aren’t a compromise; they’re a new creative playground. Water-soluble hop aroma products such as LLZ™, SalvoPlus™, and Hop Oils make it easier than ever to create flavorful, hop-inspired drinks that appeal to both traditional beer lovers and health-conscious consumers. Here, we want to show you just how easy it is to create scalable, low-lift, high-return recipes with applicable pricing.
Ask the Pros: Brewing Strong Red Liquid Nostalgia with Cloudburst
In 2025, Seattle’s Cloudburst won World Beer Cup gold in the Strong Red Ale category for its throwback West Coast double red, Peaked in High School. Here, founder-brewer Steve Luke opens his yearbook to share the details.