You learn a lot about the state of American craft beer when you attempt to rank the top three beers (give or take) in every state.

IPAs tend to hog a lot of the beer-loving spotlight, but for true believers, the holiest of grails are those containing stouts.

"IPAs are so hot right now!" That sentence is so 1996.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is finally summer.

These are the hottest breweries in America right now, courtesy of some of the best minds in beer.

Geothermal springs are, literally, hot tub time machines.

If you have a beer in your hand, life is probably good.

Everyone is on board with session IPAs.

We all know one.

The “you must have at least this long a beard to brew beer” jokes land because everyone -- even people who aren’t craft beer drinkers--understands the underlying premise: Craft beer drinkers are white, male, straight, and preferably flannel-clad.

Carefully, I poured the contents of the orange-and-yellow, 16-ounce can into tasting-sized glasses as the judging panel awaited in anticipation of the blind tasting.