There’s more to beer judging than drinking free beer. It takes a lot of hard work to properly evaluate beer, but the rewards are many. With proper preparation and plenty of practice, you can become an experienced beer evaluator.

Beer judges often calibrate their palates by tasting a commercial example of the beer style they are judging. We have assembled a panel of four of the top judges from the Beer Judge Certification Program and asked them to judge two American classic beers. We invite you to get your own samples of Anchor Steam and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and judge along with them.

Randy Mosher, author of the new Brewers Publication’s book “Radical Brewing,” gives a sampling of some of the topics covered in his latest book. From strange ingredients and quirky processes to downright scary recipes, Mosher invites readers to take their brewing to radical extremes in the pursuit of new adventures.

Coming to Las Vegas for the AHA National Homebrew Conference? Don’t gamble on being able to find the best beer spots on your own. We’ve enlisted a Las Vegas native and veteran beer writer to give the skinny on “Beer and Loafing in Las Vegas.”

Your priorities will change with a new arrival, but with some advance planning and helpful strategies, homebrewing can still be part of the picture.

Homebrewing is an excellent way for beer drinkers to help save the planet. Even without any special practices or products, homebrewing is usually gentler on the world’s ecosystems than consuming mass-produced industrial brews.

Denmark isn’t the first country that comes to mind as a beer mecca. But between a healthy and growing homebrew community and several small, independent breweries, there is plenty of great beer to be found in Denmark.

As American brewers look to the future and new frontiers of brewing, we see a niche for the non-everyday beer, the small-batch, hand-tooled beer that is not for everyone.

There are countless types of bacteria that would dearly love to wreak havoc with your lovingly prepared wort. To be a successful brewer, you must be a successful bacteria killer.

Belgium is home to more than 100 brewers producing as many as 400 different beers, quite striking for a country about 150 miles across at its widest points.