Kriek lambic is made from sour cherries, the most traditional of which has become rare but all the more sought after: Schaarbeek. Is Schaarbeek really the original kriek, or did other fruit beers precede it?

Today’s homebrewers enjoy unprecedented access to purpose-built brewing equipment, but the DIY spirit remains very much alive. Zymurgy’s annual Gadgets Issue celebrates that spirit.

Zoiglbier is less a kind of beer than a commitment to an age-old brewing tradition that has long since vanished across most of Bavaria. You know the beer’s flowing when you come across the Zoigl star hanging above a tavern door.