Fantasy and mythology drive much of what husband and wife team Tobias Cichon and Raiye Rosado do at Rabid Brewing. As the brewery celebrates their 4th anniversary, I sat down with the pair to talk about the passion behind their brewery, the mythological backstories behind their beers, and the sense of adventure the keeps them pursuing their dream.

Sanna Forslund is a chocolate educator who uses chocolate as a way to travel the world, recalling places she’s been and imagining ones she hasn’t, and helping others to do the same. All that’s required is an open and curious mind and a piece of chocolate.

Hosting a beer tasting for friends at home can be a fun way to hang out, discover some new favorite beers, and even learn a few things along the way. Here’s how to make your beer tasting party a success. 

Beer and chocolate can pair beautifully together and offer a never-ending variety of possible flavor combinations. Hosting a beer and chocolate pairing in your home can be a fun way to explore those flavors, learn more about your favorite indulgences, and have a new experience with your friends. Here’s how to make a beer and chocolate pairing party a success!

Honey is delicious on its own, but it can give a whole new dimension to craft beers as well. Brewers across the country are brewing with honey in a variety of ways, and the resulting honey beers are a delicious and fascinating tribute to our honey bee friends.

Honey is delicious on its own, but it can give a whole new dimension to craft chocolate as well. Bean to bar chocolate makers across the country are working with honey in a variety of ways, and the resulting honey chocolates are a delicious and fascinating tribute to our honey bee friends.

Oktoberfest, Marzen, and Festbier, oh my! What’s Oktoberfest, how did the festival get started, and what’s the difference between these German lager styles? A certified beer expert explains the ins and outs of these autumn favorites!

Brothers Jose and Javier Lopez celebrate their heritage at Casa Humilde Cerveceria, their Chicago craft brewery where they work with flavors and ingredients from Mexican culinary tradition.

Smoke is one of the most evocative aromas in the world. Here are three craft beers brewed with smoked malt from Sugar Creek Malt in Indiana, the only Nordic smokehouse in North America.

What is malt, how is it made, and what does it do for beer? Malt is the foundational ingredient of beer, and here we learn all about how it get used to make your favorite beer.

French Broad Chocolates and Burial Beer in Asheville, North Carolina, enjoy an ongoing creative partnership that has led to some of the most interesting (and tasty) beer chocolates and chocolate beers in the country, including a new collection of beer-infused chocolate bonbon bars.

Scott Watson was a professional craft brewer before founding Loon Chocolate. He sees many similarities between these two artisan worlds.

Let’s be honest—what mom really wants for Mother’s Day is a drink. And if that drink includes chocolate, all the better! More and more craft breweries are working with ethically-sourced cacao to create delicious and nuanced chocolate beers. Here are five great chocolate beers to enjoy with mom this Mother’s Day.

Corina Gimenez brings together Venezuelan cacao with Norwegian culinary ingredients at Xoco by Corina, a bean to bar chocolate company in southwest Norway.

There are dozens of craft beer styles, and almost all of them fit into one of two categories: ale and lager. But what’s the difference? It’s simpler than you think.

At Ratza Chocolate, Sara is infusing a lifetime of herbal knowledge and a world of botanical flavors into her bean to bar chocolate.

2020 was a hard year, but at least there was good beer and chocolate. Here are beer writer David Nilsen’s favorite craft beers & bean to bar chocolates of 2020.