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The Craft Beer Reference

Learn. Explore. Drink. Find.

Four ways into craft beer. Learn what's inside the glass. Explore the global calendar. Drink at the destinations every enthusiast knows. Find the rarest releases.

01 · Learn

What's inside the glass.

Long-form guides, brewing science, and the hop, malt, yeast, and style references that explain why your beer tastes the way it does.

02 · Explore

The global calendar.

Every craft beer festival, brewery anniversary, and brewing competition worth knowing — tracked in one place. 84 events worldwide, 365 days a year.

84 events · Worldwide · Updated weekly

Beer festivals & global events

GABF, Oktoberfest, Zwanze Day, Quintessence, Dark Lord, Belgian Beer Weekend, Fresh Hop Ale Festival — the globally-recognized festivals, anniversaries, and brewing competitions every craft beer enthusiast tracks. Plus brewery anniversaries from Sierra Nevada to Hill Farmstead.

Browse the calendar →
Upcoming highlights · 2026
SEP 4–6
Belgian Beer Weekend
Grand-Place, Brussels
SEP 19
Oktoberfest opens
Theresienwiese, Munich
OCT 3
Fresh Hop Ale Festival
Downtown Yakima, WA
NOV 13
FoBAB
Chicago, IL
03 · Drink

Where to drink it.

From Yakima hop country to Vermont's farmhouse breweries, San Diego to Brussels — the destinations every craft beer drinker should know, and the breweries that put them on the map.

04 · Find

The hunt.

The cans and bottles you actually want — tracked, dated, and timed. From weekly hazy IPA drops to once-a-year barrel-aged whales.