Joshua M. Bernstein is a Brooklyn-based author and beer, spirits, food and travel journalist, plus an event producer, consultant and occasional tour guide.

The Complete Beer Course

The completely revised, updated, and repackaged second edition of the 2013 bestseller is now available online and at bookstores everywhere.

Totally revised THE COMPLETE BEER COURSE is out now

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Totally revised THE COMPLETE BEER COURSE is out now •

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Grape Expectations: Why Breweries Are Embracing Winemaking | The New York Times

Grape Expectations: Why Breweries Are Embracing Winemaking | The New York Times

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Take It Easy: How Breweries Are Simplifying Things for Success | Imbibe

Take It Easy: How Breweries Are Simplifying Things for Success | Imbibe

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The Cult of Busch Light Apple | VinePair

The Cult of Busch Light Apple | VinePair

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Phew. It has been a busy stretch of writing, fueled by way too much homemade cold brew. Some of the stories are finally hittin’ print and Internet, including my latest for the @nytimes that looks at the growing intersection of brewing and winem

I navigated the 1990s as a teen driven by zines and DIY everything. When I started writing about beer in the early 2000s, the DIY sensibilities drew me in, especially the folks that always made it happen—like @ericmsteen. He's always brought be

It’s been a minute since a photo roundup. Life has been busy! There was a science fair! Kid science fairs are the very best window into kid brains! I drank many good drinks with friends @cruzdelsurnyc! I was introduced to perhaps the world&rsqu

This year marks the 15th anniversary of a little voyeuristic idea I had wayyyyy back in 2009: Wouldn't it be fun to head inside NYC homebrewers' homes and try their beers? Turns out, it was a ton of fun. And somehow, the tours still live on to this d

Why am I posting a picture of a dozen or so 30-packs of Busch Light Apple stacked in front of a car in Embarrass, Minnesota? Great question!

Last month, the folks @vinepair asked me if I wanted to write a story about beer drinkers' continued love fo

Craft brewing is known for maximal flavors and naming conventions—sometimes quirky, sometimes cringe. “It was easy to be cute or obtuse with names or fanciful styles when the industry was still maturing,” says Adam Bankovich, the CE

A few scenes from last week’s family trip to San Francisco, including gravity-cask lagers @tenmabeerproject, top-notch seafood and kolsch @fortpointbeer, general oddities, so many succulents, obligatory @russianriverbrewingofficial IPA and a sc

Scenes from the last several weeks of city living, including the @idiotarodnyc, cask ale-filled anniversary party @strongropebrewery and Lunar New Year. It’s been busy. I have also been writing many stories!

And we are going to San Francisco t

The IPA is American craft brewing’s version of fast fashion. Soon after new styles or techniques are developed, trendsetters are imitated nationwide and around the globe, as breweries capitalize on the latest craze. Like that Shein shirt, few I

I’ve been writing about beer for more than 20 years, a wild ride in American brewing. Brewers brewed anything and everything to differentiate themselves from mainstream lagers, eventually finding ample shelf space in supermarkets and liquors st