We Asked 10 Brewers: What’s Your Guilty-Pleasure Beer? (2026)

Being a brewer requires a well-honed palate and a keen sense of what is and isn’t good. Brewers exist somewhere on the spectrum of artist to scientist, managing a very precise process while also imbuing their own flourish. Their taste buds and sense of smell are just as important as their fermenters and brew kettles. A brewer is going to know what a good beer is, because they have to know. But…