# Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine

> Food & Drink

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id943148121](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id943148121)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id943148121`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Unfiltered Media
- **Category:** Food & Drink
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (767 ratings)
- **Version:** 22.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-22
- **First published:** 2014-12-02
- **Size:** 86 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/craft-beer-brewing-magazine/id943148121)
- **Website:** [http://beerandbrewing.com](http://beerandbrewing.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.mazsystems.com/outputs-privacy](https://www.mazsystems.com/outputs-privacy)

## Description

Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine is the go-to app for beer lovers and homebrewers. It delivers practical guidance from top craft beer writers, dozens of beer reviews with tasting notes, and exclusive interviews with world-class brewers, plus in-depth coverage of brewing trends, ingredients, and techniques.

It also features homebrew tips, equipment reviews, and proven beer recipes across styles. Existing subscribers can access all content via the app, with flexible subscription options and clear auto-renewal details.

## Rankings

- #60,587 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, users praise the magazine's rich, practical beer content and strong subscription value, including videos and courses, and enjoy a cover-to-cover reading experience. However, many reviews cite persistent UX and access problems: difficult navigation and bookmarking, limited account/purchase restoration, occasional crashes and slow loads, and issues with formatting and offline reading. A few users also dislike ads. The app is valued for its content, but improvements in navigation, access, reliability, and offline features would significantly improve the experience.

### Pros

- Rich, comprehensive beer content including recipes, brewery profiles, and industry insights.
- Strong value for the subscription, with additional videos and courses.
- Pleasant reading experience with a cover-to-cover format and colorful, readable layout.
- Practical brewing guidance and travel/brewery recommendations that are helpful in real life.

### Cons

- Poor navigation and bookmarking: hard article search, unreliable gestures, and lack of bookmarks with overlays covering content.
- Account and access problems: can't restore purchases or access old editions; in-app vs web login issues; subscription gating.
- Stability and performance issues: app crashes, slow loads, and ad-heavy segments.
- Formatting on larger devices and offline reading limitations (no offline within the app; reliance on iBooks).

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