I don't often make note of the passing of another beer to the insatiable business of big beer. Usually the beers that go are of the light lager variety ... Read More

No other style of beer inspires the passion that stout does. Whether it's the Irish with their craic and pints of black beer or an American microbrewer showing off ... Read More

Imported beer sales are up in the Midwestern United States. This interesting article attributes the growing interest in imported beer to the globalization of beer. I suppose the ... Read More

Here is one of those stories that just makes you smile. Rick Courcy, previously of Massachusetts, now calls Maine home and hops growing his profession. After seeing a TV commercial ... Read More

What does it mean when a brewery feels compelled to add "Lacto" to their Sweet Stout label? I recently tasted Kiuchi Hitachino Lacto Sweet Stout and found out.

If you’re looking for ways to waste money on your pets here’s something that you might be interested in: Slobber Lager, a “beer” brewed especially for dogs. According to ... Read More

A recent GAO review of expenditures related to the Katrina relief effort has found some wasteful spending. Well, they’re calling it wasteful. I suppose that I have to agree that ... Read More

Now, before all you hop heads out there get too excited, I should point out that Anheuser-Busch’s (yeah, that A-B) “wild” appellation doesn’t mean that their beer is wild with ... Read More

I recently tasted Rogue Mocha Porter. This is the first of what is sure to be many brews that make to this site from Oregon as well as Rogue ... Read More

A blogger, who has chosen to remain nameless, has been hosting occasional beer and cheese parties. He and his wife pair beer and cheeses, invite over about 20 friends, ... Read More

And here it is, the final installment of the Picnic Recipe Exchange. Today’s entry comes from Abouts guide to Southern Cooking and to stick with the theme, I suggest ... Read More

Care for a quick tour of Cologne? Grab a Kolsch and let's go! About's Guide to Germany recently visited Cologne and gave some well deserved attention to Kolsch. Check ... Read More

Today’s recipe exchange entry comes from About’s guide to French Food. Be forewarned: I’ve personally gained five pounds simply by reading some of her recipes! If you’d rather ... Read More

I found some Einbecker Schwarzbeir at my local grocery store the other day. With the sea of Pilsner and Pilsner clones on the market and my personal affinity for ... Read More

As you know, I’ve been offering pairing suggestions for the recipes offered for the Picnic Recipe Exchange from About’s Food group. Today’s recipes come from our Chinese Food guide. ... Read More

I won’t be offering a beer pairing suggestions for today’s recipes as they come from About’s Cocktails guide. So, for the moment I’ll grab my beer and step aside. ... Read More

I'm continually fascinated by the diversity that exists within beer. I put together a this profile of wheat beer and was surprised by the wide interpretations of this popular ... Read More

I don't usually associate lagers with English breweries but there are a number of British brewed lagers out there. Check out my review of Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Lager.

Today’s recipe comes from About’s Italian Food guide. (He once recommended Teo Musso’s Baladin, a beer he describes as wonderful stuff. I haven’t had a chance to hunt ... Read More

Would you bath in it? Some entrepreneurial spirits in Czech are betting that you would. I must admit that I’m intrigued. Why do they only offer one sort of ... Read More

Today’s recipe comes from About’s Mexican Food Guide. I admit that it might be a bit lazy for me to suggest Dos Equis as the pairing beer but there’s ... Read More

Really there’s only one brand of beer that I could suggest to go with today’s recipes. Our Kosher Foods Guide has suggested a couple of salads and I’m only ... Read More