Beer has inspired a variety of odd games, glasses and gadgets. Some were necessary, while others—well, not so much. By
Like wine, many beers’ underlying aromas and tastes are both influenced and complemented by the vessel in which they are
We all know how craft beer history goes. Beer was great until the 19th century, when mass production of lagers
Walk through The Front Door in Galway and the ear-splitting volume of the music and the size of the fashionable
“Mussels in Brussels?” That’s what the gal who wrote our plane ticket asked us before our first trip to Belgium.
Beer and cheese have a lot on common. As Brooklyn Brewing’s brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, is fond of pointing out, cheese
British brewers began “imperializing” ales over 200 years ago. Stout and pale ale were re-formulated as stronger variations designed for
Every year since 1989, I have traveled down to Houston, TX, a lovely city that is widely unappreciated among the
How did this all come about? Well, I wrote about the beginnings of that on these pages, in the January
All beers are from Texas craft breweries, except the last. 1. Fredericksburg Gold Medal Porter with fresh, hot cornbread slathered