Amanda Baltazar

March 1, 2011 | Styles Features

Mild in May

The Bristol & District branch of CAMRA, in the southwest of England, pulled out all the stops for its Mild in May promotion. It adopted a passport theme, providing a pocket-sized booklet that participants could fill in as they drank ...

March 1, 2011 | Styles Features

The Magic of Mild

Coming soon to a bar near you: mild ale. This traditional English beer, once the most popular style in the country, fell from favor in the last century. However, it is staging a comeback in its native land, and has ...

January 1, 2010 | Brewing Features

Nanobrewing: Does Size Matter?

It typically starts off in a basement or a garage, or perhaps, if you’re lucky, in 10 square feet in the corner of the den....

January 1, 2010 | Brewing Features

Helpful Resources

The Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau www.ttb.gov American Homebrewers Association www.homebrewersassociation.org The Brewers Association www.brewersassociation.org...

January 1, 2010 | Brewing Features

Getting Legal

Getting a license to sell beer is often the most harrowing experience many brewers have to deal with, and the ease with which they’re granted varies drastically from state to state. But in order to legally sell beer, a brewer ...

September 1, 2009 | Travel Features

Breweries in Wine Country

Napa-Sonoma Region, California Bear Republic, Healdsburg Downtown Joe’s American Grill and Brewhouse, Napa Lagunitas Brewing, Petaluma Napa Valley Brewing Co. at Calistoga Inn Restaurant, Calistoga Russian River Brewing, Santa Rosa Silverado Brewing, St. Helena Sonoma Springs Brewing Co., Sonoma Stumptown ...

September 1, 2009 | Travel Features

Beer In Wine Country

My husband gulps some Cabernet Franc and declares it “tasty.” We are in the Tri-Cities wine country in Washington state and other guests are sipping their wine and describing its characteristics in elegant prose. It was at this point that ...