July 1, 2011 | Book Reviews
There’s a good reason that an odd number of judges sit at “best of show” tables in beer competitions—that way there are no ties. When two, rather than one or three, authors set out to identify the best beers in ...
January 1, 2011 | Book Reviews
500 Beers By Zak Avery Sellers Publishing, Hard cover, $16.95, 288 pp 1001 Beers You Must Taste Before You Die Edited by Adrian Tierney-Jones Universe, Hard cover, $36.95, 960 pp World’s Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to ...
June 30, 2010 | Beer Travelers
If you were going to build a Victorian mountain town to add historic charm to the valley below a ski conglomerate of hotels and condominiums, it would probably look just about like Crested Butte, CO....
January 1, 2010 | Appreciation
Four thousand miles away from Manhattan, in a northern Italian village, Birrificio Troll owner Alberto Canavese was celebrating because his beers had just gone on sale in New York, New York. Only one of the particularly strong beers he shipped ...
July 1, 2009 | Book Reviews
Two days after Arthur Guinness died in 1803, the Dublin Evening Post published a short mention of his death, noting he was “long known and respected in the city of Dublin; the worthy and good will regret him because his ...
May 1, 2009 | Live Beer
Canstatter Volksfest http://www.cannstatter-volksfest.de Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn tour information info@schneider-weisse.de Private Brauereigasthöfe information, including how to order the 2009 directory http://www.braugasthoefe.de Germany’s Christmas Markets http://www.germany-christmas-market.org.uk Zoigl Weekly Serving Schedule http://waldnaab-taler.de/zoigl An Essential Guide to German Breweries & Pubs http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/germany.htm...
May 1, 2009 | Live Beer
Set in the lush valley of the Swabian mountains, Stuttgart advertises itself as “the new heart of Europe,” proudly high tech and industrial. Tourist brochures promote mineral spring spas, the arts and that 500 vineyards cover the nearby hillsides. But ...
March 1, 2009 | It's My Round
We are in the midst of a Year of Eating and Drinking Local. If it were going to result in a book—though it won’t—we might call it “If it’s a blueberry ale, this must be Maine” or “If it tastes ...
November 1, 2006 | Beer Talk
Port Brewing Co. San Diego County, CA Available: CA, AZ The beer is made with Custom Toasted malts that are made by running Golden Promise Barley through our restaurant pizza ovens. Avant Garde features a hybrid fermentation with a lager ...
November 1, 2006 | Beer Talk
Gordon Biersch Brewing Co. San Jose, CA Available: CA, AZ, NV, OH This hefeweizen is brewed in the German style with yeast that produce …esters. Alcohol (vol.): 5.4 Color: 24.0 EBC (9.46 Lovibond) Bitterness: 12 Original Gravity: 12 P Final ...