Stan Hieronymus

July 1, 2011 | Book Reviews

100 Belgian Beers To Try Before You Die

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

Beer Compendia

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

Brew-Ski

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

Ameri-Brew

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

Arthur’s Round

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

Further Reading

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

Ten Beery Things to do in Germany Without Visiting Oktoberfest

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

The Importance of Drinking Local

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

Avant Garde

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

Hefeweizen

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 ...