Beer Enthusiast

Surfing Through 24 GABFs

I well remember the first Great American Beer Festival. It took place at the Hilton Harvest House in Boulder, CO.

The Beer Heard ‘Round the World

Our nation had existed only 200 years, but 1976 was a banner year for American brewing. That’s the year the

Tapped Up or Tapped Out

The first multiple tap bars had to be found in Europe. Perhaps it all started early in 18th century East

The Hophead’s Guide to Hops

The bar at Widmer’s Gasthaus brewery-pub here in Portland, OR, was fairly crowded as I settled in to relax a

When in Japan…

Izakaya are small pubs, usually specializing in sake, but here are two craft beer establishments. They serve a succession of

Beer and Chocolate in Tokyo?

Carrying my beer and chocolate dog and pony show to Tokyo presented quite a challenge. First, there was an entirely

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