It is refreshing when the title of a book works so well with the subject matter. The name “Minnesota” is
The status of quality beer has never needed validation among its devotees, but lately there has been a movement afoot
Homebrewers are an innately inquisitive lot. That is, after all, what led them to exploration of beer in the first
At first, most of us were happy enough to brew a beer that didn’t poison anyone. However, as with all
At long last, beer paired with dinner has achieved the status that fine wine and haute cuisine have enjoyed in
Often, when beer lovers venture into the realm of Belgian brews, they experience an epiphany. Even without an experienced or
Picture yourself living in a pre-industrial Northern Europe. You and the rest of the village have toiled through a long,
In every culture, there are touchstones that serve as access points into the history, morality, economics and the everyday life
Bill Yenne has written extensively on beer and brewing history for two decades. With this newest of his 40 books,
IPA, a beer brewed for export, arrived in Britain by default. In 1827 a ship carrying some 300 giant hogsheads—a
