Last year, the war in Iraq forced the cancellation of the annual National Beer Wholesalers/Brewers Joint Legislative Conference in Washington,
Sporting events and activities have long been toasted, celebrated and sponsored by beer. The Super Bowl commercials are a testament
Here’s beer’s quandary: when it claims its legitimate place as the most popular adult beverage, it also becomes the most
Stouts, be they conventional or imperial, and porters are the most common of the so-called black beers. But only one
So many trends—from Starbucks coffee to grunge music to gourmet pizza with capers and duck sausage—started on the West Coast
Samuel Adams Utopias At 25% ABV, this is the record-holder for commercial beers, and yet it manages to be lighter
Hoppiness is in the mind—and on the palate—of the beholder. IBUs tell only half the story. They measure the amount
Beer, brewed by monks? The very concept might shock some people, especially in our alcohol-phobic society. But northern Europe has
Achel (St. Benedictusabdij de Achelse Kluis) De Kluis 1 3930 Hamont-Achel Tel: (011) 800760 abdij@achelsekluis.be www.achelsekluis.be Brewery tavern hours (on
Although much of beer’s dawn is shrouded in obscurity, we do know that beer is as old as civilization itself.


