Wine and whiskey barrels are usually made of oak, which has to be dried (either by air or in a
British brewers began “imperializing” ales over 200 years ago. Stout and pale ale were re-formulated as stronger variations designed for
The status of quality beer has never needed validation among its devotees, but lately there has been a movement afoot
Often, when beer lovers venture into the realm of Belgian brews, they experience an epiphany. Even without an experienced or
IPA, a beer brewed for export, arrived in Britain by default. In 1827 a ship carrying some 300 giant hogsheads—a
A revered institution is one that endures via love of tradition, one that needs little refinement, let alone overhaul or
Great Britain: Burton Bridge Empire Pale Ale Caledonian Deuchar’s IPA Marston’s Old Empire Meantime IPA Worthington’s White Shield America: BridgePort
As can be seen from the Bass beer brewed for the White Horse, the original IPAs were truly pale in
In the early 19th century, Gabriel Sedlmayr of the Spaten Brewery in Munich, and Anton Dreher from Vienna, embarked on
If cats have nine lives, then India pale ale can certainly lay claim to two. Its first span was relatively
