It is my deeply held belief that brewing at home is not only pleasurable and rewarding, but is really the
With regard to hard cider, America has played the role of a fickle lover. There have been times when we
Nobody could hazard a guess at how many thousands of mugs of beer had been served over the old mahogany
Biggest. Brightest. Loudest. Strongest. In nature and in life, flamboyance commands attention. Any animal species with the power to discriminate
The lexicon of beerspeak is rich with descriptive names. Stylistic terms can denote any number of beer characteristics, including origin
Nineteen-ninety-five was a bad year for cask ale. The summer’s unexpected, prolonged period of hot weather undermined all the good
Real ale was the term used by the Campaign for Real Ale in the early 1970s when it set out
Earlier this year, while at the Chicago Real Ale Festival, I started thinking about the first time I tasted cask-conditioned
What would England―and the wider world of beer―lose if her native beer styles vanished? These nine distinct styles, each with
5 gallons at 1109 OG, 48 IBU 8 pounds pale ale malt 1047 16 pounds amber malt (see text) 1062