Craft beer is very much a part of the proverbial national dinner table, and while the prestigious James Beard Foundation hasn’t done very much to recognize American craft beer yet (or served it during their legendary annual bash, ahem!) recognition is growing day by day. Each year the San...

There’s nothing better than a great, fresh, craft beer shared with friends. Trouble is, when you have friends as thirsty as ours, there’s often a need to bring home some additional goods. Enter the growler, an old form of transporting tap beer from brewery or beer bar to the home....

Throughout 2012 there were new beers hitting the taps and shelves left and right. We did our best to sample and savor as many new releases as we could, recommending some of the best every four months. Below: the fruits of our thirsty work. These are also beers you ought to be able to find if...

Winter’s dark nights—and long, loud parties—are perfect occasions to celebrate the ancient tradition of winter seasonal beers, which tend to be bigger, stronger, spicier, and generally more boisterous than any other beers in the spectrum. There’s no one style; the...

Like throwing on a classic album, it’s refreshing to return to the standbys like pilsner, especially on a hot late summer day. Clean, clear gold, and sometimes faintly sweet, with a bitter, drying finish, these crisp, hop-accented lagers were first brewed in the 1840s in Plzen, or Pilsen...

Give a person a craft beer, they’ll drink for a day. Give them a craft beer week, they’ll drink well for life. Chances are, if you live in or near a major American city, there’s a beer week headed your way. The big reason? (Wait, do we really need more reasons to drink good...

The French word terroir —meaning the presence of discernible place based upon soil and climate in wine—is rarely applied to beer. Time to rethink it. True, beers’ ingredients can be obtained from afar, adjusted and stored at length, putting place in the corner when it comes...