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Brouwer’s Café
To the uninitiated, it might not be easy to spot Brouwer’s Café. Its presence in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle…
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Best Places for Real Ale in England
When asked to describe the essence of Britain, a stodgy English statesman replied recently, “tea and biscuits.” Many members of…
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A Tale of Two Wisconsins
There are two large cities on the western shore of Lake Michigan that formed my previous impression of Wisconsin. One…
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A Talk With Guinness Brewmaster Fergal Murray
Fergal Murray, Brewmaster for Guinness, has been with the brewery for 26 years now, but he began his time at the St. James’s Gate…
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Schlitz: How Milwaukee’s Famous Beer Became Infamous
The disastrous effect of deciding to reduce product quality salami slice by salami slice is now known in business circles…
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Flanders Brown Ale: Understanding Oud Bruin
Last week’s style article featured the native West Flanders sour beer known commonly as Flanders Red. This week we’ll move…
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Style Studies: Berliner Weisse
This unusual beer, particularly by German standards, is a decidedly tart, low alcohol wheat style enjoyed year-round but particularly popular…
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Rethinking The Lawnmower Beer
The term “Lawnmower Beer” gets a lot of work around this time of year, usually in reference to a beer…
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Style Studies: Cream Ale
Long before the appearance of the widely-accepted standard for the style – Genesee Cream Ale – nearly fifty years ago,…