Author: Lew Bryson

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  Food - Full Pints

  What Beer Do You “Pair” with a Blind Robin?

  May 1, 2011 - Lew Bryson I recently stirred some outrage among Facebook beer lovers by noting that Food and Wine executive wine editor Ray Isle had put the cause of beer and food pairing back 15 years with his comments on five beers picked by the “CBS Early Show.” BridgePort IPA was paired with fried foods, “anything from fried shrimp... View Article
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  Full Pints - History - Learn Beer

  The Real History of Beer

  March 1, 2008 - Lew Bryson We all know how craft beer history goes. Beer was great until the 19th century, when mass production of lagers took over the world, and American brewers put corn and rice in their beer to make it cheaper. By 1950, everyone was hypnotized by marketing into drinking the fizzy yellow beer. It looked bad, but... View Article