I’m hugging a bottle of Anchor Steam at RFD in Washington, DC, sister establishment to the famed Brickskeller, watching a group of picketers wend their way around the crowded bar with signs reading, “We Want Beer.” It’s a puzzling sight, ...
“Third place.” It’s a term coined by sociologist Ray Oldenburg to denote a site, outside the home and office, where people gather to socialize and enjoy themselves. A third place can be a church, a coffee house, a laundromat or ...
A critic of America’s Noble Experiment once inveighed, “The only thing Prohibition has accomplished is that a man who wants a weak drink is compelled to take a strong one, and a man who wants a good drink is compelled ...
Politics can generate some surprising alliances. In July, the National Beer Wholesalers Association—the brewing industry’s most influential lobbying group—found itself siding with MADD, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth and similar ...
When Gary Heurich decided to revive Washington, DC’s brewing tradition 20 years ago, the eager 29-year-old with the handlebar mustache figured he would have his own brewery up and running by 1988....
With a tougher new standard that took effect in Minnesota in August, the anti-alcohol lobby has achieved its goal of establishing a national .08 BAC limit for drivers. But as long as you stay below .08, you’re safe, right? You’d ...
“Victory for Interstate Shippers,” proclaimed the Washington Post headline. Judging from this and other reports in the mainstream press, you’d think that last spring’s Supreme Court ruling on direct shipping unleashed a deluge of alcohol across state borders. Nothing could ...
“Yes, but I don’t inhale.” For generations, smokers have been using those words to downplay the consequences of their nicotine habit. Soon, drinkers may be using that expression as well....
Dale’s Pale Ale, Oskar Blues, Lyons, CO Press in the push tab and you’re greeted by the citrusy, resiny aroma of Pacific Northwest hops. Dale’s Pale Ale has a creamy white head, a deep gold color and a prickly hop ...
We’re accustomed to pouring fine wines and champagnes from sleekly tapered green bottles with foil and corks. On the other hand, everyday food items—tomato paste, evaporated milk, chili—we scoop out of metal cylinders....
