Author: Julie Bradford
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Pierre Celis: My Life
March 1, 2006 - Julie Bradford Few people can claim to have saved a beer style from extinction. But if the cloudy Belgian wheat beer called “wit” is now a staple of American brewers and brewpubs, and re-established in its homeland, Pierre Celis deserves much of the credit. -
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Books that Writers Read
March 1, 2005 - Julie Bradford For this anniversary issue, I decided to set aside the stack of new publications that have arrived, and instead contact the beer writers whose work I regularly read to ask them which books in their own beer libraries they open most often. Some responded with a short list; others wrote at length about the authors... View Article -
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The Carb Comparison
March 1, 2004 - Julie Bradford Beer—Carbs—Calories—ABV Specialty Beers New Belgium Fat Tire—17.3—165—5.2 Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat—13.6—150—4.5 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale—12—200—5.6 Mainstream Premium Beers Corona Extra—13.9—148—4.9 Heineken—10.6—166—4.9 Beck’s—10—143—5 Budweiser—10.6—143—5 Guinness Draft—10—125—4 Light Beers Michelob Light—11.7—134—4.3 Yuengling Light—10—98—3.8 Sam Adams Light—9.7—124—4.2 Bud Light—6.6—110—4.2 Beck’s Light—6.1—103 Amstel Light—5.3—95—4.2 Coors Light—5—102—4.2 Corona Light—5—109 Low Carb Beers Bitburger Light—3.5—89—2.8 Miller Lite—3.2—96—4.5 IC Light—2.8—95—4.15 Honey Almond Light—2.8—96—3.6... View Article -
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Taking the Low-Carb Test
March 1, 2004 - Julie Bradford The All About Beer Magazine staff conducted blind tastings of 11 low-carb beers on the market. The tasters found striking differences between the samples. Although one taster confessed “All of these beers are just so thin, I can’t see myself drinking any,” three stood out for their balance and drinkability: interestingly, they were the three... View Article -
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Drink Beer, Lose Weight? The Low-Carb Phenomenon
March 1, 2004 - Julie Bradford When it comes to spotting trends, I have a secret tool not available to big-time market forecasters. As the editor of All About Beer Magazine and its related website, I answer the random beer questions that web-surfers type into the ether. So, about four years ago, when the most common question from women correspondents switched... View Article -
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The Speakeasies of 1932
January 1, 2004 - Julie Bradford For 75 years, we saw the New York stage through Al Hirschfeld’s eyes. His fluid pen-and-ink caricatures captured the essence of a performance with a style that was unmistakable: elegant, stylish, witty but never cruel. In the theatre pages of the New York Times, a Hirschfeld portrait was the mark of theatrical success.