Author: Julie Johnson Bradford

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  Live Beer - People - Sidebars

  American Breweries that Win Big

  September 1, 2004 - Julie Johnson Bradford Alaskan, Alcatraz, Anchor, Anderson Valley, Angelic, Anheuser-Busch, Baltimore, Big Horn, Big Time, Boston Beer, Boundary Bay, BridgePort, Brooklyn, Capital, Castle Springs, Celis, Coors, Deschutes, Elk Grove, Firestone Walker, Flossmore Station, Goose Island, Great Basin, Great Divide, Great Lakes, Heileman, Hops Bistro, Il Vicino, Iron Hill, John Harvard, Joseph Huber, Laurelwood, Left Hand/Tabernash, Leinenkugel, Marin, Miller,... View Article
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  Full Pints - Live Beer - Travel - Travel Features

  The Lion & the Elephant

  September 1, 2003 - Julie Johnson Bradford Life awakens before dawn in Bangkok, along the Chao Phraya River—the River of Kings—that bisects the city. Bridges hum with automobile traffic that will turn into a modern jam once morning comes. The passenger ferries are quiet, waiting for first light to bring commuters from the older quarter of Thonburi on the west side to... View Article
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  Culture - Sidebars

  Tasting Beer to Learn About Yeast

  March 1, 2003 - Julie Johnson Bradford The best way to learn what flavors different yeasts contribute to beer would be to have a friendly brewer agree to make several batches of beer, identical except for the yeast strain. Lacking a tame brewer, the next best thing is to choose beers that are famous for their yeast character.
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  Brewing Features - Full Pints

  God Is Good

  March 1, 2003 - Julie Johnson Bradford If yeast didn’t exist, Douglas Adams would have had to invent it. Among a host of imaginary species, the author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy created the babelfish, a creature that feeds on the soundwaves of one language and excretes the soundwaves of a different language. The interplanetary traveler slips a tiny babelfish... View Article