January 2005 Volume 25, Number 6

Features

Classic Beer Under Siege
by Roger Protz

If you appreciate fine beer and you plan to tour Europe, then the Czech Republic will be high on your list of places to visit. You had better hurry, though, ...

Craft Beers: What Sets Them Apart?
by Steve Holle

Someone unfamiliar with craft beer might ask, “Is there really a difference between beer from a craft brewery and beer from one of the ‘national’ brewers like Anheuser Busch, Coors, ...

A Year of Beer
by Julie Johnson Bradford

For nine out of ten people, beer is mainstream lager—a single, pale yellow beverage. It is pleasantly thirst-quenching, predictable, universally available, and a very safe choice if you’re traveling in ...

A Beer Lover’s Guide to Holiday Entertaining
by Pete Johnson

What better authority on holiday spirit could there possibly be than Charles Dickens? With A Christmas Carol, a short piece dashed off in a matter of weeks, so they say, ...