May 2006 Volume 27, Number 2

Features

Celebrating a Trappist Triumph
by Roger Protz

The Trappist ales of Belgium and the Netherlands, produced in breweries attached to abbeys, are world famous. They include Chimay, La Trappe and Orval, the most widely exported beers. They ...

Making Beer American
by Maureen Ogle

We all know the history of American beer: back in the good old days, before Prohibition, honest brewers made honest beer using only malt, hops, water, and yeast. Then came ...

Urban Beer Legends
by Julie Johnson Bradford

(ANYTOWN, USA) Two teenage sweethearts were recently parked at the local lover’s lane when the radio announced that a violent madman had escaped from a nearby asylum. This dangerous lunatic ...

BAVARIA BY BUS
by Staff

(Editor. December 2005: While most of us are busy preparing for the holidays, a band of hearty brew-loving souls is packing its bags and preparing for a journey. The mission: ...