January 2007 Volume 27, Number 6

Features

Stout in a Slump
by Roger Protz

There’s an old saying in England that when the ravens leave the Tower of London, the monarchy will fall. Is there, I wonder, a similar maxim in Ireland when sales ...

At Home with Foam: The Beer Lover’s Dream House
by Lew Bryson, house by Allen Turner

Basement—The Beer Cellar Don’t keep your Belgians and bottle-conditioned real ales in your coat closet! With the Wine Mate 1500 from Vinotemp ($1,195 at www.vinotemp.com), you can store 100 big ...

Mead: Back from the Dark Ages
by Rick Lyke

Try this experiment: Ask 10 of your friends what mead is. You are likely to find most do not know that mead is honeywine. Even fewer are likely to have ...