March 2008 Volume 29, Number 1

Features

Glassware
by Brittany Lyke

Like wine, many beers’ underlying aromas and tastes are both influenced and complemented by the vessel in which they are served. This goes beyond visual appeal—although a well-poured beer in ...

The Real History of Beer
by Lew Bryson

We all know how craft beer history goes. Beer was great until the 19th century, when mass production of lagers took over the world, and American brewers put corn and ...

The Irish Heartbeat
by Eileen McNamara

Walk through The Front Door in Galway and the ear-splitting volume of the music and the size of the fashionable crowd spilling between the first and second floors might deceive ...

Cheese and Beer: A Perfect Partnership
by Randy Mosher

Beer and cheese have a lot on common. As Brooklyn Brewing’s brewmaster, Garrett Oliver, is fond of pointing out, cheese is grass processed by microbes in the cow’s stomach, and ...