September 2009 Volume 30, Number 4

Features

Dedicated Drinkers and Their Drive to Document
by Brian Yaeger

Geek is just another word for enthusiastic… We keep loving stuff and remain unembarrassed by our enthusiasm. -Simon PeggIt is the realization that there are so many beers out there, ...

Beer and Loathing on the Distribution Trail
by Stephan Michaels

Theoretically, that brew you just finished should have traveled a pretty straightforward route from the brewery to your glass. Shipped from the brewer who created it, the beer was warehoused ...

Beer In Wine Country
by Amanda Baltazar

My husband gulps some Cabernet Franc and declares it “tasty.” We are in the Tri-Cities wine country in Washington state and other guests are sipping their wine and describing its ...

A Brit Down Under
by Roger Protz

If you’ve ever had the misfortune to pass through London’s Heathrow airport, you’ll have experienced the grim-faced passport control officials. Without a word, they grab your passport, look at the ...