May 2011 Volume 32, Number 2

Features

The New Old World of Sour Beer
by Julie Johnson

The growing number of entries to sour beer categories 
suggests that brewers are onto something new. 
But the techniques they’re using, and the “bugs” they’re 
welcoming into their beers, have ...

The Best Beers of 2010
by

In 2010, the Beverage Testing Institute/Tastings in Chicago evaluated almost 400 beers and ciders in nearly 80 style categories. For each style, here are the top three entries (more in ...

CAMRA Turns 40
by Roger Protz

In April 2010, as the world’s airlines were grounded by volcanic ash, all the signs indicated that the Campaign for Real Ale’s annual conference would be poorly attended. It was ...

What Beer Do You “Pair” with a Blind Robin?
by Lew Bryson

I recently stirred some outrage among Facebook beer lovers by noting that Food and Wine executive wine editor Ray Isle had put the cause of beer and food pairing back ...