September 2012 Volume 33, Number 4

Features

Genesis of a Beer Dinner
by Ken Weaver

In early fall of 2011, Laura Lodge approached Todd Bemis, Vail Cascade Resort & Spa’s executive chef  about  an upcoming beer-and-food event. It would be Lodge’s 12th year coordinating the ...

Tapping Community
by Whit Richardson

If you ask David Flynn what prompted him to buy a membership share in Seattle’s Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery last year, he’ll give you an honest answer. “I have no ...

Old World Revived
by Ben Keene

Is it accurate to call gose, a salty, 1,000-year-old German wheat ale, mainstream? The answer from Brewmaster Brian Edmunds at Breakside Brewing in Portland, OR, is decidedly yes. “We actually ...

Leaping the Great Wall
by Nick Yates

Finding Great Leap Brewing is a distinctly Chinese affair. The journey to the vanguard of Beijing’s nascent craft brewing scene involves leaving a historic tourist strip and wending your way ...