All About Beer Magazine

Chicago-based Goose Island has agreed to be acquired by Anheuser-Busch for 38.8 million....

In the 1830s, immigrants from Germany and Bohemia began settling in St. Louis, MO. Not only were these Central Europeans a natural customer base for beer, but their ranks also included many skilled craftsmen who brewed good beer with abundant ...

Amy Mittelman’s book, Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer, looks at several centuries of alcohol consumption in America. It’s a workmanlike effort that covers old ground and lays some trails of its own. The book’s strength is its focus ...

When the news broke that Anheuser-Busch had agreed to market its Czech rival’s Budweiser Budvar brand in the United States, one grizzled observer of the beer scene in Britain observed: “This is the Hitler-Stalin pact of the 21st century.” A ...

Many common beliefs about the character and evolution of American beer are flat out wrong. So says historian Maureen Ogle, who unfolds a masterfully convincing case in her new book, Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer. The title makes ...

The 2006 World Cup begins on June 9th, 2006 and runs for one month, through July 9th. Unfortunately, many Americans will find themselves feeling completely left out of this truly worldwide event. Soccer is one of the fastest growing sports ...

Any number of “do-gooder” organizations love to throw stones at the world’s breweries. In its defense, however, the brewing industry as a whole has given billions of dollars to numerous noble causes. Many churches, Turners Clubs, and hundreds of thousands ...

A number of columns back I described a license plate advertising Genesee beers. The plate said “Don’t worry Dad we’re drinking Genesee!”...

Someone unfamiliar with craft beer might ask, “Is there really a difference between beer from a craft brewery and beer from one of the ‘national’ brewers like Anheuser Busch, Coors, or Miller? What’s all the fuss about? Beer is beer, ...