Craft beer was supposed to be the antithesis of the “fizzy yellow beer” doled out by big brewers, but a new round of lagers is putting that thesis to the test. My father-in-law, a longtime Seattle-area homebrewer, still has a “Life Is Too Short For Yellow Beer” bumper sticker on his truck. At one point,... View Article
Thousands of beer lovers across America will celebrate today as National Beer Day, but unless you’ve seen this video from Buffalo Wild Wings–the birthplace of the holiday–you won’t know that the holiday resulted from the efforts of one man in particular. The video celebrates Justin Smith, the “godfather” of National Beer Day, whose mustachioed visage... View Article
When I found out that the theme for this issue was “underground,” my only thought was: why wouldn’t I create a compendium of some of the finest underground breweries? And we’re not talking in the hipster sense of a brewery being off the radar and before it’s cool, but one that’s physically subterranean. Surprisingly, I... View Article
It was a brilliant spring day in November when I arrived at Cervecería del Valle Sagrado, aka Sacred Valley Brewing Co. In South America, the seasons are reversed from the Northern Hemisphere. The Sacred Valley of the Incas, within which the brewpub is located, cuts a deep swath high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.... View Article
At Paname Brewing Co., it’s easy to feel caught between two worlds. You’re in Paris, with a magnificent view over Bassin de la Villette, the city’s biggest man-made lake, but then there’s that English-language description of what goes on here: not brasserie, but brewing company (Paname, meanwhile, is a nickname for the French capital). Things... View Article
Oscar Wong opened Highland Brewing Co. in 1994, making it one of North Carolina’s oldest breweries. Before Asheville became a mecca for beer lovers, Wong was quietly producing the brewery’s flagship Gaelic Ale in a basement downtown. It didn’t take him long to outgrow that space, and the brewery has continued to evolve its taproom... View Article
One of Wisconsin’s newest breweries is drawing upon some of the state’s oldest traditions. Operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Old World Wisconsin in the town of Eagle allows visitors to explore more than 60 historical structures across hundreds of acres of Midwestern landscape, staffed by volunteers depicting daily 19th century life. To commemorate the... View Article
While fans of The Ohio State University practically bleed scarlet and gray, there’s more to Ohio’s capital city than the famed Buckeyes or the state’s iconic peanut butter and chocolate candy bearing the same name. Columbus is overflowing with new breweries. Half of the nearly 40 breweries that call the city home have opened in... View Article
For a decadent dessert that can be either prepared or paired with maple beers, look no further than this recipe for stout pecan fudge. Opting for a barrel-aged stout provides an additional depth to the fudge’s richness here, and chopped pecans give a seasonal crunch that makes this one an all-too-easy dessert for the cool... View Article
