Archive for December, 2009

Say cheers with beer!

It has become a matter of course that New Year’s Day is welcomed with a bottle of something bubbly.  The traditional fill for this festive flute is champagne, but as beer lovers we are always looking for an appropriate beer to take on this role.  It is not clear when people first began to offer [...]

Cider for the holidays

As the holidays roll around lots of  folks have their minds turned toward pairing foods with holiday ales and with opening all of those special bottles that you’ve been saving for awhile. There are certainly loads of options out there for special end of year beers but I’d like to encourage folks to give [...]

Some Time With the Classics

Although there is always reason to get excited about all of the new beers and developments in the craft beer world, I encourage folks to revisit these and other highly regarded beers and rediscover just why they deserve their reputation as classics.

An embarrassment of riches – Part 2

I, for one, appreciate reading that someone in the mainstream can appreciate beer for the beverage that it is and acknowledge that not all beer-drinkers are knuckle-dragging Neanderthals with a beer bong and a popped collar.