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Vienna Lager and Extra Special Strong Bitter / ESB
For our Fall Issue, Owen Ogletree provides the telling details behind two well traveled beers that may move around but have never gone out of style....
Paulaner Craft Beer
As the co-founder of an early craft brewery and a current member of the board of directors at the Beer Institute, which represents big beer, Steve...
Schneider Aventinus Weizen Eisbock
The marketing angle for these beers centers on a process by which the beer is cooled to sub-freezing temperatures after fermentation in order to...
Coming of Age: The Nuances of Cellaring Beer
A somewhat disorganized, novice beer enthusiast discovers a six-pack of pale ale and a four-pack of imperial stout tucked away in the very back of...
The Complete Truth About the Origins of India Pale Ale (IPA)
Because of its popularity, most craft drinkers know – or think they know – how IPA began. To quote one version of the popular history of the style: "...
What is Old Ale?
Old ales can be confusing. Some are actually old, others not. Some are called winter warmers, stock ale or “keeping” ale. Some like to think they are...
What is Belgian Dark Strong Ale?
Some of the most highly sought-after and elusive beers in the world fall into the Belgian Dark Strong Ale category. For many beer connoisseurs they...
What is Doppelbock?
For all its arguable foibles and missteps throughout recorded history, the Church has always been rather adept at brewing beer. Thank God for that....
What is Imperial Stout?
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word “imperial” as something “of superior or unusual size or excellence.” This is certainly an apt...
Rare old beer cans.
More than a few hardcore beer geeks would argue, in fact, that these wildly popular and notoriously insipid lager beers offer a drinking experience...
Berliner Weisse Old Advertisement
This unusual beer, particularly by German standards, is a decidedly tart, low alcohol wheat style enjoyed year-round but particularly popular in the...
St. Feuillien Saison
Having grown up in an agriculturally-rich part of the country, I am not unfamiliar with the sights, sounds and smells of the farm. Contrary to the...

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