AB-Inbev: Why It Matters Who Owns The Brewery
Every few months the beer world is beset by the same argument whenever AB-InBev (the multinational conglomeration of Anheuser-Busch, Interbrew, & AmBev) buys yet another […]
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Q & Ale – Can beer that’s cold be brought up to room temperature and stored without ruining it?
Recently, my friend Bobby emailed with a beer question. He had a charity event where they had cans of Hopworks chilled in tubs of ice. […]
The Beers of Honduras – A Traveler’s Guide
Part of going to any country is trying their local specialties and beverages. For me, that means beer. On my recent trip to Roatan, one […]
Q & Ale – How do you get a job in the beer industry? Part 2: Brewery
I received this question via my “Contact Me” link. Cody from Illinois asked this, to paraphrase ” I was wondering if you knew a good way […]
Q & Ale – How do you get a job in the beer industry? Part 1: Wholesaler
I received this question via my “Contact Me” link. Cody from Illinois asked this, to paraphrase ” I was wondering if you knew a good way […]
The Brewing Monks: The Trappist Breweries (Part 1)
Updated & Edited 12/03/2016 The Trappist Breweries In the first part of the article, The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and […]
The Brewing Monks: A Brief History of the Trappist Order and Monastic Brewing
Updated & Edited 03/07/2014 The Trappist Decade The last few years have been very active ones for the Trappist breweries. Chimay celebrated its brewery’s 150 […]
Q & Ale – What is the “pissing boy” on the bottle of Blanche de Bruxelles?
One of the more common searches that leads to my page involves the label of Blanche de Bruxelles. Blanche de Bruxelles (my review) is a Belgian Wit/Blanche […]
Q & Ale – Why are they called a dubbel, tripel, quadrupel?
Today’s Q & Ale question was brought to me via search engines such as Google. I’ve actually seen some version of this question several times […]
How to Build a Beer Travel Case
Part of the fun of beer tourism is bringing home a bunch of trophies you can’t find at home. This is especially true when you’re […]
Glassware: A Victim of the Beer vs. Wine Culture Clash
Apparently, there’s quite a debate in the beer world about whether glassware matters. I’ve read several blogs lately that fall all along the spectrum of […]