Rick Lyke has chosen the theme for the seventh round of The Session in September. In short, Welcome to the Brew Zoo.
Have you ever noticed how many animals show up on beer labels? We have lions and tigers and bears, plus various birds, reptiles, fish, assorted domesticated and wild animals, plus a few mythical creatures. […]

Cheese, beer and cheese, and more cheese today in the Boston Globe.
The paper reports on the 24th annual American Cheese Society conference in Burlington, Vt. You may have to register to read the stories, and the main story doesn’t seem to be online, but here goes:
- Some say beer beats wine in this pairs competition. […]

Brace yourself now that Hobsons Mild, at 3.2% a session beer if there ever was one, has won Champion Beer of Britain.
We’ll be reading about how great Milds are. Same with session beers. And so on.
Take it all with a grain of salt. This is not a Turning Point. It will not change what […]

Greg Clow has posted his roundup for The Session #6 (fruit beers for those who have forgotten).
Looks like we’re closing in on three dozen contributors, which could soon make the bloggers involved a buying force that the bigger brewers will have to sit up and pay attention to. (OK, scratch that, silly idea.)
Look for Rick […]

Berkshire Brewing founders Chris Lalli and Gary Bogoff first brewed Raspberry Strong Ale for Christmas in 1990 using three-quarters pound of whole raspberries per gallon and it became in instant Christmas tradition.
When they started making it commercially in 1996 they stuck with real fruit, which is why it seems like an excellent choice for today’s […]

We’re on the road right now - ah, the lengths we’ll go to to find just the right fruit beer for The Session - but I took the time to read Lew Bryson’s monthly Buzz so you should be able to as well.
ESPN columnist Norm Chad is looking for a new regular beer, to replace […]