Brian Yaeger asks if “consistency is the fifth ingredient in beer” (the first four being those specified in Germany’s beer purity law). I find it easier to think about time as an ingredient. It adds to cost of production, and it influences the quality of the resulting beer, just like barley or hops. A beer [...]

* This is the reflective, toned-down version of how Darren of Beer Sweden really felt at the conclusion of the European Beer Bloggers Conference 2011: “I believe I have just witnessed the genre of beer blogging come of age in London and stake its claim as a credible and indispensable media source of the future.” [...]

I don’t really expect anybody to tell me where in the beer world this photo was taken, but it’s one of those things you see and you want other people to see as well. First, “It’s not a Belgium.” Well, right. And it’s not Belgian either. Is that a good thing, a bad thing, or [...]

What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call’d, Retain that dear perfection which he owes Without that title. Romeo, doff thy name, And for that name which is no part of thee Take all myself. – Juliet, [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? Please leave your answer as a comment. On the surface this might appear to be tough, so a hint. Hope it doesn’t make it too easy. The photo was taken in 1998 and several Great American Beer Festival gold medal winning beers were [...]

No. 1 Jeff Alworth (at Beervana) asks readers to comment on this hypothesis: “Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a foundational beer in American brewing and was instrumental in setting the course for craft brewing.” No. 2 George de Piro, brewmaster at C.H. Evans Brewing Co. in New York and parttime blogger, asks this question: “What [...]

Brian Stechschulte has announced the theme for The Session #52 will be Beer Collectibles & Breweriana. He explains, “So what old or new beer related items do you collect and why? It’s that simple. This is your opportunity to share the treasured objects your wife or husband won’t let you display on the fireplace mantle. [...]

Think you know where in the beer world this photo was taken? (It from the northern hemisphere, so obviously not what you’d call current.) Please leave your answer as a comment.

Daria spotted these two cars Saturday at the St. Louis Microfest. She said that people were allowed to sit inside the Old Milwaukee Light car (look closely at the license plate). It does seem like these cars should be powered by an alternative fuel made from beer.

Put your beer and cheese shopping shoes back on. Jay Brooks has already posted the roundup for The Session #51, which is full of cheese and beer ideas for a special mid-month session. He’s organized the results in an easy-to-read format that pretty much doubles as a shopping list. The mid-month session is open to [...]