The comparison dominates how modern drinking flavours are re discovered for convenience. While beer prioritises ease and familiarity, Ale revalues times and tradition. The difference is not about ...

When it comes to the hierarchy of beer styles that American brewers have put their own spin on, it’s pretty tough to beat the appeal of the American pale ale. It all started in 1980, when Ken Grossman ...

Ginger-flavored beverages are barroom staples, the indispensable spicy-sweet partner to some of your favorite drinks. A Dark 'n Stormy and various Mules and Bucks wouldn’t be complete without ginger ...

While IPAs, lagers, and even wheat beers seem to get all the press. There’s another darker, maltier beer just waiting in the wings, hoping for some shine. A beer that will always be there for you on ...

In craft beer’s Jurassic age, when Buds ruled the earth, a few Paleolithic beer hunters sought something bitter and better. They discovered the Pale Ale, the beer style that – with its enthusiastic ...

When you've come to the end of a nice meal, it's only natural to top it off with a decadent dessert -- and perhaps a final drink, as well. Typically, restaurants will offer a list of aperitifs, ...

I should be raising a can of cheap lager to the likely sale of BrewDog, the craft beer giant behind Punk IPA and Hazy Jane.

Now in its 17th year, San Francisco Beer Week is a sprawling, multiday smorgasbord featuring many of the best craft breweries in the Bay Area. It’s a festival, Piotrkowski hopes, that will one day ...