When you’re cooking with beer, which beer should you use? Sometimes, it’s right there in the name. When you’re making a Stout and Shiitake Pot Roast or a Malted Chocolate and Stout Layer Cake, there’s ...
I’ll never forget one of the first tables I served as an antsy new waitress, when a woman asked her husband, “What does ‘IPA’ even stand for?” The man replied, “It means it was made in America.” While ...
It might have been interesting to be a fly on the wall the day the brewing industry decided to start marketing beer to women rather than just using them to market beer to men. The collective "d'oh!" ...
Admittedly, I’m more of an ale person than a lager person. Ales just tend to be more aggressive, while lagers focus on smoothness. I’m of the mindset that, if I’m drinking a beer, I want to know it. I ...
The (very hot!) late-summer season is upon us and fall is knocking at the door. Making this the perfect time for a lager. The general lightness of the style makes them wonderfully refreshing, while ...