Big Beer Merger Will Create One Giant Megabrewer
Soon, when you grab a beer with friends, even if each of you orders a different brand, there’s a pretty good chance they’ll all be made by the same brewer. The recently announced $106 billion...
View Article5 Better Ways to Drink Beer on Game Day
Game Day is one of the most divisive days of the year, but if there’s one thing that can loosen tightly-wound team alliances and unite us all, it’s booze. Recent Nielsen data shows that the week prior...
View ArticleChefs’ Picks: Irish Pubs
St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday to celebrate, but it’s become more socially acceptable to get drunk off of green beer and do a bar crawl than to actually sit down and enjoy some nice bar fare and a...
View ArticleThe Flavored-Beer Trend Is On the Rise
Brace yourself, beer purists. The market for flavored beers — whether pumpkin, habanero and jalapeno peppers, grapefruit, peach, chocolate or coconut — is growing fast. And millennials are largely...
View ArticleYour Next Backyard Barbecue Needs Beer Gelatin Shots
Many of us love an ice-cold beer on a hot summer day. A few of your favorite cans or bottles can play a vital supporting role at a cookout (the star, of course, is still whatever you throw on the...
View Article3 of a Kind: Chef-Driven Breweries
3 of a Kind checks out three places across the country to try something cool, new and delicious. Beer has long been the post-shift drink of choice for chefs, but it’s rarely been the front-runner for...
View ArticleBy the Numbers: Small Beer’s Big Year
If you’re a beer drinker and variety is your thing, you’re in luck. You could now drink a beer from a different American brewery every single day for more than thirteen and a half years (13.5 years!)...
View ArticleWhy Beer Belongs in Your Food, Not Just Your Glass
If the word “six-pack” doesn’t conjure an image of chiseled abs, but rather a cardboard carton tailor-made for carrying frosty bottles of ice-cold beer, then you are on the same page as we are. Now,...
View ArticleAmerica Is a Nation of Beer Lovers
It may seem as if America is becoming a nation of wine sippers — and it’s true that many of those who prefer wine today were more likely to opt for other kinds of alcoholic beverages a decade ago. But...
View ArticleBeer Maker Aims to End Food Waste One Beer at a Time
A new beer made from old bread is the toast of England — and now it’s set to arrive stateside. Toast Ale, which is made using “fresh, surplus” breads that haven’t sold at bakeries day’s end and unloved...
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