http://beer.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-03T09:30:31Z Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:30:31 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://beer.about.com/b/2012/02/03/a-couple-of-beer-firsts.htm <p>For a long time, Redhook and Spoetzl breweries shared an interesting little quirk. They each only brewed one type of beer. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beerandbreweryreviews/fr/RHWoodinville.htm">Rehook</a> brewed only ales and was proud ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2012/02/03/a-couple-of-beer-firsts.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2012/02/03/a-couple-of-beer-firsts.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:41:43 +0000 2012-02-03T09:41:43Z http://beer.about.com/b/2012/02/03/the-first-extract-homebrew-beer-recipe.htm <p>This is not exactly extract but it seems fairly familiar to those of us who have brewed with the thick, syrupy wort extract sold in homebrew stores. It's a homebrew recipe from 1825 found in a working man's notebook.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2012/02/03/the-first-extract-homebrew-beer-recipe.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2012/02/03/the-first-extract-homebrew-beer-recipe.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:30:31 +0000 2012-02-03T09:30:31Z http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-beer-articles.htm <p>Here's a round up of the articles I've been working on for this month. Hope you enjoy them!</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beertastinganddrinking/f/What-Is-A-Good-Beer-Or-Beer-Style-For-Cold-Weather.htm">What is a good beer or beer style for cold weather?</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beertastinganddrinking/a/Free-Beer.htm">Does free beer exist?</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beerbooks/fr/Beer-Book-Review-Beer-For-Dummies-2nd-Ed.htm">Beer book review: Beer for Dummies, 2nd ed.</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/ale/p/Brown-Ale-Style-Profile.htm">Brown ale style profile</a></li>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-beer-articles.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-beer-articles.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:03:23 +0000 2012-01-31T17:03:23Z http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/and-the-biggest-us-brewer-is.htm <p>I must admit that I was a little surprised to stumble across <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-allentown-yuengling-sales-20120112,0,287571.story">this headline</a>. I remember back when Anheuser-Busch became a Belgian property it occurred to me that the Boston Beer Company, which makes and sells Sam Adams beer, was the largest American beer company. The other big players like Miller and Coors had already been sold off to foreign drinks corporations years before so it came down to little, comparatively speaking, Sam Adams.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/and-the-biggest-us-brewer-is.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/and-the-biggest-us-brewer-is.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:45:16 +0000 2012-01-13T09:45:16Z http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/how-beer-saved-the-world-review.htm <p>If you live in the US you might have noticed a program on the Discovery channel last year called "How Beer Saved the World." The basic idea is that beer is responsible for nearly every bit of progress that humans have made since the dawn of civilization. For everything from the wheel to modern medicine and almost advancement in between, we have beer to thank.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/how-beer-saved-the-world-review.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/how-beer-saved-the-world-review.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:30:16 +0000 2012-01-13T09:30:16Z http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/blokes-only-homebrew-competition-seriously.htm <p>You know I tend to go on about how brewing companies see women. Over the years, beer marketing was strikingly misogynistic. For a long time it was mostly the big companies although lately I've noticed a few so called craft brewers breaking out the bikinis.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/blokes-only-homebrew-competition-seriously.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2012/01/13/blokes-only-homebrew-competition-seriously.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:14:18 +0000 2012-01-13T09:14:18Z http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/31/more-beer-articles-from-yours-truly.htm <p>Check 'em out:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/cookingwithbeer/r/Beer-Batter.htm">Beer batter</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/poultry/r/Coq-Au-Beire.htm">Coq au Beire</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beerrecommendations/ss/Rare-And-Extravagant-Beer-Gifts.htm">Rare and extravagant beer gifts</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beerproducts/fr/How-Beer-Saved-The-World-Dvd-Review.htm">How Beer Saved the World dvd review</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beerware/f/Should-I-Drink-Beer-From-A-Glass.htm">Should I drink beer from a glass?</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/historyofbeer/f/Did-Benjamin-Franklin-Really-Say-Beer-Is-Proof-That-God-Loves-Us-And-Wants-Us-To-Be-Happy.htm">Did Ben Franklin say "Beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy?"</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/beerstyles/f/What-Are-Trappist-Beers.htm">What are Trappist beers?</a></li> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/od/glossary/g/Beer-Clean.htm">Beer clean defined</a></li> </ul> http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/31/more-beer-articles-from-yours-truly.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:04:21 +0000 2011-12-31T18:04:21Z http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/bar-food-crisis.htm <p>So, you head out for a night on the town. You order a cold beer, plop down on your bar stool and get ready to dive in when it occurs to you, where the hell are the grasshoppers?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/bar-food-crisis.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/bar-food-crisis.htm Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:50:59 +0000 2011-12-30T09:50:59Z http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/more-pot-less-beer.htm <p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/study-states-that-legalized-medical-pot-see-decrease-in-traffic/article_148d2b24-3c1d-52ff-8fec-9e3cd28118be.html">A recent study</a> from the Montana State University has revealed a disturbing potential trend.&#160; In states where medical marijuana was legalized, beer sales dropped.&#160; The study also found that traffic fatalities dropped, which is a good thing, but beer sales dropped?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/more-pot-less-beer.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/more-pot-less-beer.htm Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:37:57 +0000 2011-12-30T09:37:57Z http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/keeping-a-beer-list.htm <p>Lots of beer lovers do this. They are a bit like bird-watchers, adding beers to their life list as they go along tasting new beers. I kind of get that; it's not really my thing but I can understand it.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/keeping-a-beer-list.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://beer.about.com/b/2011/12/30/keeping-a-beer-list.htm Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:24:19 +0000 2011-12-30T09:24:19Z