Beer News

Before the torrential rains, ominous streaks of lightning and public protests, Gut Check had a terrific time this past Saturday evening at the St. Louis Brewer's Heritage Festival.

KVUE -- Some new state laws have craft brewers across Texas making a toast. For the first time, the state's brew pubs can go head-to-head with others across the nation.

Moderate beer consumption has been shown to help protect against heart disease and lower the risk of hypertension.

It's been a long time since I've had the chance to talk about a beer from Southern Star Brewing Company.

Saturday marked the fourth consecutive year in which I was lucky enough to cover Savor, the annual Brewers Association festival at which gourmet appetizers and small plates are paired with world-class craft beers from about 75 breweries across the country.

I was recently at t he Pub at International Plaza and enjoyed the Belhaven beer cheese with pretzel bread.

I took yet another little stroll out to the Beer Bistro after work on June 6. My last visit there was last August , to be among the first to try the new Hopothesis IPA .

Open 4-11 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Thursday-Saturday, 4-10 p.m. Sunday.

One of the co-owners of Red Deer's Drummond Brewing Company says the province's beer tax system is driving brewers out of Alberta.

Members of Grimsby Cleethorpes Lions Club will host the fun event at The Cromwell Banqueting Suite, in Cleethorpes, over three days.

You might expect a lengthy philosophical discussion from a volume titled "Why Beer Matters," but this story is actually about many things: an e-book penned by an expat beer writer living in Prague, the handcrafted book it inspired, and the resurrection of a Polish beer style.

Ukraine, which is the largest country wholly in Europe, borders Russia and Poland.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Rhinegeist Brewing , a new brewery in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood plans to open June 29. The brewery will focus on West Coast-style beers.

The Great Lakes Brewing Company is trying to recreate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian brew using only clay pots and wood spoons.

Taste: Aromas of smoked wood, licorice, and dark fruit. The flavor is a balance of smokiness, roasted malt, coffee, and malty sweetness.

Naoyuki Ide is betting that a weaker yen will drive more Japanese people to drink his locally made craft beers.

St Andrews Church Sutton Beer Festival Lucie Melen, Tristan Melen, Dave Sutton, Brian Walsh, Phil Bambrick, and Bruce King HUNDREDS of visitors packed into St Andrew's Church in Sutton over the weekend, to attend the village's sixth annual beer festival.

Cheese maker Gerrard Mitchell, who has become well-known for his beer-flavoured cheese, hams and beef products.

But if you're anything like me, the standard go-tos-Miller Lite, Coors Light-just don't cut it.

Monday's ad is for Ballantine Ale, from the 1950s, I believe. To the question "Is This Something Special?" a couple of men sitting on a sofa at a dinner party, the other answers.