Falling For Beer
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Miles Liebtag is an Advanced Cicerone® and career sophist. He has an MA in literature and seldom tweets @slothorentropy.
While the most common combination is a layer of a dark beer atop a lighter one, some beer-lovers like to layer six or seven different beers in a single glass.
A sprinkle of salt can do wonders for soups, meats... and beer.
While the humble glass growler has achieved symbolic status, it’s far from the best tool for storing and transporting beer.
For better or worse, powdered milk sugar is helping brewers turn beer into something that resembles a smoothie shop special.
Smoking damages a person's ability to smell and taste, and some of that damage may not be reversible.
The coolship is a great tool for making great sours, if you have lots of time and a gigantic stainless steel vat on your hands.
A surprisingly crisp and effortlessly drinkable IPA has arrived, but will it stick around?
"As I like to tell my six-year-old, 'Ain’t nothing last forever.'"
Cans are the beer packaging de jour, but are they really superior to their glass predecessors?
Meet the cooler that can keep 140 cans of beer cold for five days.
It’s with a somewhat jaundiced eye that I look upon awards as an adult. Except beer awards...those matter.
"Drink quality, not locality—just because something’s local, doesn’t mean it’s good."
It's whiskey in the lead, but beer is coming up from behind.
What is malt liquor, anyway?
The history of Belgian beer is basically the history of the beer industry.
How does Left Hand Milk Stout get so smooth?
Is store brand beer really a better buy?
Some beers are worth the trouble. Then again...
Screw it.
Champagne. Pffft. Drink these beers instead.
On the crop's long history with our favorite beverage.
It's more expensive these days, and it's everywhere: and yet the enthusiasm remains high.
Draught beer is the best. Here's the how to bring it home the right way.
Going back to school never tasted so good.
Detective Munch once had a brewpub. In a few episodes, he taught us about beer then & now.
Ever wondered about the science (and art) in the color of your beer?
'Ticking' culture has us judging and forgetting beers. Here's an argument for trying it again.
The exact coffee that is in your beer is all kinds of important.
You can debate about cellaring stouts if you like, but for these three styles, you must enjoy them fresh.
Brewdog took money, like many larger craft breweries in the past. Did that change who they were?
Jackie O's Spirit Beast is a barrel chimera – out of many beers comes one fabulous blend.
We know the names of the most common hops, they're on the bottle. This is a guide to how they taste and where you can find them.
With more sours on the shelves every day, it's worth discussing the difference between kettle sours and traditional sours.
Gas station selection has improved over the last few years, so it's time for a guide.
There are important exceptions, and it can be done right, but maybe – maybe? – we age our store-bought beers too often?
The collaboration between coffee and beer can tell us more about each entity, but also about the region and our tastes.
The trick is not only to get the freshest beer at the bar but also to be able to respect yourself afterwards.
With beer's explosion comes more beer with off flavors. An industry veteran separates out the three most common bad tastes and explains them.
