40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 72: Mitch Steele attends a F.O.S.S.I.L.S. meeting...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 71: A-B, Molotov cocktails, Mitch Steele and me (G.A.B.F., 1997 & 1998). On November 8, 1998, something...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 71: A-B, Molotov cocktails, Mitch Steele and...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 70: Made-for-megabrewing stylelessness at the G.A.B.F. in 1997. Quite apart from the attractions built into the Great...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 70: Made-for-megabrewing stylelessness at the G.A.B.F. in...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 69: Spring Break in 1997 with the classic Central European brewers. Apparently 1997 was a stable year...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 69: Spring Break in 1997 with the...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 68: The advent of the ACBHOF (2024) recalls a diminuendo in BREW (1996). As a prelude to...

Hip Hops: Craft beer, still “brewed for flavor and drinkability”

I may be missing someone, but it appears that with the possible exception of Louisville Ale Trail, I'm the only writer currently devoting attention...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 68: The advent of the ACBHOF (2024)...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 67: Yuletide atrocities, courtesy of the Butt-Head Bass Quartet (1994 – 2003). Disclaimer: There aren't any surviving photos...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 67: Yuletide atrocities, courtesy of the Butt-Head...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 66: The Updated Good Beer Guide to Louisville (1996). We shouldn’t attempt to fashion the elusive silk...

Highlands crowds jubilant as “Brother Joe’s Travelling Salvation Show” heads south

  On Sunday, Pints&union took to the airwaves for a final round of self-congratulation before decamping for Louisville. From beginning to end, the symmetry between Joe's...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 66: The Updated Good Beer Guide to...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 65: Smoky treats, a 9-hour, 9-brewery, 9-beer Bamberg stroll in 1996. The 1996 F.O.S.S.I.L.S. Membership Directory Issue (#66...

Even a curmudgeon has a few thanks to give before the gluttony commences

The most recent iteration of this column came in 2020; parts of it date back fifteen or more years. The cover artwork was created...

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February update: 40 Years in Beer, Baylors in the Balkans, and a forthcoming book...

Regular readers know that my "day job" is at Food & Dining Magazine, where responsibilities have expanded over the years from writing a quarterly...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 73: All 42 pages of the 1999...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 72: Mitch Steele attends a F.O.S.S.I.L.S. meeting (1998). I cannot recall the specific impetus for creating the...

40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 72: Mitch Steele attends a F.O.S.S.I.L.S. meeting...

Previously: 40 Years in Beer (Book II), Part 71: A-B, Molotov cocktails, Mitch Steele and me (G.A.B.F., 1997 & 1998). On November 8, 1998, something...