A note about my availability over the next month, as well as a few words about the state of free speech in the US following the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The newest trend among young drinkers is something called “icy beer”—lager on the rocks, if you will. Is this the end of civilization, or a tasty summer treat? I consider the question. 

When Canadians cleansed their shelves of American products following the Trump tariffs, they didn’t stay empty. Canada may have dropped its embargo of American goods this week, but getting that shelf space back isn’t guaranteed. 

In the 2022 edition of its annual poll, Gallup found that 67% of Americans drank alcohol. Last week, the firm reported just 54% of Americans still did. The number of American drinkers may have declined 19% in three years—or this partly a result of statistical “noise?”

Three months ago, I wrote about Zoiglhaus’ two-week lagers. Can they really be as good as lagers conditioned for a month? We put them to a (triangle) test to find out. 

What are the landmark beers that define the modern era of American brewing? The newly-created Craft Beer Hall of Fame takes a crack at it, but I have questions.

Ten years isn’t that long, not really. But the last ten years? In so many ways, it seems like a century.

For centuries, people have repeated myths or “romantic facts” about beer, misinforming the public about its history and science. But which of these are the biggest whoppers? Our crack team of researchers has put together the definitive list. 

As a follow-up to my Craft Beer & Brewing column on “clean” saisons, here’s a fuller discussion of the style, along with a lot more description and advice from Upright’s Alex Ganum than I was able to fit into the print column

A beer can only has so much real estate. On it breweries must place text and graphics that will both entice and inform its customers. The trend is a minimalist, less-is-more approach to the “informing” piece—but has it gone too far?