Beer photos from our adventure
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New Beer Rules
RULE #1: When you open a beer for a vertical tasting and there is rust under the cap it's time to seriously lower your expectations for what's inside the bottle.
RULE #2: A beer consumer should not be allowed to drink a beer with IBU higher than her or his IQ.
RULE #3: You must drink at least two servings of a beer before you pass judgment on it.
RULE #4: The god of beer is not consistency.
RULE #5: It is only beer
RULE #6: The best beer was in the empty glass.
RULE #7: Beer is not the new wine.
RULE #8: More beer, less analysis.
Book reviews
Amber, Gold and Black
The Story of Britain's Great Beers
Beer & Philosophy
Would you trust a philosopher with your beer?
The Best of American Beer & Food
Learn about pleasures of food and drink without any fussiness
What to Drink with What You Eat
Sommeliers meet beer
Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer
The book could subtitled "The Story of Industrial American Lager"
Brewing Battles: A History of American Beer
The politics of alcohol production extend well beyond Prohibition
Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota
Both a micro view of the state's brewing industry and a macro overview
Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home
Step-by-step tips from Sam Calagione
To Cork or Not To Cork
The balance between art and science, commerce and tradition, romance and snobbery
The U.S. Brewing Industry
Data & Economic Analysis
Beer & Food: An American History
Cookbook or history book? Perhaps both
Random quote
"What makes me feel good is that the big beer industry is busy chasing alternative alcoholic beverages, almost leaving the real beer category, especially the more flavorful beers. ... We're so small in this business, but we're looked upon as the guys who do the real thing."
- John McDonald, Boulevard's founder, discussing an upcoming expansion.
