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.

Book reviews

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"

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

"We want to show our customers that the craft of brewing is as important today as it ever was. Brewing with the necessary craftsmanship, following the rules of the art. Artisanal is not a synonym for dirty or old-fashioned; it means brewing as one ought to, while at the same time applying modern know-how and technology."
- Dirk Naudts, De Proef Brouwerij