beer
All about beer and beer making.
Synonyms
lager
ale
stout
Oktoberfest around the world
Stuffed duck in Brazil, oats and pork in Ohio, beer in plastic bags in China. How Oktoberfest changed as it travelled, and what people actually eat there.
Wine at Oktoberfest
One tent at Oktoberfest stops serving beer at nine and pours wine instead. The 140-year story behind it, and why Bavaria has a wine region you've probably never tried.
What Germans actually eat at Oktoberfest
Roast chicken, fish on a stick, spiral-cut radish and hearts nobody eats. A guide to what's actually served at Munich's Oktoberfest, and what it all means.
Oktoberfest beer explained
Märzen, Festbier, Helles and Dunkel explained, plus why the Oktoberfest beer in US stores differs from what's served in Munich's tents, and what to buy.
Oktoberfest food and drink
What's really eaten and drunk at Oktoberfest: roast chicken, Steckerlfisch, Obatzda, pretzels and festival beer, plus how to host your own at home.
Beer in Germany
Germany is one of the very few countries in the world that takes both beer and wine completely seriously.
The great British beer experience
If there is one experience in Britain not to be missed, it is relaxing in a traditional British pub with a foaming pint of proper British beer. This is a favourite pastime and part of British culture.
Irish beer
When you think of Ireland, one of the first things you might think of is beer. And for many, they think of Guinness, a stout beer that has been brewed in Ireland since 1759.
Wine and beer
Cornell University offers an advanced course titled 'Understanding Wine and Beer'. Topics covered range from the history of viticulture to the microbiology of fermentation to the neurobiology of taste, along with the expected lectures on chemistry, color and tasting methods. Clearly, the two most popular alcoholic drinks have arrived.
Pouring beer, an art or a Science?
Learn how much foam a glass of beer need, if any type of beer require a different pouring technique and if there Is a beer-pouring technique at all.