The Morning Advertiser gives the news today of a European Beer Consumers Union constitution which will be signed on 24 June. It sounds rather official.

Ireland is still the second-biggest beer-drinking market in the world, after the Czech Republic. But beer consumption has declined 15% since 2001. Rural pubs were closing last year at the rate of more than one a day...

So, I was on the road for 24 to take in the 23rd NY special election with pals across the border... which means I could fit in a shopping spree. A few days ago, we were exploring relative value as well as regional pricing over here in these comments...

It really is embarrassing sometimes, you know, explaining you are... errr... Canadian. Nice people, not ever really going to do anything too crazy people, the sort of people you can leave your car keys with. But just don't expect us to be able to keep...

"Enemy"? That's a strong word. Eric Asimov used it in the NYT last week and it got me thinking about me and good beer: What unites this team is the striving for real wine, real beer, and real food, as opposed to cynical product. That is the problem,...

What to pop on Halloween waiting for the kids to come home and the Yankees - Phillies rain delay to end? I have no pumpkin ale in the stash. At least this oatmeal stout is called a beastie. It pours black with a thick mocha head. Light seeps through...

So, I walk into a bar restaurant in Maine a few years ago. We are there with pals and meeting pals of pals. We'd been going to Portland for years and heard the place was great - family friendly, good Maine beer and good food. That place is gone now but...