Better weak beer than an empty cask. (Danish) Beware, froth is not beer. (Danish) Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider, makes a bad rider. (English) Froth is no beer. (Dutch) He that drinks beer, thinks beer. (Danish) Not all of life is beer and...

Given Americans' love of beer, one might be tempted to call it America's drink. In truth it is the world's drink. Originating in ancient Babylon, and passed on in various regional variations for thousands of years, beer is made in...

Beer is the world's oldest[1] and most popular[2][3] alcoholic beverage. It is produced by the fermentation of sugars derived from starch-based material — the most common being malted barley; however, wheat, corn, and rice are also widely used,...

The default yuletide tipple is brandied eggnog, but the sweet, cream-based drink can be tough on the digestion - not to mention the waistline. [bar] This season, why not try one of the myriad winter beers that cover a variety of styles and...

As if planting hints, young Christian Heim's father remarked on the Pittsburgh Brewing Company every time the family drove by. "He'd say Hey, there's the brewery,' like it was some kind of landmark," Heim recalled this week. In 1995, those psychic seeds came to...

Michael Jackson, a leading world beer critic who praised the brews of Belgium and acknowledged he would never be as famous as "that Michael Jackson," has died. He was 65.Jackson, known as "the beer hunter," died Thursday of a heart attack at his home in...

1. Amsterdam Cozy, neighborhood watering holes serving beer (or pils as the locals call it), the Dutch way – with exactly two fingers' worth of foam on top – aren’t hard to find in this city. Heineken, Grolsch, and Amstel are three of the best-known...