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If you want to be a proud beer snob who knows your sh*t when it comes to the brews of the world, start by understanding the difference between English India Pale Ale and American India Pale Ale. Some ...
After 20 years of military service, Barry, a friend of mine, is retiring from the Air Force. For the last several years, he has been stationed in Cambridge, England. Last summer, my wife and I went to ...
Beer guru Ed Sieger doesn't seem as excited about this Royal Wedding hoopla as I do. But he did hand over his recommendations for British beers worth a try. So if you're celebrating tonight, but don't ...
If you drink English ales in America, you’ve probably bought a can containing a widget, a plastic device that releases nitrogen into the beer when the can is opened, creating a thick head and ...
Every August, my friend Hardy McLain comes to town from London, where he’s lived for 20 years, and we try to get together for a couple of beers at what he calls a real bar, meaning a place like Henry ...
The English created the shandy by mixing beer with lemonade%2C ginger beer or citrus soda. Historians often credit Henry VIII for creating the drink to take the edge off his marriage troubles. Beer ...
When I first arrived in Northern England as a wide-eyed, 21-year-old foreign exchange student, it’s safe to say I was a fish out of water. My clothes, my accent, my mannerisms, all instantly gave me ...
If you've ever dragged yourself out of bed at 4am on a Saturday to watch the The Open Championship and thought, "boy, I could really go for a beer right now," then there's some people here who love ...
Monday–Thursday noon-10 p.m., Friday–Saturday noon–11 p.m., Sunday noon–7 p.m. Triangle fans of English beers don’t have to venture overseas, searching through waves of London fog for a place to drink ...
There were a lot of pent-up feelings for the English as their mens World Cup took to the pitch to face Croatia in the World Cup semifinal. The world's home of soccer hasn't won a World Cup since 1966 ...