Two things are true about the state of beer journalism in 2026: it has never been harder and less remunerative to cover the beer industry and we’ve never seen a corps of journalists do as good a job.

Amid the requisite IPAs, the menu offered a pilsner or a vintage 1990s 4.9% brewpub porter. But on that Wednesday, late into ...

We like things, like beer, for its own sake. It’s pretty and tasty and fun. But we care about beer—anything, really—because of its story. In fact, our brains are hardwired to understand the world ...

May your day be warm and festive and full of good cheer.

Sorry about the incredible lack of content on Beervana. I actually have three reviews ready to post (Deschutes Twilight, the new Lucky Lab pub, Czechvar), but I've been both swamped and plagued by a ...

Amid the requisite IPAs, the menu offered a pilsner or a vintage 1990s 4.9% brewpub porter. But on that Wednesday, late into October, I was confused. I should have wanted the porter, because it should ...

As we pull near the end of the year, we come to the end of an era. Come January first, you won't be inhaling smoke in pubs--either directly or indirectly. I plan to do another post with some of my own ...

By now you probably know the drill: I'm working on a chapter and listening to an audiotape of a visit I made to a brewery.  Today we have Uerige and the wry, quotable Michael Schnitzler.  ...

Well, here's something new. Patrick Emerson--OSU econ prof, erstwhile beeronomist , drinking crony--and I have started a podcast. It was his inspiration, and against all odds, we actually sat down and ...

Give it to Redhook--they're definitely willing to try unorthodox marketing techniques. Take for example the package I got yesterday. The brewery is entering expanding their line in the lucrative ...