Week 5 Brian Keeps His Summers “White” Hot With Belgian Inspired Brews Every day is a good day for Allagash White, but this Belgian wheat ale hits particularly well in the summer. A world-class example of the style, “White” is the perfect beer for capping off any activity. Whether you’re celebrating your hike at the trail’s end, relaxing […]

Week 5 Laura Drops a Cherry Bomb on the Summer Doldrums When it’s sunny and hot, I need a drink that chills me to the bone. Sure, an IPA or a nice crisp Lager could do the trick, but nothing beats a fruited Gose in my mind. Here in Southern Indiana we’ve had some odd […]

Week 4 Grillin’, Chillin’ and Swillin’ Summer is all about three things: grilling, porch chilling and beer drinking. You can find me out on the deck all summer long sweating over a rippin’ hot barbeque. When I’m outside soaking up the summer sun like a monitor lizard, I need something that is light, refreshing and […]

Week 3 Todd Gets Out of the Rough and Onto a “Green State Lager” I live in Vermont. That means I ski in the winter, avoid the mud in the spring, play golf in the summer, and stare at leaves in the fall. Throughout most of the year, the hazy IPA reigns supreme up here. […]

The gem of the criminally unheralded Central Oregon landscape, Bend is a city surrounded by some of America’s most splendorous wilderness scapes. The city is a veritable portal to dense forests, stretching vistas and rushing waterways, offering endless respite for adventurers emboldened by a blanket of dark skies. As we well know by now, most […]

WEEK 2 Brian Uses His License to “Pils” to Bring Lawn and Order to the Neighborhood Summertime gets me in straight Dad mode. What can I drink that will quench my thirst after a long day of sharpening mower blades, decimating weeds and bench-pressing toddlers? I go straight to Pilsners every time to top myself […]

Everyone’s recommendations for summer beer styles are in, and they are… the same exact recommendations as last year and the year before that. Kolsch, lagers, hefeweizens, sours, and pilsners—these are the styles bandied around the Internet for best summer beers, and not without good reason. However, if you’re searching for something beyond the basics, check […]

WEEK 1 Iain Talks About His Imaginary Friend “Carl” (Just Go Along With It) Texas summers are famously hot, and this summer is especially unrelenting. When I’m staring down a week straight of record highs, this Kölsch from St. Elmo Brewing Co. is what I reach for. “Carl” is a spectacular everyday beer, with no hidden agenda other than […]

If you order a saison in Europe during a summer vacation, you may well end up getting a different style of beer each time depending on the region you’re in. It may be dry, peppery and noticeably crisp, or light-bodied and tart. With the taste profile all over the charts, how can you put your […]

Beer Box Membership Brews Less Traveled Marks First Year of Club With More Than 90 American Craft Beers Sent to Over 500 Members The Brews Less Traveled Beer Club, America’s only traveling beer box subscription, in June celebrated one year of sending craft beer from independent American breweries to its members. This June, the Brews Less […]