How is the quality of the dry aged beef that is sold at Whole Foods? Beef being so expensive these days, I would like some info and opinions before purchasing to prepare at home.

tasty ferments are a sign god loves us,BEER,WINE,CHOCOLATE,COFFEE,SOY SAUCE,MISO,ANCHOVIES and so on 100 years ago too few lived long enough to worry about weight gain at any age.

I’m just curious about what kind of people post and read this board. I wonder if anybody has estimated the average age, occupation, interests (other than food/wine), etc. of chowhounds. Perhaps the 'hounds who periodically...

A Scottish brewery is taking a 200-year-old approach to making beer that involves a stormy ocean voyage.

Gourmet profiles a brewer who crafts beers from wild yeasts.

A scientist-brewer cooks up a beer that has prehistoric roots.

I’m using a second refrigerator to store my beer. I’m also thinking about aging a few beers in there as well. I have it at it’s lowest setting. Is this something that could work? I don’t have the proper...

Two good beer events this week: one past, another tomorrow (I am not associated with either of these). Sorry for not mentioning this before (I almost forgot myself) but on Tuesday there was the First Annual Festival of Barrel Aged...

it skanky, but there’s nothing in it to “go bad”. Micro-filtered beer still has some organisms, and raw beer has lots of living cultures – they change with age, and the raw, unfiltered stuff, really has to...

the beer undergoes different changes to the flavor/aroma profile. What would be called aging. If the storage temp is kept steady then you have a steady progression of change and development in the beer. Depending upon the type of...

I always look forward to each year’s Anchor holiday beer. It’s strong enough to stand some age, too, as long as it’s kept cold. I’ve tasted three or four from different years side by side, an intriguing...

. It will be paired with an Aged Gruyere and bread from the TomCat Bakery. Also check out the site for info on a Michael Jackson event soon. Link: http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/

a make over and re-opened. Any other stores for imported beer in Sunnyside?

I like PA Dutch Birch beer as a once a month treat (my local A&P has it) and Sioux City Sarsparilla which is one of my all time favorite sodas, I haven’t seen it in ages. I don’t like Boylans birch beer at all.

your beers in the light at home either. 3. bottle conditioned beers don’t get worse with age, they improve. All corked beers and most big bottles are bottle conditioned. Most Belgians are, too. If unsure, look at the bottom...