If You Add Milk to Tea Does It Stop the Brewing Process?

Cooling down the liquid slows the steeping. (By Roxanne Webber)

Bacon in a Glass

CHOW’s guide to smoked beers: rich, toasty-tasting ales that are made with malt smoked prior to brewing. (By Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic)

Vinnie Cilurzo Gets Funky

The daring beers of Russian River Brewing Company. (By Lessley Anderson)

What Does India Have to Do with India Pale Ale?

It’s where the hopped-up brew first found fame. (By Roxanne Webber)

Tap This

Refreshing 2007 brews for summer. (By Kurt Wolff)

Deck the Halls with Beer

Holiday brews cheer the American beer market. (By Heather Shouse)

Something More Than Crappy Pilsner

While there is no brand of American pilsner distributed nationally, several excellent examples have popped up on the micro and regional levels. (By Jordan Mackay)

Old Beer Is New Again

Aging suds in oak casks comes back in style. (By Joshua M. Bernstein)

Italian Hops, Not Grapes

Italy has some beer for you to drink. (By Jordan Mackay)

Root of the Matter

Root beers we dig. (By Regan Burns)

Pomegranate Raspberry–Flavored Beer

This week’s mission: new hot-weather macrobrews. (By James Norton)

Your Beer Smells Like Goat

Beer geeks revel in weird, funky wild ales. (By Lessley Anderson)

Hops Luxury

Damn the world shortage of my favorite beer ingredient. (By Jordan Mackay)

I Like Cheap Mexican Beer

A connoisseur’s confession. (By Jordan Mackay)

Fancy Tonic Water Not Worth the Fancy Price

This week’s mission: fancy-pants imported tonic water and chips made from slow-baked fruit. (By James Norton)