The Chicago Tribune does some on-the-scene reporting at a Czech beer spa in Chodova Plana.

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An upside-down bottle helps with the perfect pour.

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Too much foam is the enemy.

Enjoy a cold foamy beer without ever leaving your couch. Announcing: the Beer Launcher!

a glazed donut. On a whim, I tried making up a small batch on my own. Tried the same technique as making a sweet balsamic reduction. First off, I discovered out that adding sugar to carbonated beer yields one hell of a lot of foam...

a sweet balsamic reduction, then churn the syrupy result. First off, I discovered that adding sugar to carbonated beer yields one hell of a lot of foam. Just 1/4 cup added to 3 poured bottles yielded a 2-quart head, if not more....

Alpha Hound said (in so many words) it’s hard to find beer that isn’t served too cold in NYC. I expect the reason for this is that cold beer tends not to foam so much, which is very important in a busy bar serving...

We once tried varying a "red beer" by substituting Cajun Power Garlic Sauce for the usual tomato. The taste was good-to-verygood, but the spices all settled to the bottom of the glass, leaving some very unnatural-looking foam, so...

But a hard pour with a wheat beer would quickly lead to foam all over the counter. I’m drinking a Bell’s Winter Wheat right now and get about 50% foam with a moderate pour.

Consider that beer is chilled before bottling (to keep foam down, I believe), and most likely transported and stored at room temperature, then chilled again before you drink it. That’s already occurring, and the beer seems...

Michael Jackson, the writer who kicked off a beer renaissance in North America, has passed away.

In a thread on another board, JasonW wrote: "Are you sure that degredation of beer due to light includes artificial light? I understood it to be sunlight only, which has many other wavelengths of light than a bulb can produce and...

I believe a person who has never worn a beer-foam mustache is missing something.

I was at Leener’s today (see link below) picking up bottles and corks to fill with some limoncello I’m making for the holidays. I was offered a sample of some home-brewed root beer. This stuff had a good flavor, but...

Interesting experiment to conduct in a bar that uses the typical “pint” glass for draft beer. Order a beer, note that they usually pour it with 1/2 inch to an inch of foam. After drinking it, order a 12 oz. bottle of...