Although Belgians and Germans have been cooking with beer for centuries, America’s chefs have featured wine or whisky in gourmet dishes with much greater prominence. This seems to have created a knowledge gap in the world of flavorful cuisine.

Much like the annual migration of the Monarch butterflies, beer enthusiasts across the United States set out in late September on their journey to the Great American Beer Festival, held at the Colorado Convention Center in the mile high city of Denver, Colorado.

On September 8, 2009, Scott Vaccaro of the award-winning Captain Lawrence Brewing Company of Westchester County, brought his tasty brews to the Belgian Café.

The texture of these flapjacks is achieved from the paired action of a yeasty beer with the lightness of beaten egg whites.

Technically, a trademark cannot be granted on a name that is a generic term or is known as a recognized beer style, but DB in New Zealand succeeded in trademarking the terms Radler and Saison and claiming them as its own idea.

During a hangover, you are suffering, so you need the ability to treat your throbbing head with a simple remedy that tastes good and works effectively.

Treating a hangover is much like treating a spill of French-roasted cappuccino on your finest white shirt. The sooner you attack the invader, the better your results will be.

The Meilgaard Flavor Wheel, developed by Morten Meilgaard in the 1970s, has long been considered the beer flavor analysis standard by the European Brewing Convention, the American Society of Brewing Chemists, and the Master Brewers Association of the Americas.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 marked the launch of Exit 11, the second release in the Exit Series of Big Bottle Beers, crafted by Flying Fish Brewing Company of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.

The Beer Fox touts this as a hearty rye loaf, perfect with soups or German stews. Terrapin Rye Pale Ale adds complex flavor and spiciness, while the sea salt and poppy seeds paint the top like the hand of an artist.