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.

Your perfect evening can be quashed in a moment if your beer is served flat, stale, or has an off-flavor that you just cannot seem to identify. What makes beer flat or develop off-flavors?

It was November 2007, and Eric Fiedler had just read a story about a professor at Granada University in Spain. He was intrigued.

An introduction to farmhouse ales is a liberating experience for those who live by the rules of endless possibilities.

Deep down, you know that you need to understand the basics, but you were never one for slowing down and reading the directions, especially for a complex project.

These are the “extremes” in personality, the mirror image of a phenomenon happening in America – the phenomenon of “Extreme Beer.”

When he said his name was Ron Extract, I laughed. How far will an importer of premium craft beer stretch a joke? All the way to Belchertown, Massachusetts?

Shipyard Brewing of Portland, Maine has brought the romance of tradition into the 21st century, while still preserving the proud heritage of the past with Export Ale – that sweet, golden nectar-of-the-gods with a distinctively subtle hop bite.

Gary Spedding, PhD, founder of Brewing & Distilling Analytical Services, LLC, uses his rich background in biochemistry and sensory perception for the benefit of his clients, who won 23 medals at the the Great American Beer Festival in 2006.

The Beer Fox says, “A taste of Northern culture - hearty and full of vitamin-rich goodness.”