So what does a craft beer enthusiast do when they discover a forgotten, half-used case of macro-brew in the back of their garage?

To a brewer and a restaurateur, magical pairings between drink and food is the key to magnifique. When Brewmaster Tomme Arthur of Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey in San Marcos, California, merges his talent with Tom Peters, co-owner of Monk’s Café in Philadelphia, the earth moves.

The porch boards are slightly worn, with knotholes big enough to suck a teacup Yorkie into the bowels of hell. As the warm weather begins to wane, impatient winds moan through the grand oaks like a somber hymn, mourning those buried at nearby Glen Spey Cemetery.

Imagine what it must have been like during Prohibition. Crazy and romantic, in its own way. Little shabby restaurants in brownstone houses…whisper the name of a mutual friend through the crack in the door, and the whiskey world would open to you. Or maybe you would drink beer.

With Mardi Gras approaching, the Queen of the Mississippi rises to the grandeur that has become the signature of the South. In the spirit that surrounds the city, Crescent City Brewhouse in the Vieux Carre, blends Old World traditions with nouvelle class and style.

Believe it! The combined power of the Internet, digital TV and radio, and traditional print media has the ability to provide enough high-voltage for a small-town business to subdue even a billion-dollar corporate giant.

In a world where franchises and big business do their best to capture market share, the craft brewer seems to be a dying breed. When big business wields the sword, few have the resources to fight it.

JR Moehringer´s simple words drew me into the pages, as if through the door of that Tender Bar.

Crystal Clear Kölsch - the brilliance of 18K gold! Hints of fruit and subtle malt sweetness are balanced by crisp hop bitterness in this balanced blend of hot British Style and chilly German lagering.

Women are passionate creatures by nature. The discovery of beer, and all the pleasures related to it, is one of delight and exhilaration!