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Visits to Vermont’s Newest Breweries, For Now

Tom Bedell

Leo Foy and his wife, Kelly, from Berlin, Vermont, drove out to Missouri last July. “We took about a week,... Read more »

For Spring Training, Camp at the Wigwam

Jay Stuller

In an early February ritual more than a century old, Major League Baseball’s pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training,... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 12: Mikkeller Ris a la M’ale

Tom Bedell

We started this year’s 12 Beers of Christmas roundup referring to Scandinavian Christmas traditions, so why not finish (at last)... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 11: Upslope Christmas Ale

Tom Bedell

The Upslope Christmas Ale was the one brew I requested for this season’s 12 Beers of Christmas. Luckily, the Boulder,... Read more »

Hell 2 Heaven Golf

Jay Stuller

While golf routinely subjects players to psychological highs and lows, an upcoming Summer Solstice limited-field event will also expose participants... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 10: Nøgne Ø Special Holiday Ale

Tom Bedell

As The 12 Beers of Christmas limps on, fraught by my illness this season, I did manage to sneak this... Read more »

The Session #131: Three Questions

Tom Bedell

[Jan. 5, 2018]–The Session is a monthly effort where beer writers around the interwebs respond to a topic question each... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 9: Lost Abbey Gnoel de Abbey

Tom Bedell

The good news is we don’t have to blather on here about the confusion that sometimes arises about Port Brewing... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 8: Port Brewing Santa’s Little Helper

Tom Bedell

Here’s to a fortuitous 2018 for all! And on the eighth day of Christmas, a beer I’d originally intended for... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 7: Birra del Borgo 25 Dodici

Tom Bedell

What better beer to drink on December 25 than 25 Dodici, which means 25/12 in Italian, the way Europeans indicate... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 6: Ommegang Winter Is Here

Tom Bedell

This was sort of a no-brainer pick for the winter solstice, which arrived Thursday afternoon on the 21st. Here in... Read more »

Green award puts Chicago county course alongside Pinehurst, Bandon and other environmental gems

Herb Gould

Every once in a while, awards turn out right. That’s certainly the case with Golf Digest’s Green Star environmental award... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 5: Au Baron Saison Saint Médard Cuvée de Noël

Tom Bedell

You’d think that a beer drinker of my vast experience would know better, but I neglected to gently decant this... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2017 – 4: Thiriez Bière de Noël

Tom Bedell

In years past it’s been pretty much possible to list the great beers from France on one hand even if... Read more »

Reviewing the Beer Book Situation

Tom Bedell

Other than beer itself, the best gifts for any fan of the suds may be those other grand consumables, books.... Read more »