The Germans and English have gotten beer to amazing levels over the past few hundred years. Germans have been starting breweries all over the world since the early days. So much of what we drink are German Lagers – Singha, most Mexican beers – you know – the light fizzy stuff. Thanks for the training old world. Now watch as America reinvents beer. Brewers throughout the US are making  Double IPA’s, Imperial Pilsners (Imperial anything really), Double ESB’s (a session beer no more) more and more …

Every year the Association of Brewers has their annual beer festival in Denver, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). Thanks to the recession, this year’s event had the biggest attendance in its 28-year history (in America alcohol is the only legal part of the triple threat = sex, drugs and alcohol.) Over 500 breweries were in the Denver Convention Center serving up a total of 2,200 beers in 1oz pours. This event gives brewers a chance to show off their latest and greatest creations. Breweries can submit …