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BeerAdvocate magazine

Volume II, Issue XI

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Brewer Bling

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): The Great Beer City Debate

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Make a Date with Mead

Style Profile (Don Russell): American Barleywine

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Kjetil Jikiun

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): The Piaget Beer Guage, Glass Tap Handles, Good Beer Guide Prague & The Czech Republic by Evan Rail

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Keg-Worn Sidewalk Gets Tired Out

Ask the Beer Geek: Caffeinated Beer

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Desserts to Celebrate

Feature (BeerAdvocate): Best of BA. The People Have Spoken!

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (John Pinkerton): Career Day

+ more!
Volume II, Issue X

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Kickin' it Local

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Beer Travels

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Vanilla Pie in the Sky

Style Profile (Don Russell): Scotch Ale

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Hutch Kugeman

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Vintage TV Beer Commericals: 100 Beer Commericals of the 1950s & 60s, The Ultimate Beer Lover's Cookbook, Lagerhead Black & Tan Turtle

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Jurassic Beer

Ask the Beer Geek: Old Ales & Porters

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Giving Thanks to Your Local Brewers

Feature (Kevin Scheitrum): Riding Out the Storm

Feature (Jacob McKean): Is the Hop Shortage Ale Bad?

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Patrick Rue): Why I'am a Brewer

+ more!
Volume II, Issue IX

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): BeerAdvocate or Beer Snob?

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): The Changing Fave of the Beer Industry

BYOB (Drew Beechum): There's a Parit in My Pots

Style Profile (Don Russell): Pumpkin Ale

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Richard G. Norgrove Jr.

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Pint Pots Candy, Dogfish Head Beer Shampoo Bar & Beer Soap

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Getting Fresh with Beer

Ask the Beer Geek: Special Ordering Kegs of Beer

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Braising with the Season

Feature (Red Diamond): Kim von Oelhoffen

Feature (Sean Lewis): Tailgate!

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Jon Curtis): Trying New Things

+ more!
Volume II, Issue VIII

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Are You "Tading Down?"

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): The Changing Face of American Beer

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Conferring Over a Homebrew

Style Profile (Don Russell): Belgian India Pale Ale (IPA)

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Steven Pauwels

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): The Beer Belt, USB Mini Fridge, Transglass Drinking Glasses

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Beer with Wheels

Ask the Beer Geek: Lite Beer vs. Light Beer

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): A Beer Brunch

Feature (Todd Alström, Jay R. Brooks, Andy Crouch, Bryce Eddings and Lisa Morrison): Profiles in Beer (Kim Jordan, Brett Joyce, Steve Hindy, Fred Eckhardt, Toshi Ishii, Dan Carey, John Legnard & Tome Hail, and Jeremy Cowan)

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Rob Leonard): Do I Come to Your Office and Drink a Beer?

+ more!
Volume II, Issue VII

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Keep Our Beer Free of Logo Blight!

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): The Myth of Handcrafted

BYOB (Drew Beechum): The Joys of Being Small-Time

Style Profile (Don Russell): Munich Helles

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Paul Philippon

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Built NY Bottle Totes, Three Sheets to the Wind: One Man's Quest for the Meaning of Beer by Pete Brown, Inflatable Floating Swimming Pool Cooler

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): The Device Gets a Facelift

Ask the Beer Geek: How and Where to Buy Beer Online

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Stir It Up! Bière Cusine à la Jamaica

Feature (Mike Tessier): Punk's Not Dead (Crannóg Ales)

Feature (Dan Weirback): How I Became a Hop Farmer

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Dan Gordon): Twenty Years of Brewing Joy

+ more!
Volume II, Issue VI

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Donate "A Buck for BeerAdvocacy!"

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Why the Midwest Rocks!

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Wheat Wine

Style Profile (Don Russell): California Common

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): David Zuckerman

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Hotwicks Beer Candle, Spicy Southwestern Beer Marinade, Beer Boots

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Staking Your Claim, One Cup at a Time

Ask the Beer Geek: The Chelada: It's What's for Sunday Brunch

Advocate This (Rick Lyke): Pints for Prostates

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Sushi + Beer

Feature (Sean Lewis): Cold Beer!

Feature (Kevin Scheitrum): Founding Brew

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Matthew Steinberg): Living the Dream

+ more!
Volume II, Issue V

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Craft Beer & Brewer, Defined

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): You Think You Know IPA?

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Brewing Your Way Out of a Slump

Style Profile (Don Russell): Saison

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Joe Short

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Mood Bottle Openers, Good Beer Guide West Coast USA, International Beer Truffles

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): TableTender

Ask the Beer Geek: Forget beer related allergies ... milk residue in your glass can kill you!

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Beer & Food Pairings

Feature: Out of the Bottle and into the Pan (Beer Chefs; Jill Oman, Ben Sheagren, Bruce Paton, Aaron Robins and David Larkworthy)

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Brian Sullivan): The Simple Pleasures of Beer & Food

+ more!
Volume II, Issue IV

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Pay no more than $5!

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Erin-Go-Bud, Cinco De Miller

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Pitching Multi-Cultural Slurries

Style Profile (Don Russell): Rauchbier

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Carol Stoudt

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Bass Brolly, Fiscalini Farmstead Hopscotch Scotch Ale Cheddar, 300 Beers to Try Before You Die! by Roger Protz

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Beer Can Speak

Ask the Beer Geek: Serving temperatures; estimating alcohol with the colorimetric what?

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): National "Packaged On Date" Standard

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Fire, Smoke and Beer

Feature (Jason & Todd Alström): BA's Survival Guide to Beer Fests

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Tony Magee): The view from San Francisco

+ more!
Volume II, Issue III

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Is Barrel-Aging Trite?

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): From Grain to Grape?

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Milds are Wild

Style Profile (Don Russell): Bohemian Pilsner

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Mikkel Borg Bjergsø

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Wheeler's Black Label Vegan Ice Cream; The Book of Beer Knowledge: Essential Wisdom for the Discerning Beer Drinker by Jeff Evans; Glasi Hergiswil Pilsner Glass

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Hops for Your Pits

Ask the Beer Geek: Alternating proprietorships; help, I'm almost 21 in Kentucky; and, are you as confused as me?

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Spend Your Tax Return Locally

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Express Your Inner Viking!

Feature (Will Meyers): American Brewers in the Land of the Midnight Sun

Feature (Don Russell): Ægir, Brewery of the Gods

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Bill Covaleski): The Power of You

+ more!
Volume II, Issue II

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Don't believe the special release hype!?

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Craft Beer Goes Global

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Get Your Wood On

Style Profile (Don Russell): Oatmeal Stout

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Geoff Larson

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Grape vs. Grain by Charles Bamforth, Zen and the Art of Cooking Beer-Can Chicken by Cary Black, Keg Stool

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Online Aid For A Hopless Situation

Ask the Beer Geek: Skunked cans, beer per capita, warm vs. cold taste test, and to yeast or not to yeast.

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Vermont Brewers Push To Pop Their Cap

Feature (Jason & Todd Alström): BeerFly: Airline Edition

Feature (Lew Bryson): Essential Travel Tips for the Beer Drinker

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Beer Cuisine on the Road

Last Call (Sam Calagione): Valuable beer

+ more!
Volume II, Issue I

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Defining "Extreme Beer"

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): The Reinheitsgebot's Relevance

BYOB (Drew Beechum): It Costs How Much? (How to brave the Hopocalypse)

Style Profile (Don Russell): Wheatwine (Meet Barleywine's seductive cousin)

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Hugh Sisson

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Official Beer Glove, The Best of American Beer & Food: Pairing & Cooking with Craft Beer by Lucy Saunders, The Cure: the After-Drinking Drink

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Taste Your Beer

Ask the Beer Geek: The Guinness Rocket Revealed

Advocate This (Lucy Saunders): Karma by the keg

Feature (Todd Alström): Project Koelschip

Feature (Drew Beechum): Making Sense of the Funk in Beer

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Heat It Up! Beer Fondue

Last Call (Tomme Arthur): Fuck eBay

+ more!
December 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): One year of BeerAdvocate magazine!

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Beer Resolutions

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Doppelbock of Resolution

Style Profile (Don Russell): Winter Warmer

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Dan Weirback

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): BACTRACK Breathalyzer, Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer, Beer Mug Candles

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): Bag Your Beer

Ask the Beer Geek: The protection properties of cardboard cases; ninja yeast battling in extreme beer; and another cool versus warm myth busted (again).

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Stop buying Westvleteren!

Feature (BeerAdvocate.com Members and Jason & Todd Alström): BeerAdvocate's 2008 Beer in Review!

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Tasty Beer Treats for the Holidays

Last Call (Fred Bueltmann): Sibling Rivalry

+ more!

Photo: John B. Carnett / Popular Science Magazine / www.popsci.com		 November 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Tell us the truth

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Defining Craft Beer

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Tempting Fate: When the Wild Things Are in Your Beer

Style Profile (Don Russell): Witbier

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Adam Avery

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): The Perfect Beaker, Geeky Tees, Countertop Beer Cooler and Tap

Innovation (Lisa Morrison): "The Device" Does It All

Ask the Beer Geek: Don't compromise taste; light means light; residual sugar in beer & wine; and laughably basic question answered vs. laughed at.

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Question Quality

Feature (Drew Beechum & Jay R. Brooks): Brew Your Own Beer!

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Give that Turkey a Brew!

Last Call (Kurt & Rob Widmer): The current definition of "craft beer" lacks solidarity

+ more!
October 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Moved by an inch, or two (MJ tribute)

Unfiltered (Andy Crouch): Free-form Brewing

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Warming Old Man Winter's Bones

Style Profile (Don Russell): American IPA

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Tod Mott

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): Widmer Brothers online games, LittleEarth beer cap belts, Louis Pasteur's Studies on Fermentation

Innovation (Lissa Harris): Foster's: Australian for ... Electricity?

Ask the Beer Geek: Roaches check into the Icehouse, but they don't check out; Guinness identity crisis; and nitrosamines in beer.

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Be social. Drink beer.

Feature (Horst Dornbusch): Beer, a Beacon of Light in the Dark Ages

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): A Twist on a Classic German Snack

Last Call (Dann Paquette): How Old P saved my life

+ more!
September 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Back to School, BA-style

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Pumpkin Beer

Style Profile (Don Russell): Belgian Dubbel

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Vinnie Cilurzo

Beer Wares (Christine Liu): The Beerbelly, Arrive Alive, Bottle Popper

Innovation (Lissa Harris): Free Beer (open-source beer)

Ask the Beer Geek: Serving cask at home; beer sediment 101; ask Ron Stablehorn; and tasting ABV.

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Alex Hall (Gotham's Imbiber)

Feature (Michael Brodeur, Jeff Lawrence, Paul McMorrow): Brew-U

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Tasting Again for the First Time (Chili, Beer Float, Sausage Braised in Onions & Beer)

Last Call (Steve Parkes): A plea to go easy on the new guys

+ more!
August 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Craft beer is going to fade

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Lager heads at loggerheads

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Jamil Zainasheff (Home-schooled brewer schools homebrewers)

Style Profile (Don Russell): Baltic Porter

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Brian "Spike" Buckowski

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): Leland CO2 PicnicTap

Innovation (Lissa Harris): Beer Inventions (Raising a glass to human ingenuity)

Ask the Beer Geek: Beer 101; Glassware for Beer 101 and what's up with chillin' those ales?

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Six Packs for Soldiers

Feature (Michael Brodeur, Paul McMorrow): Profiles in Beer (Will Meyers, Sam Calagione, Michael Jackson, Garrett Oliver, Charlie Papazian, Jim Koch, The Shelton Brothers, Chris White)

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Sean Z. Paxton): Grilliant! (Summer burgers that nod to Belgium)

Last Call (Dick Cantwell): No Last Call (Will beer geeks and java freaks every come together? Probably not)

+ more!
July 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Great food demans great beer

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Is faux-craft a faux

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Let's go clubbing

Style Profile (Don Russell): Dark Lager

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Rob Tod

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): Beer Chips®

Hall of Fame (Lissa Harris): Don't fear the green beer (Organic brewers hop to it)

Ask the Beer Geek: The Beer Hall of Shame; where are the gruits; help for a burned-out palate; and beer's natural perservatives.

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Mississippians for Economic and Beverage Advancement

Feature (Michael Brodeur): Beer: It's what's for dinner

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Lucy Saundes): The sizzle (Must great taste be at the expense of good taste?)

+ more!
June 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Top 50 American Breweries

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Here's to Respect

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Sniffing along memory lane (Aromatherapy, beer-style)

Style Profile (Don Russell): Cream Ale

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Mike Stevens

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): 12-bottle Aluminum Travel Safe

Hall of Fame (Lissa Harris): The Cooper Cooloer (How to Chill with Dignity)

Ask the Beer Geek: Hot Duvels; releasing the cream of Manchester; cooking with fresh beer; and converting your Bud swillin' buddies.

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Texas House Bill 1926 & Pop The Cap: South Carolina Update

Feature (Lew Bryson & Jay R. Brooks): Nine Great Beer Towns You Didn't Know Were Great Beer Towns

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Michael Brodeur): Lovin’ from the Oven (Beer bread is practically amazing)

Last Call (Scoats): Ranter's Block (It's downright tough to complain about beer culture)

+ more!
May 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Time to put the "advocate" in BeerAdvocate

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Judging beer

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Let's party! (Throwing your very own brew-ha-ha)

Style Profile (Don Russell): Brown Ale

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Todd Haug

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): Dr. Tung's Stainless Steel Tongue Cleaner

Hall of Fame (Lissa Harris): Beer without barley? (Gluten-free brews bring cheer to the beerless)

Ask the Beer Geek: A heated cold debate, to bottle or to keg, and keep your purine gout of my beer!

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Support Your Local Brewery!

Feature (Jay R. Brooks): Beer Rocks!

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Last Call (Dan Kopman): Departed Friends (A brewer raises his glass)

+ more!
April 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Has beer become a luxury item? Not yet.

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Six ways bars can better respect beer

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Salvaging your nasty homemade brew

Style Profile (Don Russell): The champagne of beers

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Greg Koch

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): Shotgunator & Headmaster Beer Pump

Hall of Fame (Michael Brodeur): Glass Ceiling (The quest for the perfect pint (glass))

Ask the Beer Geek: Home infections; this 2,555-day-old Bud is not for you; Klosterbräu shmosterbräu; Miller's confused; and just how fattening is beer?

Advocate This (Jason & Todd Alström): Free the hops in Alabama

Feature (Don Russel): Bling Advocate

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Michael Brodeur): Bittersweet symphony (Chocolate and beer offer the best of both worlds. Honest.)

Last Call (Rob Tod): Sayonara, Joe Sixpack?

+ more!
March 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Embrace your inner beer geek!

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Saving global beer culture one plane ticket at a time

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Your first Dry Stout

Style Profile (Don Russell): Bière de Mars

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Nick Floyd

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): Double-walled beer glass

Hall of Fame (Michael Brodeur): O.G. Beer Geek

Ask the Beer Geek: Googling salty beer, swillin' yeast, and rolling the dice with your stash

Feature (Jay R. Brooks): The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Cuisine à la Bière (Michael Brodeur): You're soaking in it (Good beer makes great marinades)

Last Call (Larry Horwitz): Beer geeks of the world: Relax!

+ more!
February 2007

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Hate the name, not the beer

Beer Wares (Todd Alström): Old Chub Stick

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): Price creep

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Laying the groundwork

Style Profile (Don Russell): American Wild Ale

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Larry Bell

Innovation (Michael Brodeur): When It Pours, It Reigns

Ask the Beer Geek: Beware the perils of drinking contests, frozen beer and unpasteurized brew

Feature (Josh Oakes): Why we need Extreme Beer

Feature (Don Russell): Here comes Samichlaus (The original Extreme Beer)

Feature (Lew Bryson): Extremely boring

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Destinations (Jim Dixon): Portland, Oregon

Cuisine à la Bière (Michael Brodeur): Adoring Publick

Last Call (Jim Koch): You want Extreme?

+ more!
January 2007 (Inaugural Issue)

Beer Smack (Jason & Todd Alström): Welcome to the inaugural issue of BeerAdvocate magazine!

Defending Beer (Andy Crouch): A Skunkadelic Freakout

BYOB (Drew Beechum): Why Homebrew?

Beer Wares (Jason & Todd Alström): BeerSmarts

Style Profile (Don Russell): Behold, Weizenbock!

9 Steps to Beerdom (Paul McMorrow): Tomme Arthur

Hall of Fame (Michael Brodeur): Artful Openings

Ask the Beer Geek: The Beer Geek isn't always right, but he's willing to defend his opinion to the death

Feature (Jay R. Brooks): Nice Cans!

Feature (Lew Bryson): Quit your wining

Feature (Bingo Barns): Heresy!

Beer Reviews (Jason & Todd Alström)

Destinations (Chuck Cook): Little town, big beers (Ingelmunster, Belgium)

Cuisine à la Bière (Michael Brodeur): Joly Moly!

Last Call (Shane C. Welch): You want style? I'll give you style

+ more!