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Lifestyle
For Germany’s beer capital, a new buzz
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Washington's Yakima Valley produces a quarter of the world's hops, but warming temperutres in the region have growers and brewers concerned about the future of the vital crop.
Environment
The climate for making beer is changing, so brewers and hops growers are, too
In an experiment that explored the fluid physics of foam, Guinness emerged the clear winner as the beer least likely to spill when jostled.
Science
The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam
At the Shanghai Beer Fest, a waiter for a local brewer sports lederhosen. China is becoming more of an international beer market.
Culture
China is getting a taste for craft beers, but not for craft brewing
Beer brewing in Massachusetts
Food
Today’s craft beer selection still pales in comparison to what was available centuries ago
A Kirin staff member poses with its new craft beer product "Spring Valley Brewery 496 prototype," which was launched in July 2014. Craft styles are increasingly migrating from the United States to other countries.
Food
America’s craft brewers are inspiring beer lovers — and makers — across the globe
Lifestyle & Belief
A sibling rivalry ferments between identical twin Danish brewers
Lifestyle & Belief
A sibling rivalry ferments between identical twin Danish brewers