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What you learn when you spend a year drinking beer

Oct 26, 2016
Kai Ryssdal talks with Lucy Burningham about her new book, “My Beer Year”.
Lucy Birmingham, author of 'My Beer Year: Adventures with Hop Farmers, Craft Brewers, Chefs, Beer Sommeliers and Fanatical Drinkers as a Beer Master in Training.'
Anna Caitlin

Help Wanted: beer historian

Jul 29, 2016
The Smithsonian Institution is hiring a beer historian and the gig comes with a $65,000 paycheck.
Men in their traditional Bavarian clothing clink beer mugs on the second day of the 2014 Oktoberfest at Theresienhoehe on Sept. 21, 2014 in Munich, Germany.
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Extended interview: Jim Koch, founder of Sam Adams

Mar 31, 2016
Boston Beer Company CEO talks craft brew: the market's 10 percent
Founder and Chairman of the Boston Beer Co. Jim Koch delivers a keynote address at the 28th annual Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center on March 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The rise of flat beer

Jan 12, 2016
Fizz-less beers boast high alcohol content and taste more like wine and spirits than traditional beer.

Golden Road bets big on craft beer

Jul 9, 2014
A trip to a fast growing brewery in Los Angeles, Golden Road Brewing.

July 4th is a big beer holiday

Jul 4, 2014
Beer sales have been flagging for the big breweries, although craft beers are soaring.

When we started drinking beer, we became civilized

May 28, 2014
A look at the business and science of beer.

For public good, not for profit.

Would you bid on a $1,200 bottle of beer?

Feb 24, 2014
Raising paddles for classic ales, stouts, and IPAs at Skinner auction house.

Vermont's craft breweries: 'We have more than we deserve'

Oct 25, 2013
The number of Vermont microbreweries has doubled in the last five years. There are now 32 craft breweries, and several more are being planned.

The buzz on Americans drinking less beer

Aug 15, 2013
According to a recent Gallup poll, only 36 percent of Americans who drink alcohol say that beer is their beverage of choice.