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October 12, 2006 - New York Magazine Takes on Beer and Nobody Wins

September 8, 2006 - Chouffe Goes to the Devil!

August 2, 2006 - Two-Time Winner in U.K.

July 13, 2006 - Yet More Blogging...

June 12, 2006 - Punditry or Propaganda?

May 16, 2006 - Canada's Sleeman Up for Sale?

May 16, 2006 - Canada's Sleeman Up for Sale?

May 4, 2006 - Beaumont Blogs!

May 2, 2006 - And a 12-Year-Old Shall Lead Them

April 24, 2006 - Review – The Essential Reference of Domestic Brewers and Their Bottled Brands, 2nd Edition

April 19, 2006 - Robot Bartender

April 17, 2006 - World Beer Cup Results – Hooray for the Americans!

February 3, 2006 - RateBeer Weighs In

February 1, 2006 - Scots Eat Their Own

January 27, 2006 - Scottish Stupidity

November 30, 2005 - Hoegaarden to Close

November 15, 2005 - Book Review - “It’s All About the Beer”

October 12, 2005 - A-B Gets Bumped to Third

September 1, 2005 - Lion Nathan Takes Run at Cooper’s

July 4, 2005 - Quitting Smoking? Have a Beer!

May 26, 2005 - Kudos for Beamish!

May 20, 2005 - Ontario Craft Brewers Get Busy

March 24, 2005 - Molson Improves Beer By Eliminating Taste

October 6, 2004 - A-B to Launch Wired Bud

June 12, 2004 - Review of LambicLand/LambikLand, by Webb, Pollard & Pattyn

April 20, 2004 - An Open Letter to John Sleeman

January 5, 2004 - Demonization of Alcohol Continues Apace in 2004

September 22, 2003 - Oi! You Call This Whisky?!

September 19, 2003 - Interbrew Goes Big in Germany

August 6, 2003 - Second Time Around for the Scots at the GBBF

August 4, 2003 - Beer and Bicycle Stupidity in California

July 8, 2003 - Good News/Bad News for Budvar

June 4, 2003 - Brewpub Pioneer Elected Mayor of Denver

May 5, 2003 - Fritz Maytag Honoured in New York

April 25, 2003 - Reasons for Drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon

March 27, 2003 - Personal Note to Texans

March 21, 2003 - Beaumont and Good Beer Honoured

February 27, 2003 - Announcing Stephen Beaumont's Belgian Beer Pack

February 21, 2003 - Molson Helps Out Bar Patrons

February 15, 2003 - Hardy's is Back!

February 3, 2003 - What's Wrong with the American View of Alcohol, Installment #12,498

January 9, 2003 - More Health and Drinking News

December 23, 2002 - Christmas Comes Early in Germany

December 20, 2002 - Credit Where Credit Is Due

December 11, 2002 - Counterfeit Beer Troubles Nigeria

September 19, 2002 - Big Brother in Swedish Bathrooms

September 13, 2002 - Another US Import Changes Country of Origin

September 13, 2002 - The Beginning of the End for Alcopops?

September 9, 2002 - A Day for a Quiet Drink

September 6, 2002 - Britain's 500 Best Pubs by Roger Protz

July 11, 2002 - American Beer Month Stirs Controversy

July 11, 2002 - Roger Baylor of Rich O's Public House and Sportstime Pizza (www.richos.com) Fires the First Volley in His "Publicanista!" Email Newsletter

July 11, 2002 - Reply by Stan Hieronymus of RealBeer.com

July 5, 2002 - Gives a Whole New Meaning to "Chips & Beer"

June 25, 2002 - G8 Beer Promo Possibilities?

June 21, 2002 - Molson's O'Neill Bothered by "Mosquitos, Black Flies"

June 3, 2002 - BeerAdvocate.com Calls for 'Beer Games' Boycott

May 25, 2002 - Will This Be the Week?

April 23, 2002 - A Beer By Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet

April 12, 2002 - British Football Fans to Get Their Ale --- in Bristol, at Least

April 3, 2002 - The Truth about College 'Binge' Drinking

March 17, 2002 - Vintage Beer Posters

February 25, 2002 - A Faster Pint of Guinness?

February 14, 2002 - Big Brewery International Buying Spree Continues

February 9, 2002 - The Monks and the Chickens

February 1, 2002 - Molson Set to Shop

January 11, 2002 - Saveur Picks Sierra

December 27, 2001 - A Carling-Coors Christmas

December 17, 2001 - Holiday Gifts #5 - Last Minute Beer Stuff

December 16, 2001 - Holiday Gifts #4 - Beer Glasses On-Line

December 14, 2001 - Carlsberg Out Of Running For Carling

December 4, 2001 - Holiday Gifts #3 - For the Beer-Loving Organist

November 30, 2001 - Holiday Gifts #2 - 'On Tap'

November 27, 2001 - Holiday Gifts #1 - 'Notes on a Beermat'

November 23, 2001 - Ice Meets Ice

November 15, 2001 - Cains Takes the House

November 14, 2001 - Utah Beer Follies

October 5, 2001 - Windows of Hope and Unity Night Relief Efforts

October 3, 2001 - Suspect Rum in Canada

September 7, 2001 - This Just In From Ireland

September 3, 2001 - Doctors on Beer - Wrong Again!

August 2, 2001 - Craft Brewing Pioneer Bert Grant Dies at 73

July 10, 2001 - Budweiser: The All-Chinese Beer

July 5, 2001 - Moosehead takes on Mt. Begbie

June 29, 2001 - Back to School With Beer

June 12, 2001 - The Philosophy of Beer

June 7, 2001 - Guinness Flow May Yet Dry Up

May 26, 2001 - Beer and Barney in Britain

May 24, 2001 - More on Interbrew-Bass

May 23, 2001 - Breaking News: Interbrew May Keep Bass

May 16, 2001 - Bass Boss Bolts

May 11, 2001 - Buy Mom a Beer

May 10, 2001 - Will 'Heineken' be Australian for Beer?

May 10, 2001 - Heineken Denial

April 13, 2001 - Purple Prose About Black Beer

April 6, 2001 - Guinness Drought? It Could Happen

April 4, 2001 - Cheaper Beer in Oz!

March 30, 2001 - Surprise! ABC News Says Craft Beer is Back

March 22, 2001 - Whither the British Pub?

March 9, 2001 - A Pint of Sorghum for St. Patrick's Day?

March 5, 2001 - Risking the Mormon's Wrath in Utah

February 10, 2001 - Georgia (USA) Stays Firmly in the Past

January 15, 2001 - Free Beer for Aussies?

January 3, 2001 - Bass Back on the Market

December 27, 2000 - Beer Balls!

December 12, 2000 - Bootleg Boil by the Rolling Boil Blues Band

November 16, 2000 - Government Frets About Sex & Beer

October 31, 2000 - Hallelujah! Aussies Realize That Chicks Dig Beer!

October 26, 2000 - That Old Canadian Beer Myth Rises Again

October 16, 2000 - The Running Press Pocket Guide to Beer by Michael Jackson

September 28, 2000 - Frosted Frog Finds a New Home

September 22, 2000 - The Buying Guide to Beer by the Beverage Testing Institute

September 20, 2000 - High Gas Prices? Give Me a Break!

September 7, 2000 - Anheuser-Busch Denies Barley Wines, Tripels Are Beer

August 26, 2000 - Live Long, Drink Beer

August 21, 2000 - Southeast Brits Getting Fleeced For a Pint

August 11, 2000 - Rat Urine -- A Good Case for Drinking Draught?

August 6, 2000 - A Mild Winner at the GBBF

July 28, 2000 - More Guinness Turmoil

July 21, 2000 - French Brewery Workers Threaten to Blow Up Brewery

July 19, 2000 - Diageo to Keep Guinness

July 4, 2000 - Coffee Replaces Beer in Seattle

June 30, 2000 - The Beer Gods at Euro2000

June 29, 2000 - Lethal Cocktail Resolution -- A WoB Follow-Up

June 24, 2000 - Euro2000 -- Eating Our Words

June 22, 2000 - Am I Canadian?

June 18, 2000 - Euro2000 Diary -- Our Theory Takes a Beating

June 15, 2000 - Time Out for a Takeover -- Interbrew Snags Bass

June 14, 2000 - Upset at Euro2000! (Beer-Wise, at Least) -- Day 5

June 13, 2000 - Brewing Half-Powers at Euro2000 -- Day 4

June 12, 2000 - Beer & Football Upsets at Euro2000 -- Day 3

June 11, 2000 - The Battle of Beer at Euro2000 -- Day 2

June 10, 2000 - The Battle of Beer at Euro2000 -- Game 1

June 9, 2000 - Light Beer in Plastic Cups for Euro2000

June 7, 2000 - Lethal Cocktail in English Courts

June 2, 2000 - The Beer Lover's Guide to the USA by Stan Hieronymus and Daria Labinsky

May 29, 2000 - Buy a Brewery on eBay

May 25, 2000 - Whitbread Sells Out

May 11, 2000 - More Pitiful Prognostications by the American Press

April 27, 2000 - Century-Old Beer For Sale

April 20, 2000 - Asthma? You Might Want to Stick to Beer or Whisky

April 18, 2000 - Okay, So Maybe Boag Won't Buy Bass

April 13, 2000 - More Monks, Bread and Liquid Bread, and Livestock by the Loo

April 8, 2000 - Sheps "Wets" Dry Town

April 4, 2000 - More Boag Bluster

April 1, 2000 - "Bud Lambic" Announced

March 27, 2000 - Boag Makes Bold Bass Bid

March 23, 2000 - Is This Canadian Brew the First Beer of the Millennium?

March 21, 2000 - The Changing Face of French Beer

March 16, 2000 - Michael Jackson's Malt Whisky Companion, 4th Edition

March 15, 2000 - The Luck of the Welsh?

March 4, 2000 - Jackson Roasted Over Easy

February 27, 2000 - Would You Like Your Jackson Rare or Medium?

February 25, 2000 - Mom, There's a Beer Fest Next Door

February 16, 2000 - Czech PM a Budvar Booster

February 15, 2000 - A Lizard With Your Lager?

February 8, 2000 - Budweisers Draw in Britain

February 6, 2000 - Valentine's Day Beer & Chocolate Companion

January 31, 2000 - Bass to be Sold by Year's End?

January 29, 2000 - Good News For Beer Drinkers Down Under

January 24, 2000 - Got an Ad in You? Try for an Eddie!

January 17, 2000 - Super Bowl Beers -- Forget the Bud Bowl!

January 11, 2000 - Russian Beer Death

December 26, 1999 - Ten Beer Books for the Millennium

December 18, 1999 - Glacier Beer Hits the Web

December 15, 1999 - Last Call on Big Millennial Beers

December 14, 1999 - Gretzky Ignores World of Beer, Signs With Bud Light

December 9, 1999 - The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to Greater New York City by Jim Leff

November 23, 1999 - More Massive Millennial Brews

November 15, 1999 - Busting the Beer Bottle Law

November 5, 1999 - Slugs Say Aye to Real Ale

October 19, 1999 - Big Beers for the Millennium

October 6, 1999 - Pious Pints in England

October 1, 1999 - Aussies Trading Porter for Pot?

September 16, 1999 - More British Pub Shake Up

September 8, 1999 - Molson Wields the Axe

September 1, 1999 - De Smedt, Brewers of Affligem, Sold to Heineken

September 1, 1999 - Cider Pub Opens in California

August 11, 1999 - The Beers of France by John Woods and Keith Rigley

July 29, 1999 - Upcoming Belgian Beer Tours

July 16, 1999 - Whitbread Withdraws; Interbrew Investigated

July 13, 1999 - A-B At It Again; Takes Budvar to Court in Hong Kong

July 8, 1999 - Memo to Gretzky: Don't Do It, Wayne!

July 1, 1999 - Review -- Breathpatrol lozenges

June 28, 1999 - More Banger For Your Buck

June 17, 1999 - A Pint of "Piss"

May 28, 1999 - Warning Label Worries Down Under

May 26, 1999 - Done Deal! -- Whitbread to Quit Brewing Business

May 20, 1999 - Tequiza Turmoil

May 18, 1999 - Whitbread-Allied Pub Deal Going Ahead

May 14, 1999 - Ontario Opens Up to Small Brewers

May 4, 1999 - Bye-Bye Boddingtons?

May 2, 1999 - The End of a Century-and-a-Half of Brewing

April 17, 1999 - Community Beer? It Could Happen in Wisconsin

April 8, 1999 - Oldest Brewing Company in the U.S. on the Move

April 1, 1999 - The Secrets of Single Malt

April 1, 1999 - This is NOT an April Fool

March 22, 1999 - In Search of an Italian Beer...in Italy!

March 5, 1999 - Big Brewery Bytes

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