Why are local versions of classic German beer styles so often disappointing? There are a lot of reasons, but one of the most basic is the equipment. Most American craft breweries are outfitted with ...

When was the last time you had a good Bock beer? Or better yet, how about Doppelbock? Few beers ignite the kind of excitement in the real beer and lager fans this time of year like a “double” Bock.

This Friday brings us to the end of Lent, a season of sacrifice that started for many along the Gulf Coast way back on Ash Wednesday. Some people I know chose to give up caffeine, some chose fast food ...

When was the last time you had a good Bock beer? Or better yet, how about Doppelbock? Few beers ignite the kind of excitement in the real beer and lager fans this time of year like a “double” Bock.

We are about midway through Lent, the pre-Easter time of fasting, reflection and repentance, so it’s appropriate that I make a confession: For years, I had maintained that doppelbocks, a dark and ...

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If you’ve read my Beer and Metal posts on Metropolitan’s Afterburner Oktoberfest or Zwickel Flywheel lager, you already know how I feel about this brewery. I recommend Metropolitan to all my friends ...

Because it’s doppelbock season, last week I stopped by Binny’s in River North on the way home from work to pick up a bottle of Weihenstephaner Korbinian. (I was already working through three six-packs ...

When Abbas Razvi, Kaushal LS, Aniketh Yadav, Moiz Mustafa and Ravi Nidarmarthy of Godless, a metal band from Hyderabad, aren’t discussing music or jamming, they hold forth on one topic (apart from ...