Our economy currently relies heavily on unsustainable industrial principles of mass scale, never-ending growth and throwaway consumerism. The transition to a sustainable economy, then, requires a shift in how we think about production. In contrastContinue reading

Vermont’s Hill Farmstead Brewery has won top honors in Ratebeer.com’s annual compilation of the world’s best breweries, as voted on by the website’s unpaid citizen reviewers. The rustic New England brewery ranked number one out of 30,800 breweries reviewed throughoutContinue reading

  Germany now drinks two thirds of what it did in the 1970s. But expanding microbreweries and new attitudes shows it’s never been a better time to be a beer drinker in Germany. The onlyContinue reading

  Back when the craft beer scene in the States was still in its infancy, brewers could raise an eyebrow—and generate some PR—by integrating unexpected ingredients into their brews, even if some of some ofContinue reading

Which are the best alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers? Here are my top-rated zero alcohol beers and lagers under 0.5% ABV. Low-alcohol and alcohol-free beers have come a long way in the last few years. Sure,Continue reading