BEER FEATURES AND REVIEWS

Beer has been around since the time of the ancient Egyptians, and the centuries since have not diluted its popularity. Brewed from malted barley with other grains, beer is capable of a range of flavors and pairs well with most meals. See our seasonal lists and beer reviews to find some of the best brews from around the world.

DRINK YOUR FRUITS AND GRAINS
Top 10 Fruit Beers
While brewers using artificial flavors and added sugars have given fruity beers a bad rap, our favorite varieties rely on real, fresh fruit and traditional brewing techniques.

New Belgium Peach Porch Lounger, one of our Top 10 Fruit Beers

Discover seasonal beers perfect for drinking during the spring!

MEET THE MAIBOCKS!
Top 10 Spring Beers
Celebrate the arrival of spring with the season's finest special releases, including Maibocks and other spring-style beers from domestic and European breweries.

PRODUCT WITH PERSONALITY
Roost Bottle Openers
If you're an owl-loving hipster looking to open your next can of beer with an ironic animal-shaped opener, you are in for a treat. Read more about these cute and useful tools in our review.

Design company Roost has released a line of hand-carved bottle openers that includes the still-trending owl, a teacher's apple and the thoroughly unhip but very cute and quirky duck

The Oxford Companion to Beer, edited by Garrett Oliver

BEER LOVER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Oxford Companion to Beer
Featuring more than 1,100 articles written by 166 of the world's foremost beer experts, The Oxford Companion to Beer covers a range of topics from "abbey beers" to "zymurgy."

Top 10 Beer Lists

• Top 10 Craft Beers
• Top 10 Fall Beers
• Top 10 Fruit Beers
• Top 10 Irish Beers
• Top 10 Oktoberfest Beers

• Top 10 Sipping Beers
• Top 10 Spring Beers
• Top 10 Summer Beers
• Top 10 Weird Beers
• Top 10 Winter Beers

Beer Reviews & Features

• Carlsberg's Jacobsen Vintage No. 1
• Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
• Innis & Gunn Irish Whiskey Cask
• Kona Brewing Co. Wailua Wheat Beer
• Maui Brewing Co.
• O'Hara's Irish Wheat Beer

• Beer and Magic
• Beer Health Benefits
• Brewery Tours of San Diego
• Glasi Pilsner Beer Glass
• Spiegelau Beer Classics Connoisseur Kit
• Top U.S. Oktoberfest Celebrations

Book Reviews

• The Oxford Companion to Beer
• Uncorking the Past

• Ambitious Brew

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TOP 10 BRUNCH WINES

Toast the weekend and warmer weather with one of these affordably priced bottles, including a crisp cava, a dry rosé and a sweet Moscato.

TOP 10 FRUIT BEERS

Made with real, fresh fruit using traditional brewing techniques, these refreshing beers are packed full of thirst-quenching flavor.