Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Sachs is an NY-based writer covering spirits, cocktails and bars. I must confess, I’m not a big beer drinker. I’m not even ...

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 ...

THE word lager immediately conjures up images of a low to mid-strength pale-coloured beer that is available in large quantities and rarely challenges your taste buds. The straw-coloured fizz has ...

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 ...

According to tradition, the delicious doppelbock beer was developed by the Paulaner monks at Cloister Neudeck ob der Au, in Munich around the 17th Century. Though it may seem strange to our modern ...

At what point does one elevate from merely drinking beer to being a full-on beer snob? Answer: when you feel compelled to tell other people what to drink. And the inevitable result of this peculiar ...

The Name Clodoald comes from the original name of St. cloud which was St. Clodoald. For centuries Monks have brewed beer for themselves and others to enjoy. In many parts of the world, they still brew ...

Granville Island Brewing's Merry Monks Doppelbock is out just in time to sustain you through the hectic holidays. With rich, dark malt flavours, some spicy fruit, and a dry finish, it sure goes down ...

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.

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