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Drinks giant Carlsberg has come under attack for announcing the closure of an historic brewery, delivering a "terrible blow" to 170 workers who face losing their jobs.

The Rogue Nation Department of Agriculture has planted 122 acres of winter malting barley near Tygh Valley, Oregon.

Beer is a healthy drink of moderation and the cornerstone of civilization, brewing scientist and author Charles Bamforth said.

The label on Samuel Adams' Hallertau Imperial Pilsner promises 'an intense hop experience.' The experience may depend on the type of beer drinker you are.

The company also opened a new brewery, booked more charges related to a recall earlier this year and cut its profit forecast for the full year, sending shares falling in aftermarket trading.

When I'm at a liquor store, it's not unusual to see someone staring at shelf after shelf of craft beer, grab a couple, read the labels before putting them down and walking out with a 12-pack of Budweiser.

At long last the presidential campaign is winding down, and that means that Election Day is coming up. Election Night can be a festive time or a depressing one, but whichever way it goes, it's better with a drink in your hand.

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An introduction to farmhouse ales is a liberating experience for those who live by the rules of endless possibilities.

When first I wrote for money, it was on an Underwood 5 manual typewriter on pulp paper that still had splinters of wood in it.

Beer has a long association with American politics. Much of the work involved in starting the United States was done in taverns and many of our founding fathers made beer on their properties.

Shorter days. Cooler nights. And more _ lots more _ beers to pick from. The advent of autumn and the holidays that follow brings a flood of seasonal beers to market, from pumpkin spice ales to Oktoberfest and ...

Apricots aren't normally what you think of when pondering a purchase of fruit beer.

BEER drinkers are hailing a victory against brewing giant Fosters over a pricing scandal linked to the downsizing of their favourite stubby.

A group fighting to keep flavored malt beverages out of the hands of underage drinkers has asked the governor and attorney general to take action.

Takeover target ... Foster's says it is being eyed by investment banks. FOSTER'S chairman David Crawford yesterday conceded that "every investment bank in Christendom" is looking at organising a takeover of the ...

The office that sets measurement standards says that its proposed two-thirds pint measure for draft beer and cider could be on tap as soon as April.

A key ingredient of brew may contain a cancer-fighting substance, a German beer study indicated.

Sooner or later, every beer drinker encounters the dilemma: Is it time to switch to a light beer to cut back on calories? For many years, light beers have been sneered at by beer aficionados who cited the ...

Britons may be reeling from the international financial crisis, but few are crying into their beer.