Some beers are simply better when poured from a tap. Although there are general exceptions to every rule, these are some beer styles that are almost always better from a tap than from a can (or bottle ...

Glasses of amber ale and red ale sitting side by side. - Gonzalo de Miceu/Shutterstock Perhaps you've ordered an amber ale while your friend got a red ale, and you both marveled at how similar they ...

Winter seasonal beers tend to be all across the board stylistically. No wonder, as there is no formal beer style for winter seasonals. They are, basically, whatever the brewer deems them to be. This ...

Embrace the season and warm your soul with a range of rich and flavorful dark lagers.

When I first arrived in Northern England as a wide-eyed, 21-year-old foreign exchange student, it’s safe to say I was a fish out of water. My clothes, my accent, my mannerisms, all instantly gave me ...

When someone says, “I don’t like beer,” we scratch our heads a bit. It’s like saying, “I don’t like TV.” Both terms are used to describe ever-widening spectrums; nearly infinite universes that are ...

In craft beer’s Jurassic age, when Buds ruled the earth, a few Paleolithic beer hunters sought something bitter and better. They discovered the Pale Ale, the beer style that – with its enthusiastic ...

Understanding what sets ale apart from beer not only makes you a more confident drinker but also adds a new layer of ...

In the pantheon of refreshing spring beers, it’s tough to beat the appeal of a classic kölsch. This traditional pale-hued, light, subtly malty, crisp beer comes from Cologne, Germany. Although brewed ...

When I first dove head-first into the world of craft beer more than a decade ago, the idea that an American brewery would choose to get by without an “amber ale” or “red ale” still seemed like a ...

“Let’s Talk Beer Styles” is a monthly feature that accompanies Paste’s large-scale blind craft beer style tastings/rankings. The first month covered the history and modern role of American pale ale, ...