We attended the 2008 Buffalo Brewfest this past weekend. We detail our encounters here, in an epic four-part non-chronological serial column. Today, we describe long lines and the illusion of value.

Lighter beers packed with flavor are creeping back into the market after years of polarization between blackout agents and low-carb water. Get ready to discover the brewers who are embracing the happy medium.

We’re nearing that special time of year where the pumpkin ale unleashes its sweet tentacles on an unsuspecting nation, leaving you happily in its grasp until the last leaf falls. Lets start ourselves off with a real doozy.

We attended the 2008 Buffalo Brewfest this past weekend. We detail our encounters here, in an epic four-part non-chronological serial column. Today, we tell you why press passes are overrated and why true experience defies conventional journalism.

The Middle Ages have returned. The Syracuse brewery, a rising star regionally, receives excellent marks for a number of their beers. The Wailing Wench offering is an American-English hybrid strong ale, with 8.0% APV.

Last week, you made your voices loud and clear as to what the best drinking songs of all time should be. We listened. We present to you the field of 64 tunes that dare to live forever in internet lore.

The first of many, many new beers sampled at the Buffalo Brewfest comes to you today, as we proudly present Warsteiner. We’ve had this beer before, but too long ago to do a real review. Now we can.

It’s Sunday, and most folks just like to laze about and not put too much thought into their day. Lucky for you, we don’t put much thought into our beer stories. It’s the Sunday Sip, and this week we present a host of haikus just for you. 

By the time you read this, we will be at the HSBC Arena downtown soaking ourselves in bubbly. We’ll offer you a preview of what’s on tap (nyuck, nyuck) at the 7th Annual Buffalo Brewfest.

Pennsylvania’s finest (apologies to Yuengling) creates a plethera of ridiculous beers, ranging from porters to lagers. Today we take a look at the HopDevil, a flagship American IPA that tastes like a cold slap in the face ... from Jessica Alba.

In case you ever wondered what a down home wedding would, could and should be like, we proudly present this mind-bending montage of a couple saying their vows at the Waffle House ... after the jump. Enjoy, knuckleheads.

It has one of the coolest names in all of beer. It has one of the hippest images in all of beer. Does it taste great? Find out for yourself what this Portland-based German-style ale has to offer. Beware of the skeletons.

Calling all locusts and famine, the apocalypse is upon us. That sultry starlet from Texas has just lent publicity help to her own favorite light beer. We bring the sexy details, right here!

An American Hefeweizen that’s unfiltered and unhinged. See what happens when folks on the wrong side of the Atlantic start crafting their own Belgian-German hybrid.

You know the song by heart ... after a beer or two. They are the songs you chill out to, the songs you party to, the songs for when you’re happy and for when you’re sad. We’re asking you, the reader, to help us select The Greatest Drinking Song Ever.