Once upon a time, not so long ago, two somewhat twinny-looking chaps with beards opened a brewpub in a former QQ Asian Restaurant in the sleepy Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona. Within eight months, RateBeer awarded them Brewery of the Year, they were interviewed by Esquire Magazine, and they started collaborating with pretty much every craft beer...

Saturday, March 2, was a dismal day in Portland, Oregon. It drizzled on and off, only rising out of the 30s for a few hours in the afternoon. Yet, it was rocking in Northwest Wilson, an otherwise sleepy, industrial street hidden behind Highway 30. People spilled out of a nondescript warehouse building and huddled under tents that dotted the pavement....

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By just about any standard, Tony Magee should be considered one of the most successful Americans to have ever worked in beer. The soon-to-be 64-year old entrepreneur started California's Lagunitas Brewing Company in 1993, grew its IPA-focused portfolio into one of the largest breweries in the country, and sold to Heineken—one of the largest brewing...

It’s a cold December morning, and Great Yarmouth is slowly dragging itself out of bed. This seaside resort town, located on the easternmost edge of England’s coastline, is a place built for summer. It’s in the high season when the Pleasure Beach Ghost Train clunks into action; when families and couples flock to the promenade, unwittingly dripping melted...

We were headed to the Florida Everglades. I must have smiled the entire 80-mile drive from Palm Beach County to Homestead, Florida. I’d never been, yet always wanted to visit the Everglades National Park. The idea of being within an arm’s reach of exotic birds and fish—and the possibility of a panther sighting—had long intrigued me. Even better: This...