Obviously, the calories in beer have a huge impact the beer drinker’s waistline. So, what about the top selling Beer in the United States? Well Busch Beer, Busch Lite, and Busch Ice all come in at 133, 110, and 169, respectively.  >> more

Every one knows cans are more convenient and easier to transport, but what about the taste? This has been a decades long debate. It really comes down to personal preference. Some people think that the can gives beer after taste, especially since we switched to using aluminum cans instead of tin.  >> more

Another custom in Japan has to do with the beer itself. All of Japan’s breweries traditionally brew seasonal beers. In fall, for example, they brew a heavier beer with higher alcohol content and advertise it as going well with one pot meals.  >> more

Anything popular develops a history of facts, trivia and folklore, and beer is no exception.  Over the years beer has had many “firsts”, and has inspired an equal number of tall tales.  So what is fact and what is fiction? Here’s a few nuggets from the vault on the history and trivia of beer  >> more

Another theory about why beer bottles are brown has to do with the glass making process itself. This one has never been proven, but many people say that in past centuries it was much harder to make clear glass but it was to make colored glass. Apparently, crystal clear glass requires processes that were not developed until the industrial age.  >> more

 Did you know that BEER first came to Canada before we were even officially a nation? That’s right, European settlers actually brought beer to the “area” of North America we now proudly call Canada in the 1600’s.  They felt Canada had an ideal climate for making beer, this was before refrigeration was introduced to the world.  >> more

Making your own beer can be fun, and it is not hard to do at all.  The basic recipe for beer is very simple, and requires very little investment.  You can take the basic beer recipe and run with it, adding your own flavorings and trying different grains for texture and flavor.  >> more

 There are four things that impact a beer's shelf life. Sometimes a brewery will combine more than one  for maximum shelf life. The first is pasteurization, a process usually associated with milk. Pasteurization means the beer is heated for a little while to kill microbes in the brew. This can make the beer’s taste deteriorate faster.  >> more

 The main ingredients in most beers are water, grain (malt), hops and yeast.  The type and amount of each of the ingredients influence the flavor of beer. It’s also determined by the process of brewing used, and by any other ingredients added.  >> more

 The best way to figure out what brands are most popular are to look at two groups: international beers and American beers.  Most countries don’t place the taboos on alcohol consumption that American does, and so America keeps the most comprehensive statistics.  These statistics are often broken up into “import beers” versus “local beers”.  >> more