Two decades ago, Bobby Gordash entered his homebrewed special English ale in the 1996 Samuel Adams LongShot American Homebrew Contest. The beer, Bob’s Flywater Alenamed, named for Gordash’s affinity ...

The ales of the English brewing tradition are some of the most beloved and misunderstood beers in the world. English beer is not served flat — as some believe — though the carbonation is lower than ...

Adam Field of Wilbraham’s Fieldcrest Brewing Company initially started homebrewing for a rather unusual reason: to help a friend who had a medical condition. “I had been drinking craft beer since the ...

We’re living in an interesting moment for classic Trappist beer—which is to say, beer brewed by Trappist Catholic monks in abbeys around the world. On one hand, the 2010s represented an era of new ...

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 ...

English pale ales English Pale Ale, also known as “bitter,” is less forcefully hoppy than its American progeny. As the name suggests, it is a bitter brew. But the bitterness is amply countered by ...

After nearly two decades, Scuttlebutt is switching from English to American. Yeast that is. It’s common to talk about malt and hops when discussing beer changes, but there’s another key ingredient ...

The owners of English Ales Brewery are looking to retire and sell their Marina location after almost 25 years in business.According to a post on its Facebook account, it celebrated its 24th ...

English Ales Brewery will be permanently closing after 25 years in business. The Marina staple said it had struggled with ongoing challenges, such as loss of business and market environment, on a ...