During the almost 18 years I’ve been writing this column, more than a few people have asked me, “What’s your favorite beer?” That’s a loaded question, of course, and like anyone, my answer was never ...

Dark beers get unfairly stereotyped by the loudest among them, like today’s trendy, Instagram-friendly pastry stouts. These are brawny, occasionally terrifying beers—like a 14-percent bourbon-barrel ...

With Westvleteren 12 nearly impossible to find in the U.S., the Rochefort 10 is about as good of an abbey ale as you’ll find. Brewed by the Trappist monks of Abbaye de Notre-Dame de Saint-Rémy, this ...

Even when you're making a lot of new friends, you should never forget your old ones. That's a thought I had last week when I was savoring a Rochefort 10 for the first time in probably several years.