Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Gray covers great drinks and where to find them. This article is more than 5 years old. As seasons change, so do our ...

A session IPA might be the all-time best style to offer you an early spring break from darker, maltier beers after a long winter. These brews really lean into the lighter aspects of IPAs,while still ...

A fresh, full-bodied India pale ale is a work of art. But with many hitting 7 percent alcohol or higher, the boozy punch behind them can catch up with you quickly. Not to mention, on gorgeous summer ...

When judges rate beers at competitions like the Great American Beer Festival, they are typically looking for how well a particular brew fits its style definition. Does it taste, smell and feel like it ...

Remember when session IPAs were everywhere? It wasn’t that long ago that every regional brewery in the country dropped what they were doing and started churning out aggressively hoppy ales with ...

Summertime, and the drinking is easy... That might be my lyrical beginning to the classic song, especially with two new warm-weather quenchers hitting the market in recent weeks -- one local and one ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Right Brain Brewery owner/operator Russell Springsteen says his newly released Ring Finger Session IPA is one of Michigan’s best session beers. At least that what his beer reps ...

As the weather starts to warm up, we find ourselves craving crisp, fresh, light beers. We’re talking IPAs, pale ales, bocks, wheat beers, pilsners, and lagers. But with the days getting longer and ...

No matter how many beers I try, the first thing I still reach for when I’m in the mood for one is an IPA. There are other brews I like, many I even love (Allagash White is perfect, and it is not an ...

I just attended the Great American Beer Festival this weekend. It was great, as the name implies. It always is. (The only things that suck are: how many people get shut out of buying tickets, too many ...