A young man peered through the mist, catching the soft green patina of The Statue of Liberty.

Picasso had paint. Andrew Marshall has hops and barley. The cofounder of what is Temecula's only licensed brewery, Marshall finds a creative outlet in beer making.

One of the reasons I love New York is for the takeout. Cuisine from virtually any nation, just a phone call away, at almost any hour.

One of the world's largest drinks' manufacturers is to consider backing an end to the sale of alcohol "below cost" in a move set to re-ignite the debate on links between price and problem drinking.

Rains washed out the Wilson County Fair one night last week, a first in that wonderful carnival's history.

Remnants of Prohibition continue to dog those who enjoy alcoholic beverages. Perhaps in no way more obvious to the general public than the three-tier distribution system , which was established to keep producers separate from distributors separate from retailers separate from customers.

A BEER Festival is being planned at the Kings Head in Hursley from Saturday, August 28 to Monday, August 30.

Head brewer David Holmes said that the weather had helped it be a 'great year for beer' Photo: CORBIS Manager at Britain's oldest brewers, Shepherd Neame, say the wettest July on record and a drizzly August helped produce a better quality of hops.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Communities and also in Housing Friday 27th August 2010 - 2:07pm Government under attack over pubs policy as Emmerdale's 'Woolpack' closes The closure of a soap opera pub could be avoided if the Government had not scrapped plans for community ownership, a spokesman for Camra said today.

From label to physical shape to the boxes they come in, these beer bottles have been reimagined for musical aims.

A visit to a renovated Airstream trailer might reward you with Organic Gingerbread Twinkies that are totally vegan, gluten-free and soy-free. You can also get yourself a pair of Ninkasi-themed underwear .

Hopworks, Portland's greenest, bikiest brewpub, throws the city's bikiest party and encourages folks to bike there for a day of festivities and live music, and 15 Hopworks beers on tap.

Summer's almost done. And although it hasn't been a bad one, I seem to have had more than my fair share of rain.

DAYS of heavy downpours have hit visitor numbers to the city's beer festival, according to organisers.

The Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival 2010 will be held in the Mortimer Suite of the Hull City Hall on Thursday 9th, Friday 10th and Saturday 11th September.

Hop season is upon us and here in one of the world's best hop-growing areas, it's a big deal... It starts with a couple of events in the next week and continues into a month or more of brewers making special fresh-hop beers that show off the Northwest's bounty of hops.

This was originally mentioned in a Beer Advocate thread , started by Will C. of Virginia, and then spread out via Twitter as a worthy topic by Todd and Jason.

The Tustin Brewing Co. will be celebrating its 14th anniversary Sunday with a craft brew tasting bash.

Beer sales were up three per cent overall in New Brunswick this summer. New Brunswick's biggest brewers have launched major coupon discounts on beer this summer to try to boost slumping sales before the end of the season.

Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, it's all about the love of the brew.