Issue: March April 2010
Features
Beer in the Heart of Zululand
by: Brian Heard
Seeking a connection to his new daughter's Zulu culture
Bia in New York
by: Andrea Lillo
Travel to Vietnam by cabbing it to the Lower East Side.
Cask Ale Pubs to Visit
by: Joe Stange
If you're in search of cask ale in London, don't miss these venues.
Cellarmanship 101
by: Joe Stange
Stale and dead, this was a beer past its prime. And that was my first lesson in cellarmanship: It makes a difference.
Forever Young
by: Joe Stange
Cask ale is getting along just fine in London, thank you very much.
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
by: Michael McDermott
Irish Pubs are emulated the world over, but a tour of Cork’s taverns proves that “authentic experience” is changing; there’s a lively side of Emerald Isle nightlife, and its fueled by stout.
The Bellwether Beer
by: Sam Eifling
Whether the growing success of Haiti’s Prestige beer is a measurement of the country’s stability or just good brewing, Sam Eifling found out its journey to your fridge is anything but easy.
The Brewery Inns of Bavaria
by: Stan Hieronymus
Brewery inns now dot the country, but hospitality by way of beer began in Germany. Stan Hieronymus explains the art of sipping and sleeping one’s way through Bavaria.
The Most Interesting Man in the World
by: DRAFT Staff
Who is, in fact, the most interesting man in the world? It just might be New York native Jonathan Goldsmith, the guy who plays him on TV. From saving lives to sailing the world, this silver fox has led an illustrious life.
The Other Irish Stout
by: Jessica Daynor
Poised conveniently in Barrow Valley, the country’s hop and malt growing region, Carlow Brewing launched in 1998 as founder Seamus O’Hara’s cure for the dying independent Irish brewing culture.
What is Real Ale?
by: DRAFT Staff
The tale of ale can no longer be told without the story of CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale.
When in Asia...
by: Andrea Lillo
What do you do when faced with a list of Asian beers you’ve never heard of? Try Chef Michael “Bao” Huynh’s three recommendations.
On Tap
3 Questions for Bruce Nichols
by: DRAFT Staff
Philadelphia Beer Week co-founder and
president of Museum Catering Bruce Nichols opens The HeadHouse in Philly's Society Hill on March 20. Here, he dishes on the beer-soaked restaurant's international
fare and Beer Hunter inspiration.
DRAFT Pick: Kiuchi Hitachino Nst XH
by: DRAFT Staff
By now, many U.S. craft imbibers have heard of, or seen, Hitachino Nest Beer: Available Stateside since 2000, the colorful labels adorned with red owls nearly jump off the shelves.
Sleep Well
by: Emily Haile
Every August for the past 30 years, thousands of partygoers have flocked to the Dyrehaven, a magnificent beech forest next to Denmark's Lake Skanderborg for the Skanderborg Music Festival, or Smukfest.
The Ticket: DRAFT's March/April Top 10 Places to Drink a Beer for St. Patrick's Day
by: DRAFT Staff
Where you should be drinking these next two months.
Top 10 Sexy Beers
by: DRAFT Staff
Don't try to resist our 10 favorite beers that target the libido.
What's in a Name? Flat Earth Brewing Co.
by: Christopher Staten
From its logo to each beer label, everything at St. Paul, Minnesota's Flat Earth Brewing is open for interpretation.
Taste
A la Beer: Wok Meals
by: DRAFT Staff
Three of the country's best wok-wielding chefs transport our palates overseas with Asian-inspired dishes doused in a tsunami of beer.
Drunken Salsa
by: Laraine Perri
If you’ve always loved chasing searing salsa with a cold one, imagine the delights of a chili-laced sauce that arrives beer-spiked.