Beer
Mike Brown: My First Legal Beer!
I can’t remember what brand—surely something cheap. Then I went to some girl’s house and drank my first legal beer! The end. … read more
The Old Back and Forth with Clay Turnbow, Head Brewer...
Steve Koonce interviews Kiitos Brewing’s Head Brewer Clay Turnbow about 2023 beer trends, experimental hops and more. … read more
Milkshakes and Pastries … Wait, Is This A Beer Column?
Steve Koonce examines his favorite beers that taste like other things: chocolate cake, milkshakes—you name it, there’s an “uncanny valley” brew for it. … read more
SLUG Magazine’s Drinker’s Glossary Vol. 1
For this year’s Beer Issue, we provide you with a glossary of useful words and phrases to help you sort through the vast world of alcoholic beverages. … read more
Mike Brown: Beer is Here to Save the Day
Beer turns the timid into the brave and turns bad ideas into great ideas—for this Beer Issue, I’d like to turn my attention to how beer can solve our problems. … read more
Après-Ski Power Rankings
You pay a king’s ransom for a lift ticket, fight traffic up a mountain, nearly kill yourself for parking and for what? Après ski—that’s what! … read more
Kindred Spirits: Distilling is Brewing’s Younger Sibling
Let’s just scratch the surface of the many ways in which fermentation is related to your favorite distilled spirits. … read more
An Endless Palette: Designing Beers for Every Palate
Brewers have a functionally infinite palette, a vast array of “colors” available to “paint” and design beers with. … read more
Beer > Not Beer
With these easy guidelines from Rio Connelly, you can turn your lunch-break sandwich into a sublime beer-pairing opportunity. … read more
FIY: Ferment It Yourself
The ability to make tasty fermented drinks lies in your hands, but you may not know what you need to get started. Join us to FIY! … read more