I’m not much of a soda drinker. I’ve been known to drink (and make) ginger beer, but even those drinks are reserved for special occasions. I’d much rather drink a lime-flavored seltzer water or ...

A knob of ginger like the one shown here is mixed with water, sugar and a touch of lemon to make a potent syrup that turns into a DIY Ginger Beer. Using the syrup and sparkling water allows you to ...

This is the story of Beer Robot, an ugly old fridge that grew into a super geeky kegerator. It started out innocently enough. After work one day at the local brewpub, three Wired.com staffers had a ...

It’s hard to judge homebrewing kits at the outset. Almost every craft beer lover wants to take a crack at brewing their own beer, yet rarely will “serious” craft aficionados even consider purchasing a ...

LANCASTER — Like many of the tourists on visits through Lancaster County, Richard Boyd of Annapolis, Md., has never tasted homemade root beer. He doesn't know such a thing existed beyond the canned, ...

Homemade root beer, brewed for generations by Plain Sects as a cold summertime treat, can increasingly be found at scores of roadside stands that sprout each summer at the head of farm lanes.

April marks North Carolina Beer Month, and the perfect time to put those brews to creative use. To celebrate the month of malts, The Umstead Hotel and Spa’s (Cary, N.C.) Pastry Chef Evan Sheridan and ...

Head to Edmonds and visit Gallagher's Where-U-Brew – a DIY public brewery. The family-owned business features all the equipment, ingredients and recipes necessary. Customers can brew a batch in about ...

Beer dinners at local restaurants have become increasingly popular over the last year or so. Perhaps the longest-running, at five years, is Blue Star Brewing's annual King's Feast barleywine dinner ...