James Rodewald delivers the gospel on transcendent beers, wines, and liqueurs made by religious orders

David Wondrich decodes the imbiber’s manual and tells us you are what you drink

Pilsner, the world’s most popular beer style, may also be the most maligned. The pilsener was invented in Bohemia in the 19th century, honed in Germany, and nearly destroyed in America. After years of mass-market, ersatz suds, the style has had a resurgence. Here are eight great examples....

Yes, there are the museums and the galleries and the nightclubs, but what’s most exciting about Berlin is the sense of openness and what is possible.

Don’t scoff until you taste what this hybrid citrus can do for an ordinary glass of beer.

With temperatures inching north, now is the time to ditch dark stouts and reach for a refreshing saison. Brewed in winter to be drunk in summer (originally by seasonal workers in the French-speaking part of...

Not to be confused with the beer drink of the same name, this Black and Tan is a balanced and refreshing rye whiskey cocktail.

This spicy ginger beer is made the old-fashioned way, with lots of fresh grated ginger, sugar, yeast, and water.

Here’s one of my mother’s very favorite dishes.

This year’s Sonoma International Film Festival features some surprisingly good pairings (Chardonnay and kettle corn) and very some odd choices (a lifetime achievement award for Bruce Willis?)....