To host a craft beer tasting, invite six to eight people, pick six to eight beers with a loose theme, pour two to three ounces of each, and taste from lightest and lowest ABV to darkest and strongest. Put real food out before the first pour, keep water on the table,...
October in Ohio does something to a beer drinker. The air turns, the patio heaters come out of storage, and the taplists start telling you exactly what time of year it is without anyone having to say it out loud. This is the month when the farm and the fermenter sit...
Hops is the Pints, Forks & Friends AI sommelier. He lives in the chat bubble on this site, and his job is to answer the questions we get asked at every bar we walk into: what beer goes with this, where are the wings worth the drive, and what should I drink when the...
Fritz Maytag at Anchor Brewing Company | Photography courtesy of Anchor Brewing Company Three years ago, we ran this story under a headline about endings. Anchor Brewing, America's first craft brewery, shut its doors after 127 years, and it felt final. Turns out final...
The Story of Westmalle Brewery: A Trappist Dubbel Turning 100 Somewhere behind abbey walls in a small Belgian town called Westmalle, twenty-two monks and about forty secular brewery staff are quietly clocking in on a beer recipe that just hit its hundredth birthday....
You know the feeling. You've spent real money on a growler of something worth talking about. A double dry-hopped IPA from some 12-tap operation tucked behind a parking lot. A cold brew with the kind of nitrogen-kissed creaminess that makes you question your entire...
Originally published October 2014 and again October 2018. Updated and expanded because the beer got better and so did the food. There is a version of the craft beer-and-food conversation that involves a lot of Latin vocabulary, a bow tie, and a man who has never eaten...
The Ultimate Christmas Ale Bacon Recipe: Joy in Every Bite! Ah, the season of joy, where we gather 'round the tree, exchange gifts, and bask in the warmth of our loved ones. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and what better way to embrace it than by blending...
National Chicken Wing Day = Christmas to Me As PFFMaestro, the wing-obsessed founder of Pints, Forks & Friends and host of I Can Do Another 12 - The Global Chicken Wing Show, I’ve eaten my way through thousands of chicken wings across the globe, from Buffalo’s saucy...
June 2025 – Bristol, VA – When a NASCAR legend, a top-tier sports media outlet, a thriving beer culture community, and a honky-tonk icon join forces—you get more than just a media partnership. You get a movement built around beer, storytelling, and fan-first...
