Joseph Watts - Articles

If you have one beer this summer, it better be at Mondial de la Biére

How female brewers are looking to change the face of beer culture

The brewmasters of Benelux show their geekier side – sort of

Does fanaticism toward one beer mean it is truly worthy of merit?

Depanneurs are peculiar stages for the drama of life. If you’ve been in one, you’ve been in 20, but everyone has a favourite. There is… Read More »All hopped up: The wide world of deps

Ever been intrigued by the thought of brewing your own beer, but turned off by the “science” or intimidated by foreign words like sparge and… Read More »All hopped up: Home sweet homebrew

As wool socks and long johns are awakened from their summer hibernation and seeing your breath becomes as familiar to the eye as 4:30 p.m.… Read More »All hopped up: A winter wonderland of beer

Anheuser-Busch overcompensates after merger with Belgian company, InBev

There are many theories as to why beer goes so well with barbeque. They range from the scientific (I’ve actually read that beer can absorb… Read More »All hopped up: A match made in heaven

In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus Eins, zwei, g’suffa! Da läuft so manches Fäßchen aus Eins, zwei, g’suffa! In Munich there’s a Hofbrauhaus One, two, drink!… Read More »All hopped up: Oktober is for lovers (of beer)

McGill grad starts his own big city beerfest

As the first days of school and the last days of summer are upon us, one phase of drinking slowly morphs into another. Languidly beating… Read More »All hopped up: The 100-mile diet, liquid edition

If, somehow, beer culture was a religion – and the zealous, prophetical, and dogmatic sides of the industry do exist – Belgium would be the… Read More »All Hopped Up: Old world beer in New France

According to the Catholic News Agency, Irish bishops moved Saint Patrick’s Day from today to March 15 last June because March 17 falls on holy… Read More »All hopped up: The holy Saint Patrick