There's an art to making beer tap handles. From a bartending perspective, sometimes an overly-designed tap handle can backfire. Horne noted that certain trends in handle design can make pouring beers ...

A bartender holding a glass under a golden tap as beer pours into it. - siamionau pavel/Shutterstock The ideal taste of beer is frequently debated by foodies and beer enthusiasts. While some -- a ...

It’s happened to veteran bar fly and casual drinker alike: that moment of panic when the bartender asks what beer you want and you have no idea. You could wave them off, but that bachelorette party ...

When Roy Wadding sits down at a bar, he makes sure to scan the draft selection before ordering a beer. His eyes zip from one tap handle to the next, searching for something different, something he has ...

Arlington’s Skookum Brewery uses a carved wooden bear claw. Bothell’s Decibel Brewing recycles old microphones. Everett’s Scuttlebutt features a mermaid, which to be fair, is far from beautiful. “The ...

I like beer! That’s both a confession for some and a proud proclamation for others. But for most home drinkers, it has been limited to cracking open a bottle or can (or growler, if you’re that sort of ...

The Hopsy SUB Compact is a standalone mini-keg chilling machine with a paired delivery service. It’s a surprisingly fun package that ultimately just isn’t worth it. When my editor suggested I review ...

Every so often, a vendor supplying kegs will provide an incorrect tap handle, or no tap handle at all. This means the bartender must use a boring generic tap handle or—much worse—one for a different ...

This is the Rack AeriAle system, a new beer-serving technology that can pull a pint from a wooden barrel, chill it, inject nitrogen, and fill your glass within seconds. Yes, we're talking about the ...

Located on the first floor of the former G. Daddy's BBC, the HBC is the first official tap room for the experimental beer project, an offshoot of Door County Brewing Company which operates out of a 15 ...