As an homage to sportswriter Garry Brown’s popular “Hitting to All Fields” column, which has appeared in The Republican for as long as I can recall, I’ve decided to institute an occasional feature for ...

For Kurtis Powers, nothing is worse than beer with a stale or odd sour taste. Draft systems can get dirty fast, and without a proper cleaning, good brews turn bad. "Some of my friends were getting ill ...

Many beer drinkers have experienced the disappointment that comes from ordering a pint of a craft-brewed IPA or seasonal draft only to discover it tastes like a down-market light beer past the sell-by ...

Have you ever walked into a pub or restaurant, ordered a familiar craft beer and then wondered why it doesn’t taste right? The answer, more of than not, is a dirty tap line. The fourth edition of a ...

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 ...