Beer Country: Know the Lingo

Feeling left out, or worse, ostracized, when those around you are talking beer smack? Here's the lingo that will earn you some beer street cred.

Home brewer Greg Rasmussen won the 2014 Samuel Adams Longshot American Homebrew Contest. (BETH SCHLANKER/ The Press Democrat)

Homebrew Hero

A Forestville fire captain was one of three 2015 winners in the Samuel Adams American Homebrew Contest.

Kraut Pleasers

Greater Sonoma is in a bit of a pickle … and that’s a good thing.

Local brews hook up with that perfect mate. (illustrations by Ryan Mesheau)

Ale, Meet Cheese

Local brews hook up with that perfectly cheesy mate.

A sampler flight of beers at Bear Republic Brewing Co., in Healdsburg. (photo by Christopher Chung)

What Ales You?

Embrace authentic winter brews: the amber and brown ales, the porters and stouts of the beer universe.