SPECIAL FEATURES
Rugby World Cup
The best pubs in which to watch the matches in this year’s host cities
Bamberg
A Franconian town with 11 breweries, famous for its smoked beer
British extreme beer
The British brewers taking inspiration from their American cousins
Wales
Our guide to the region’s greatest breweries and their beers
Indian food
We highlight some of the best beer and curry combinations
Eastern Europe
Some of the beers to be found in Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania
Hotels with beer lists
The world’s hotels are starting to take notice of our favourite beverage
A beer with...
Ian Rankin, beer-lover and author of the Inspector Rebus novels
San Diego
What to drink and where to drink it in the beer capital of California
History
Hops and how they were introduced to brewing
Beer styles
This issue, Roger Protz regards pale ale