Beer owes its wonderful taste to a great deal of chemistry—a compilation of articles, videos, quizzes on chemistry related to beer

A closer look at the chemical role hops play in the beer-brewing process shows how beer owes its marvelous flavor to a great deal of chemistry

What happens to alcohol after it has been consumed?

There is no general best package for all beer styles but rather the effects of package type are dependent on beer style

Using molecular sieves to avoid the sweet taste of non-alcoholic beer

Why was the beer purity law or Reinheitsgebot introduced 500 years ago?

Preparing beer is more complicated than wine: Why go to all that trouble?

How do you distinguish a shaken can of carbonated beverage from an unshaken one?

Beer owes its marvelous flavor to a great deal of chemistry

Comparison of beers dry hopped in different batch sizes

German beer purity law was adopted in 1516 and limited ingredients to barley, hops, and water

How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery?

We look at the chemistry behind breathalizers and their development since 1931
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