Josh Noel

writing about beer and travel for the Chicago Tribune since 2008. (And some other things, too.)

• How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hazy IPA — Some Hazy IPA

Hazy IPA. Evolution or fad? A skeptic surrenders. Mostly. (Chicago Tribune)

• Post-storm New Orleans: The good and the sad a decade later

Ten years after Katrina, a very different NOLA. (Chicago Tribune)

• What's best macro beer in America? Three craft brewers taste test 16

Big Beer is big for a reason — people like to drink it. But which ones are good? Three Chicago craft brewers weigh in with a blind tasting. (Chicago Tribune)

• Beliefs aside, Noah's Ark in Kentucky is something to see

That's right. Noah's Ark. In Kentucky. (Chicago Tribune)

• Late to the craft beer scene, Milwaukee's small brewers are a big hit

It took only a couple of hours to hear the inevitable: "What do you have that tastes like Miller Lite?" (Chicago Tribune)

• Faith

The tallest cross in the U.S. is in the Texas panhandle. Of course. (This American Life)

• Si, Por favor: Why Mexican Beer Has Become Our Favorite Import

Plus, 15 Mexican beers ranked. The top three are quite tasty. (Chicago Tribune)