Is beer the new wine?
The recent influx of specialty beers is giving sommeliers a new challenge. Similar to wine, it's now becoming important to know about the subtle flavors in beer styles, the proper ways to serve specialty brews and how to match beer with complementary foods. "Beer should be an aromatic and taste-and-texture experience. But we all know what the stuff looks like has a huge impact to how people perceive things," according to a beer consultant with the Siebel Institute of Technology. Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The/Associated Press (02/13)