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Bloomberg
08-08-2025
- Bloomberg
The CIA Spy Who Thwarted Taiwan's Nuclear Plans
During the summer months, when the winds of eastern Idaho don't make them unplayable, Gray Chang likes to head to one of the courses near his home for a round of golf. In his 80s, with a pencil-thin mustache and an impish laugh, he strikes an amicable if unremarkable figure. Chang has lived largely anonymously since arriving in Idaho Falls in 1990, holding a steady job at the nearby laboratory — the details of which were too technically bewildering for most to probe further. He raised three children, and in retirement tries to squeeze in two golf games a week. The prosaic, utterly suburban existence befits, almost too perfectly, an international spy trying to blend in. And that's just what Chang was.
Forbes
25-07-2025
- General
- Forbes
The World's Best Stout—According To The International Beer And Cider Awards
Six different stout categories were honored at this year's International Beer and Cider Awards. The world's best stouts were recently honored in six subcategories at The International Beer and Cider Awards, a competition run by The North American Brewers Association, an organization that advocates in favor of all things craft-beer related. For this year's competition, judges tasted 1436 entries in early June in Idaho Falls. I've previously written about award-winning pilsners, lagers and IPAs at this competition. Now it's time to turn to the dark side and take a closer look at the stouts that took home gold medals. The award-winning stouts came from across the country, but as is common at beer competitions, the region around where the competition was held had a particularly strong showing, as geography can influence what breweries contribute beers. Stouts remain a popular style at beer competitions, though not as popular as IPAs, pilsners or lagers. Of late, stout sales have also lagged behind other more trendy styles in craft beer. However, Guinness sales have skyrocketed in recent years, and I wouldn't be surprised if there is a trickle-down effect to the craft brewing world. The best stouts that were honored at this year's International Beer and Cider Awards include dry stouts, sweet stouts and range from coffee stouts to imperial stouts and barrel-aged stouts. As stout drinkers know, there's a huge amount of variation between these different styles. The North American Brewers Association only awards three medals per category: gold, silver and bronze. So every top stout was an elite one. Though as I always say, in my experience, although every gold medal-winning beer is a great beer, not every great beer wins a gold medal. Many elite breweries don't submit their beer to competitions because they lack the marketing budget or don't think beer should be a competition, or both. So use the beers below as the beginning and not the end of your best stout search. The Best Stouts of 2025 Dry Stout Stud Stacker Sawdust and Steel Brewing, Three Forks, MT Sweet Stout and Oatmeal Stout Wolf Oatmeal Stout, Idaho Brewing Company, Idaho Falls, Idaho Foreign-style Stout and America-style Stout Gold Crux Stout, Crux Fermentation Project, Bend, Oregon Imperial Stout Drioma, Redrock Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah Barrel Aged, Strong Stout Phases of the Moon, Uprise Brewing, Spokane, WA Coffee Stout Mothership Drip, Uganda Melvin Brewing, Alpine, WY Stout Drinking In The Summer Summer may not exactly be a time of year traditionally associated with stout drinking, but to a stout enthusiast, there is never a bad time to drink dark beer. And despite common perceptions, a beer's color isn't always a sign of how light and refreshing tasting it can be. I find that unless I am standing in the direct sunlight, I tend to enjoy whatever beer I happen to be in the mood for, regardless of seasonality. So grab a stout even in July or August, if you're craving one.
BBC News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Three West Midlands teenagers to compete in world fly-fishing competition
Three teenagers from the West Midlands are heading to the US to compete on the fly-fishing world from Birmingham, Marcus from Church Stretton, Shropshire, and Harry from Rugeley, Staffordshire, are members of the England U18 River and Bank Fly Fishing will compete in the 22nd FIPS-Mouche World Youth Fly Fishing Championship in Idaho Falls from 12 to 19 July."This will be my first competition, and to have it hosted in America, it's a very big thing for me... its an honour to represent my country fishing," said 15 year-old Marcus. He said he became hooked when he picked up his first rod at three years old, but really got into the sport when he was now goes out to local reservoirs with his dad most weekends."It's really good to just get outside," he told the BBC. "This is what I love and this is what really helps me."Of the competition, he said: "It's just on my mind all the time, practicing, fly-fishing, practicing non-stop."The competition requires a specific fishing style of catch and release with barbless hooks, with both wading and boat must be a minimum of 20cm and competitors score 100 points for each fish, plus 20 points for each centimetre of 16, spent much of his summers in Trinidad and Tobago, where his cousins got him into fishing. "It's a really nice break from the city, especially me being in school full time… it gives you something to look forward to on the weekends," he said. He said in the run-up to the competition, the squad had been meeting more regularly, fine-tuning their kit and equipment."It's going to be like a brotherhood going out there," he said."I think we'll do well out there, I think we could podium... as long as we stick together and work well."Harry, 13, got into fishing when he was seven, catching three fish while he was out with his dad."It means a lot to me that I can represent my own country in the sport I love," he said."I've never been that far from home and I'm really excited... the lakes are bigger, the rivers are bigger and the fish are bigger, everything's bigger over there."I think we'll do well – it is our first time as a team… we are like the underdogs a little bit." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Science
- Daily Mail
Best lagers in the US revealed ahead of 4th of July... and lower alcoholic beers are taking the top spots
There's nothing better than a crisp, refreshing lager on a hot summer's day - and now there's a definitive list of the best after the International Beer and Cider Awards released their official winners. The competition is run by the North American Brewers Association, a nonprofit that promotes craft beer and culture. While beer entries are accepted from all around the world, most of the lager gold medal categories were won by US breweries. Judges assessed 1,426 entries in Idaho Falls for this year's competition, breaking them down into different categories. The results found lower alcoholic and lighter beers have increased in popularity. According to Harvey Hembree, the competition coordinator, Latin American or Tropical-Style Lagers were stand-out categories for lager this year. 'We have noticed an overall trend towards lighter, more sessionable [low alcoholic content] beers across all categories and particularly lagers,' he told Forbes. He added that this year there was more dark lager and Asian lager submissions to the competition. 'The dark lager categories were very competitive, indicating to us that the market for sessionable dark beer is on the rise,' he said. Recently, scientists revealed why some people love beer - and say it starts when you're still in the womb. As part of a recent study, scientists at Swansea University quizzed more than 250 people on their drinking habits while measuring the length of their fingers. Finger length is thought to be a metric for how much testosterone we were exposed to in the womb – and therefore how 'masculine' we are. According to the findings, the more testosterone we're exposed to in the womb, the more alcohol we drink as an adult – although it's unclear why. 'Alcohol consumption is a major social and economic problem,' said study author John Manning, professor of evolutionary biology at Swansea University. 'Therefore, it is important to understand why alcohol use shows considerable differences across individuals. 'It is possible that differences in alcohol consumption are set in the womb.' And so, if you are someone who is planning to enjoy a beer on Fourth of July, take a look below at the award winners. The World's Best Lagers American-Style Light (Low-Calorie) Lager: Gold Clubhaus Lager, Von Ebert Brewing Portland, Oregon American-Style Standard or Premium Lager: 307, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, Wyoming Latin American or Tropical-Style Lager or Ale: Helper Beer, Mexican Lager from Helper Beer, Helper, Utah Asian-Style Lager Saru Zen Japanese-style Rice Lager: Bozeman Brewing Co., Bozeman, Montana Helles Lager: Helles Good, Boxing Bear Brewing Co. Albuquerque, New Mexico American Black Lager: Templin Family Capenfluegan Templin Family Brewing Salt Lake City, Utah American-Style Amber Lager California Common Vienna Lager: Cardinal Craft Brewing, Burlington, Washington Vienna-Style Lager Prost Vienna Lager: Prost Brewing Co. Northglenn, Colorado Marzen Oktoberfest Oktoberfest: Idaho Brewing Co., Idaho Falls, Idaho Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Oh Black Lager: Discretion Brewing, Soquel, California Czech Dark Lager Stacks & Towers Czech Dark Lager: Wild Ride Brewing, Redmond, Oregon Helles Bock Maibock Traditional Bock Ammo Bocks: Bear Island Brewing, Boise, Idaho
Forbes
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
The World's Best Lager—According To The International Beer And Cider Awards
Lagers were among the most popular categories at this year's International Beer And Cider Awards. getty In early June, the International Beer and Cider Awards handed out bragging rights for the world's best lager and many other beer categories. Judges assessed 1426 entries in Idaho Falls for this year's competition. Lagers were spread across more than a dozen categories, not including pilsners, which also were assessed in various categories. Lagers have increased in popularity in recent years, with more and more craft beer fans drawn to these clean-tasting beers that are often celebrated for their crispness—which generally means dryness (lack of sweetness) and high thirst-quenching ability. This trend has resulted in increasing numbers of these beers being submitted to the International Beer and Cider Awards, said Harvey Hembree, the competition coordinator, in an email. 'We have noticed an overall trend towards lighter, more sessionable beers across all categories and particularly lagers.' Entries for a few subcategories of lagers saw particular growth at the 2025 competition. 'The stand-out lager category this year was definitely Latin American or Tropical-Style Lagers ,' Hembree said. This light-lager category has low-hop and malt aroma and can me made with adjunct ingredients including corn. It is often inspired by the popular lagers brewed within various Latin American and Caribbean countries. 'This style is obviously a market favorite and has widespread recognition,' Hembree added. 'It's fun to see breweries at any scale producing this refreshing, almost nostalgic style that can be enjoyed by beer drinkers of all palates.' In addition, Hembree said the competition received more dark lager and Asian lager submissions. 'The dark lager categories were very competitive, indicating to us that the market for sessionable dark beer is on the rise,' Hembree said. Asian lagers, a newer category, continue to increase in entrants since their introduction just two years ago. For each category, three medals were awarded: gold, silver and bronze. The competition is run by the North American Brewers Association, a nonprofit that promotes craft beer and culture. Though it accepts beer entries from across the globe, this year's lager gold medal categories were swept by U.S. breweries. Below are the gold medal-winning lagers that were deemed the best of the best in 2025. The World's Best Lagers Gold Clubhaus Lager, Von Ebert Brewing Portland, Oregon American-Style Standard or Premium Lager 307, Black Tooth Brewing Co., Sheridan, WY, USA Latin American or Tropical-Style Lager or Ale Helper Beer, Mexican Lager from Helper Beer, Helper, Utah Asian-Style Lager Saru Zen Japanese-style Rice Lager, Bozeman Brewing Co., Bozeman, Montana Helles Lager Helles Good, Boxing Bear Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM, USA American Black Lager Templin Family Capenfluegan, Templin Family Brewing Salt Lake City, Utah American-Style Amber Lager California Common Vienna Lager, Cardinal Craft Brewing, Burlington, Washington Vienna-Style Lager Prost Vienna Lager, Prost Brewing Co. Northglenn, CO Marzen Oktoberfest Oktoberfest, Idaho Brewing Co., Idaho Falls, Idaho Schwarzbier (Black Beer) Oh Black Lager, Discretion Brewing, Soquel, CA Czech Dark Lagers Stacks & Towers Czech Dark Lager, Wild Ride Brewing, Redmond, OR Helles Bock Maibock Traditional Bock Ammo Bocks, Bear Island Brewing, Boise, Idaho Other Hoppy Lager Raft Soda, Sacred Waters Brewing Co., Kalispell, Montana
