If you drink canned beer, you've probably heard this advice: Give the can a few taps to prevent it from foaming over when you crack it open. I've even heard specific variations on this technique.

Open up a whole brew world by learning some beer basics. If you're beer-curious, how to get started or learn more? There is a pretty overwhelming ocean of suds to wade into. As of 2022 there were over ...

Yet another urban myth bites the dust. There’s nothing worse than grabbing a fresh can of beer only to have it explode in your face. Well, it turns out, it’s even harder to avoid that situation than ...

It’s an automatic reflex for many of us: obediently tapping a few times on a can of beer or soda to stop it from frothing over. The team from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense conducted a ...

Ah, the old beer-tapping prank: One strong hit on the top of an open beer bottle, and poof! Your IPA explodes into a brewski volcano. "In one second, most of your beer has really turned into foam," ...

Nobody likes to have a beer or soda foam over when it’s opened. Many of us tap or flick the side of the can, in a long-held assumption that this in some way alters the fizzy contents of the can. But ...

I like beer! That’s both a confession for some and a proud proclamation for others. But for most home drinkers, it has been limited to cracking open a bottle or can (or growler, if you’re that sort of ...

Beer lovers, rejoice! An open-source project has developed a portable beer tap that can dispense any kind of suds you want. The company’s prototype, called the SYNEK draft system, sits on your kitchen ...

Most cities and towns these days possess their own craft brewery. They’ve multiplied like burger joints, but most are singular breweries. And then there’s The Brass Tap. Currently, there are 46 Brass ...