You’ve probably heard a friend say: “I can’t drink dark beer. It’s too strong for me.” But does a beer’s pigment have anything to do with alcohol content, or even its density? As most beer savants and ...

From a pale ale to an imperial stout, beer comes in a panoply of colors. Stout is dark, for example, because it is made with roasted malt or barley, whereas pale ale gets its lighter color from the ...