The American craft beer scene is booming -- so where are the best towns to grab a pint? CNN rounds up the top 8, focusing on beer history, breweries, beer bars, and beer-centric events. Is your town on the list?

But not all cities are carbonated equal. Some have begun to take beer personally, innovating its craft and consumption and throwing festivals to honor the finest ales and lagers -- creating a blueprint for the rest of the country to follow. Still others have been...

There's only one place in the United States that crafts the famous stinker known as Limburger -- and it's a pretty special place. The town of Monroe, Wisconsin is home to the Chalet Cheese Co-Op, where Myron Olson, master Limburger cheesemaker, does his job.

“It takes time, but it grows on you,” Olson says wryly, of the pungent, ammonia-like stench wafting through the plant, where huge vats of steaming curds eventually become blocks of Limburger. Employees then rub the...

Annual Spring Day on the farm is an exciting event for both Rising Meadow Farm and Goat Lady Dairy of North Carolina. The farms open their doors to the public, and offer samples of cheese, education about animals, and more. Check out the fabulous snapshots of the event below.

Rising Meadow Farm and Goat Lady Dairy, neighboring working farms in Liberty, N.C. opened facilities for their...

One distillery in Cleveland has pioneered equipment that allows them to age bourbon in a handful of days instead of years. Traditionalists argue against the practice, but many consumers are happy with the product. Is cheese next for the market of extra-fast aging, or will the artisan food movement reject "fast" products?

He wouldn't let me see his machinery — "intellectual property," he says — but it sounded something like an overloaded washing machine during the spin...