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11th Annual Best Beers in America

By Jill Redding and Amal Turczyn

The results are in! East of the past 11 years, we’ve asked Zymurgy readers to vote for up to 20 of their favorite beers. A look at the results, plus clone recipes.

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unreal cask ale

Zymurgy: July/August 2013

(Un)real Ale: Cask Conditioning at Home

By: Dave Carpenter

What is Real Ale? The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is a UK-based organization that champions cask-conditioned ale and, through its Good Beer Guide, endorses pubs that serve it. CAMRA […]

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Zymurgy: July/August 2013

The Session IPA

By: Drew Beechum

What happens if we marry the hop rumble of the IPA with a pale ale- (or lower) strength beer? I would argue a wonderful thing happens—the session IPA.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2013

Using a Refractometer

By: Sean Terrill

If you’ve been brewing a while, you may have experienced frustration using a hydrometer. A refractometer can dramatically improve your brewing and it’s easy to use.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Magic Place India Pale Ale (Extract)
  • Magic Place India Pale Ale (All-Grain)
  • Tuxedo Speedo
  • The Tropical Session White IPA
  • Bitter Beer Face Session IPA
  • The English Session IPA
  • The Nazz Session IPA
  • Spotted Charlie House Bitter
  • Laganitas Brown Shugga’ Clone
  • Green Flash West Coast IPA Clone
  • Maizey Dukes Kentucky Common
  • Admiration – Boysenberry Melomel
  • Magic Place India Pale Ale (Extract)
  • Magic Place India Pale Ale (All-Grain)
  • Tuxedo Speedo
  • The Tropical Session White IPA
  • Bitter Beer Face Session IPA
  • The English Session IPA
  • The Nazz Session IPA
  • Spotted Charlie House Bitter
  • Laganitas Brown Shugga’ Clone
  • Green Flash West Coast IPA Clone
  • Maizey Dukes Kentucky Common
  • Admiration – Boysenberry Melomel

Meet the Editor-in-Chief

Dave Carpenter

Dave brewed his first batch in 2009 and started writing about beer soon thereafter. In addition to geeking out on beer and language, Dave enjoys hiking, traveling, and other gerunds as well. Email Dave