Zymurgy Magazine | September/October 2009

September/October 2009

Check out the featured stories, such as Confessions of a ‘Bitter’ Man, Backwards Brewing: Mild Ales, London Brown Ale, Think Like a Judge, and Winners Circle.

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Backwards Brewing: Mild Ales

By Mark Pasquinelli

Perhaps the session beer’s time has finally arrived. This should have been expected, an inevitable backlash against the Imperial style beers that are pervading the market.

Zymurgy: September/October 2009

Confessions of a ‘Bitter’ Man

By: Steve Hamburg

Bitters are beers for drinking, for enjoying several pints over the course of an evening, rather than for carefully paced sipping. They are the “daily bread” of beer drinking.

Zymurgy: September/October 2009

London Brown Ale

By: Antony Hayes

Without question, London Brown Ale (known in the BJCP guidelines as Southern English Brown) has been one of the major beer style casualties of the last 50 years.

Zymurgy: September/October 2009

Think Like a Judge

By: Gordon Strong

An award-winning homebrewer and Grand Master V beer judge provides some insight into the judging process and how you can improve your chances of winning.

Zymurgy: September/October 2009

Winners Circle

By: Amahl Turczyn Scheppach

Meet the big winners of the American Homebrewers Association’s National Homebrew Competition and try your hand at brewing the winning recipes from 28 categories.