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November/December 2008

November/December 2008

Check out the featured stories, such as Pumpkin Beer: The Holiday Crowd Pleaser, Create Your Own Holiday Traditions, 30 Years of AHA and Zymurgy, Beers With Staying Power, and Mead: Party Likes It’s 1949.

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About Zymurgy


Cover Story

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Pumpkin Beer: The Holiday Crowd Pleaser

By Mark Pasquinelli

The upcoming holiday celebrations deserve something special, a libation that will leave your guests abuzz. In my house, that means pumpkin beer.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2008

Create Your Own Holiday Traditions

The lead brewer at Dogfish Head Craft Brewery offers tips on brewing with non-traditional ingredients such as fruits and herbs. Basil raspberry porter, anyone?

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Zymurgy: November/December 2008

30 Years of AHA and Zymurgy

American Homebrewers Association founder Charlie Papazian looks back at 30 years of the AHA, plus a peek at some past Zymurgy covers and memorable recipes.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2008

Beers With Staying Power

Our Commercial Calibration judges, in honor of the AHA’s 30th anniversary, tasted two craft beers that have stood the test of time: Anchor Liberty and Boulder Planet Porter.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2008

Mead: Party Like It’s 1949

In an extended World of Worts column, Charlie Papazian gathers some friends in England to taste 60-year-old meads, with some surprising results. Here are his tasting notes.

Recipes in this Issue

  • English India Pale Ale
  • Holiday Pumpkin Ale
  • Raspberry Basil Porter Aged on Palo Santo Wood
  • Hoppy Strong Ale Aged on Mesquite
  • Rocky Raccoon’s Light Honey Lager
  • Wassail
  • Bonn-Bonn Kolsch
  • Alberta Frost
  • Barleywine Style Strong Ale
  • Castle Bochet (Mead)
  • Checkered Flag Wheat

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