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November/December 2003

November/December 2003

Check out the featured stories, such as The Origins of the American Homebrewers Association, Covering Zymurgy for 25 Years, Zymurgy Volume 1, Number 1, 25 Years of Zymurgistic Nonsense, Blasts From the Past, and Winners Cicrle: 25 Years of Homebrew Excellence.

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About Zymurgy

Cover Story

Covering Zymurgy for 25 Years

By Ray Daniels

Covers weren’t always colorful but they have certainly been playful. From bathtub-bound Colonels to beachwear supermodels, Zymurgy covers have chronicled homebrewing in every walk of life.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2003

The Origins of the American Homebrewers Association

By: Stan Hieronymus

In the early years, the AHA survived on heartfelt commitment and homebrew as volunteers chipped in to create the organizationthat we know today. We caught up with some of the founding staff members to find out what life was like before computers and color printing.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2003

Zymurgy Volume 1, Number 1

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The first issue of Zymurgy rolled off the presses shortly after President Carter signed the law legalizing homebrewing in 1978. If you missed that first 12-page issue, we show you the actual first two pages with complete text of the articles they introduced.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2003

25 Years of Zymurgistic Nonsense

By: Fred Eckhardt

When Charlite Papazian was still drinking cream soda, Fred Eckhardt was already well familiar with what was then a wretched world of homebrewing. Starting “before the beginning”, he tells us how that all changed.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2003

Blasts From the Past

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Funny stories, odd items and just plain “back then” reminisciences from the days of homebrews past.

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Zymurgy: November/December 2003

Winners Circle: 25 Years of Homebrew Excellence

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This special installment of Winners Circle includes the recipe for every Homebrewer of Year beer from the founding of the National Homebrew Competition in 1979 to the present.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Elbro Nerkte Brown Ale
  • “Cee Cee Schwarz”
  • “More Like a Stout”
  • “Hunter’s Moon Old Ale”
  • “Millenium Pils”
  • “Lambic 1130” Belgian-style Lambic
  • “Toasted Coconut Porter” Specialty Beer
  • “Lambic 415” Belgian-style lambic
  • “Jamie Beer” Munich Dunkel
  • “Muddy Mo Amber Ale” English Best
  • “Real Bitter” English Special
  • “Wild Psuedo-Lambic” Guouze
  • “Kilts on Fire” Smoked Beer
  • “Stu Brew” Munich Dunkel
  • “Arlington Ale No. 33” Cream Ale
  • “Dubbel Queensberry Framboise” Lambic
  • “Oregon Special” Barley Wine
  • “Toadex Bloatarian Ale” Saison
  • “Jerry Lee Lewis Russian Imperial Stout”
  • Tolvene Porter
  • “Du Bru Ale” Wheat Beer
  • All-Grain Light Beer, American Steam
  • Light-bodied Light Lager
  • Coopers Homebrew Kolsch
  • Dutch Style Lager
  • “Birthday Brew Snow-High” Light Later
  • Rag Time Black Ale

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