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May/June 2002

May/June 2002

Check out the featured stories such as Witbier: Cloudy with a Chance for Haze, Ein Weissbier, Bitte! History and Culture of Bavarian Weizen, Farmhouse Ales: The Original Lawn Mower Beer, and Still Bitter After All These Years.

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About Zymurgy

Cover Story

Farmhouse Ales: The Original Lawn Mower Beer

By Tomme Arthur

Three general types of farmhouse beers are made near the border between Belgium and France. But like most beers from this part of Europe, they defy categorization as styles—experimentation and inventiveness are required to make your own great creation.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2002

Still Bitter After All These Years

By: Tony Babinec and Steve Hamburg

The Bitter Men are at it again, surveying the indigenous beer landscape of Britain and telling us how it is. In addition to an update on the well-known traditional bitters, they tell of a new breed: the summer bitter.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2002

Witbier: Cloudy with a Chance for Haze

By: Jeff Sparrow

Track the history and brewing techniques of Belgian witbier from the earliest days to the present and see what it takes to make a successful example of this wonderful style.

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Zymurgy: May/June 2002

Ein Weissbier, Bitte! History and Culture of Bavarian Weizen

By: Horst Dornbusch

The clovey wheat beers of Bavaria enjoy a long history rich with tradition. Still, it is the flavor that keeps them close to the hearts of today’s Bavarians!

Recipes in this Issue

  • Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  • Belgian Sour Ale
  • Belgian and French Ale
  • American Pale Ale
  • Traditional Mead
  • Maibock Fix—Extract Recipe
  • Hunter’s Moon Old Ale—Extract
  • Arden Altbier—All-Grain Recipe
  • Pete Gottfried’s Belgian Pale Ale
  • Paul Jackson’s Scotch Ale
  • Jeff’s Tarwebier
  • Dogfish Head Aprihop Ale
  • Randy’s “Rock Bottom” Wit
  • Carol Tutzauer’s Belgian Ale
  • Biere de Arthur
  • Chris St. Mary’s Chocolate Mild
  • Saison de Craison
  • Frank Tutzauer’s Dunkleweizen
  • Arden Altbier—Extract Recipe
  • Jim Johnson’s English Pale 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