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January/February 2002

January/February 2002

Check out the featured stories such as Porter: The Granddaddy of English Brown Beers, Solera Ale: Beer that Gets Older As You Drink It, Gracefully Maturing: Old Ales Tempt the Palate, Cult Classic: Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout, A Dry Stout for Every Homebrewer, and Mild Musings.

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About Zymurgy

Cover Story

Porter: The Granddaddy of English Brown Beers

By Roger Protz

One of the first real recognized “styles” of beer was porter. Follow its tortured history from the early 1700s to today—with recipes along the way.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2002

Solera Ale: Beer That Gets Older As You Drink It

By: Jeff Renner

Here’s a brilliant brewing idea for every homebrewer. With it you’ll produce beers of incredible depth and complexity.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2002

Gracefully Maturing: Old Ales Tempt the Palate

By: Matt Stitchfield

True old ales may be rare, but they are still alive and well across the sea. See what’s new—and old—about old ales.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2002

Cult Classic: Samuel Smith’s Oatmeal Stout

By: Greg Kitsock

Oatmeal may seem an odd ingredient for beer, but it has a long history and still lends both its character and its name to this famous beer.

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A Dry Stout for Every Homebrewer

By: Ray Daniels

The brewing of dry stout is a standard of the homebrewer’s art. Learn what it takes to make this simple beer hit the mark.

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Zymurgy: January/February 2002

Mild Musings

By: Steve Hamburg

The smallest of this issue’s offerings comes from an appropriate perspective. An itinerant Anglophile ponders the culture and brewing of mild.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Laventher Mead
  • Cheryl Fuentes de Rehm & Bill Rehm’s Wicked Wicket Wit
  • Randy Oskey & Kerry Wyckoff’s Backyard Wheat
  • Master Hunter’ Biere de Mersebourg
  • Samuel Smith’s Evil Twin
  • Ordinary Bitter
  • Olde 14 Old Ale
  • I’ll Shovelator Doppelbock
  • Puna Coast Black Lager (All-Grain)
  • Puna Coast Black Lager (Extract)
  • Non-Aggressive Mild Ale
  • Dublin Sustenance Dry Stout
  • Merry Widow Young Ale Portion
  • Merry Widow Old Ale Portion
  • Whitbread Triple Stout
  • Whitbread Double Stout
  • Usher’s Stout
  • Younger’s XXX Export Porter
  • Younger’s Porter
  • Boddintons Clone
  • Whitbread London Porter
  • Team Rauerville’s Bavarian Weizen
  • Bob Krepsky’s Early Morning Wheat
  • John Danner’s Wheat Beer

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