Cover Story

12th Annual Best Beers in America

By Jill Redding and Amahl Turczyn

The results are in! Each of the past 12 years, we’ve asked Zymurgy readers to vote for their favorite beers. Which beer took the crown in 2014? Plus, clone recipes.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2014

Saison Resurgence

By: Jason Yester

American brewers have been inspired to rediscover the connection between crafting a farmhouse-derived beer and exploring new eco-regional opportunities.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2014

America’s First Trappist Brewery

By: Horst Dornbusch

Just 10 abbeys around the world can brew authentic Trappist beers. The Spencer Brewery in Spencer, Mass. is far from the Trappists’ homeland, some 3,500 miles away.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2014

Isolating Wild Yeast Strains

By: Mike Lentz

In the latest report from the AHA’s Research and Education Fund, the author experiments to see whether truly “wild” yeast can have positive fermentation attributes.

Recipes in this Issue

  • A Slice of Hefen
  • Perfect IPA (Extract)
  • Perfect IPA (All-Grain)
  • Indian Summer – Raspberry/Blackberry Melomel
  • Patersvaatje Refectory Ale
  • Savant d Été
  • Savant Fou
  • Russian River Pliny the Elder
  • Founders All Day IPA Clone
  • Firestone Walker Wooky Jack Clone
  • Dark Greeting Yorkshire Stingo
  • Project Dank IPA
  • A Slice of Hefen
  • Perfect IPA (Extract)
  • Perfect IPA (All-Grain)
  • Indian Summer – Raspberry/Blackberry Melomel
  • Patersvaatje Refectory Ale
  • Savant d Été
  • Savant Fou
  • Russian River Pliny the Elder
  • Founders All Day IPA Clone
  • Firestone Walker Wooky Jack Clone
  • Dark Greeting Yorkshire Stingo
  • Project Dank IPA

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