Zymurgy Magazine | 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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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.

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.

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.

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!