The November/December 2023 Zymurgy magazine is now available! Check out featured stories including Brewlanthropy, Japas Cervejaria Artesanal, Homebrew Your Own CO2, SMaSH!, and Super Saison.
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Old Standby Brewing is a collaborative effort by which one homebrewer teams up with breweries to create beers that benefit charity.
The four Nipo-Brazilian women behind Japas Cervejaria bring a shared culture to their beers. Their journey highlights the role of gender in a male-dominated profession, and the amalgamation of Japanese and Brazilian ingredients and cultures they bring to craft beer.
Every day, homebrewers let countless liters of carbon dioxide flow out of their fermenters and into the atmosphere. Stop wasting it and put that homebrewed CO2 to good use!
It’s easy to overlook the beautiful simplicity that lies in a beer made from only one kind of grain and one hop variety. SMaSH (single malt and single hop) beers don’t represent a specific style as much as a blueprint for a “less is more” thing of beauty.
What makes super saison super? Sure, it’s strong, but a look beyond the alcohol reveals a mesmerizing libation that enchants the curious with its fluffy white head, aromas of pepper, lemon, and orange, and herbal, earthy hops. Senses, be intrigued!
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
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