Cover Story

13th Annual Best Beers in America

By Jill Redding & Amahl Turczyn

The results are in! Each of the past 13 years, we’ve asked Zymurgy readers to vote for up to 20 of their favorite beers. Which beer took the crown in 2015? Plus, clone recipes.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2015

The Path to Cloning

By: Amahl Turczyn

The idea that we can crank out exact copies of the craft beers we most admire sounds great on paper, but creating perfect replicas takes quite a bit of work.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2015

Going Pro: Planning and Funding Your Brewery

By: Steve Stowell

After about a year-and-a-half of planning, the author is joining the ranks of breweries planning to open in 2015. He flipped through his notebooks to share what he’s learned.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2015

Beerpacking: The Ups and Downs of Hiking with Beer

By: Dave Carpenter

Fortunately, backpackers who enjoy a good beer (a redundant phrase…right?) have some excellent options for carrying brews on the trails these days.

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Zymurgy: July/August 2015

Is Beer a Probiotic?

By: Matthew Farber, Ph.D. and Derek Dellinger

In the latest report from the AHA’s Research & Education Fund, the authors investigate whether live culture homebrew might have an influence on the human microbiome.

Recipes in this Issue

  • Retro Roastarama(R) Deadline Delight 2015 (All-Grain)
  • Retro Roastarama(R) Deadline Delight 2015 (Extract)
  • Festival Sahti
  • Belgian Cherry
  • Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA Clone
  • Lagunitas Little Sumthin’ Sumthin’ Clone
  • Best-Guess Recipe for 8 Second Kölsch
  • Newtonion ESB
  • Pivo Hoppy Pils
  • Best Guess Recipe for Pivo Pils
  • Sahti
  • Chodsko Pivo
  • Newtonion ESB
  • Pivo Hoppy Pils
  • Best Guess Recipe for Pivo Pils
  • Chodsko Pivo
  • Belgian Cherry
  • Retro Roastarama(R) Deadline Delight 2015 (All-Grain)
  • Retro Roastarama(R) Deadline Delight 2015 (Extract)
  • Sahti
  • Festival Sahti
  • Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA Clone
  • Lagunitas Little Sumthin’ Sumthin’ Clone
  • Best-Guess Recipe for 8 Second Kölsch

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