Zymurgy Magazine | July/August 2005

July/August 2005

Check out the featured stories, such as Your picks for the best beers in America, A Toast to session Beers, Nothing Ordinary about these beers, Wide World of Wheat, and Land of the Long White Cloud.

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Your picks for the best beers in America

By Jim Parker

Alaskan Smoked Porter is the new champion in our annual Best Commercial Beers in America reader’s poll. See all the results and try your hand at brewing some of your top picks.

Zymurgy: July/August 2005

A Toast to Session Beers

By: Fred Eckhardt and Jeff Renner

Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to beer, especially when you are planning a night out with friends. Lower alcohol “session beers,” though often maligned in this country, can sometimes be a homebrewer’s—and beer drinker’s—best friend.

Zymurgy: July/August 2005

Nothing Ordinary about these beers

By: Jamil Zainasheff

The names may not promise much excitement, but well-crafted ordinary bitters, milds and Scottish 60 shilling ales can pack plenty of flavor into an extraordinary lower-alcohol package.

Zymurgy: July/August 2005

Wide World of Wheat

By: Matt Jarvis

Looking for a crisp, refreshing session beer that won’t tax your palate? Try your hand at one of the many styles of wheat beer.

Zymurgy: July/August 2005

Land of the Long White Cloud

By: Amahl Turczyn-Scheppach

New Zealand combines all the charm and culture of Great Britain with the natural beauty and rugged, unspoiled scenery of Hawaii’s less populated islands. It also boasts a thriving beer culture with plenty of pubs and breweries.