November 2009 Volume 30, Number 5

Features

Mythbusting the IPA
by Pete Brown

Most people would call it crazy, but the crazies call it ‘living archeology’: if material remains of our past no longer exist, we have to recreate past times as best ...

In This Friendly, Freedom-Loving Land Of Ours—Beer Belongs…Enjoy It!
by Jay R. Brooks

In today’s more sophisticated and educated beer culture, it certainly feels like this may be the best time for American beer that has ever existed. If you know where to ...

Beyond Barleywine
by Greg Kitsock

You might call them craft beer’s nuclear club.When these limited-edition, super-potent beers appear on the market, connoisseurs are urged to act quickly. We’re talking about breweries that have pushed the ...

The Young and the Restless
by Julie Johnson

American craft brewers are a famously congenial bunch. Even as they compete for your beer money, they help one another out, they step in to lend equipment and ingredients to ...