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September 1, 2008 | Learn Beer

Going Wild

To gauge the relative merits of American ales brewed with native yeasts against their Belgian counterparts, our tasting panel convened for a beerish walk on the wild side. Flemish Primitive “Demon Fish”, 2006, De Proefbrouwerij, Lochristi, Belgium A honey-gold farmhouse ...

September 1, 2008 | Learn Beer

The Wild Bunch

In a world of refined and sophisticated beercraft, the most cutting-edge beers today may also be the most reckless. They shun laboratory yeast strains. They scoff at sanitation. They are ancient, magical and funky—almost mythological. They are known as wild ...