Zymurgy, the journal of the American Homebrewers Association, offers American Brewer (see separate review) strong competition. A slightly thicker magazine, Zymurgy carries lots of political and convention news and seems, because of relative maturity, to be able to reach higher into the next level of professional beermaking for ideas on techniques and ingredients. Zymurgy also features stories by and about recognized brew experts, such as Byron Burch, author of the classic Quality Brewing, who was the supplier of ingredients and recipes for my first beers a dozen years ago.
