There are no ingredients in beer.
I have to explain — there are no ingredients in beer. It’s a common misconception — there are plenty of influences on beer. There are experiences and acquaintances that shape the personality of a beer, just like there are experiences and acquaintances that shape a person’s growth into adulthood. Those experiences, influences, and acquaintances directly affect the outcome of both. But there are no ingredients in beer.
— Neil Sullivan, “Water with Attitude,”
Zymurgy Magazine, May/June 2011.
My father, the beer snob, has an essay in the latest issue of the American Home Brewer’s Association magazine, Zymurgy. Click to read »
Fun fact: zymurgy is a scientific term for the fermentation process.
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S.P. Sullivan is a writer, reporter and multimedia journalist based in Northern New Jersey. Read more »
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