Home Brewer's Gold

America's master home brewer shows you how to make the best beers on the world.

In 1996, the brewers of the world met the ultimate challenge: the World Beer Cup International Competition. More than 250 breweries entered their finest creations in sixty-one different categories before an international panel of beermaking experts. Only the most magnificent examples of the brewmaster's art qualified for the top award: the Gold Cup. And now, you can taste all these prize-winning brews—at home.

Here's all you need to know to make five gallons of each Gold Cup champion brew. Based on brewery data, lab analysis, tasting notes, and Charlie Papazian's quarter-century of home brewing experience here are recipes encompassing: