Dan Chisolm’s Big Boy Barleywine is not only a beloved personal recipe, but it’s an award winning project that he continues to brew and sip on. It’s a throwback to a more Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Barleywine with a ton of hop character to keep you nice and bitter. And hey the photo is him with a glass of as well! – that never happens (Hear Dan talk about the recipe)
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For the second competition in a row, a Rauchbier has won Best of Show at a Maltose Falcons competition. This time Kyle Ernsberger won the 2025 Doug King Memorial Competition with his version of a classic Rauchbier. You can listen to the Brew Files to find out why he loves a good smoked beer!
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This is a homebrewed sized version of We ❤️ LA from Common Space Brewery in their donation drive to help alleviate the suffering caused by the massive January 2025 wildfires in LA County.
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Drew’s Persimmon Pudding inspired cordial – a 30% sipper full of spices and fruit that’s just about the esiest thing to put together!
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In an exploration of some of the stupidest things we’ve ever done – we present Drew’s “Damn Heavy” with a 19 hour boil!
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From Peter Symons’ fourth book True Blue Brews, this is a lager at the transition point, demonstrative of the changing landscape in Australian brewing at the time. (And a pretty good drinker!) Continue reading
Alexandria Virginia’s Port City Brewing’s top selling beer is Optimal Wit and is the Gold Medal winner in this year’s World Beer Cup. It’s a quick turnaround – 10 days grain to glass and ready to make your summer more fun.
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Jason Barker’s winning Belgian Golden Strong with all the flavors you want to keep you warm during winter.
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We’ve raved about the French 75 inspired Saison from Alesong Brewing & Blending in the past, so what’s actually in the beer?
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Tom Fontes’ won the 2024 Doug King Memorial Homebrew Competition with this beer that he entered as a New Zealand Pils – despite there being nary a single NZ hop pellet in the recipe. What he made was a fast turn around, crisp and hoppy lager that disappeared in a month’s time and won him a chance to brew it at Lawless Brewing in North Hollywood. (Featured on Episode 163 of the Brew Files)
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Craig Shapland (of the Old School Triple IPA fame) won the Falcons Russian Imperial Stout tasting with his two year old “Old Foggy RIS”. This is the homebrew sized recipe. The 11 gallon sized recipe is here
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Craig Shapland (of the Old School Triple IPA fame) won the Falcons Russian Imperial Stout tasting with his two year old “Old Foggy RIS”. This is the homebrew sized recipe. The 5-bbl sized recipe brewed at the Wild Parrot is here.
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One of Denny’s first homebrew was an Altbier – a delightful German inspired, American flavored beer that is perfectly balanced between the malt and hops. This was the version with the ingredient inversion due to on-hand supplies!
One of Denny’s first homebrew was an Altbier – a delightful German inspired, American flavored beer that is perfectly balanced between the malt and hops.
In the Brew Files we dove randomly into Denny’s brewing archives and the Random Generator asked for Batch 335 – a Maibock
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Denny’s annual “homage” to the spirit of Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale or why you shouldn’t fear Crystal malt in a hoppy beer.
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This is Jeff Rankert’s Mecca Grade Doppelbock as tasted in Episode 179 of Experimental Brewing, live at San Diego HomeBrewCon!
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This is Jeff Rankert’s Rye Pilsner as tasted in Episode 179 of Experimental Brewing, live at San Diego HomeBrewCon!
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