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  • Goose Island Honkers Ale clone
    • Honkers is a medium-bodied Pale Ale with a perfect, off-white head. The aroma is a blend of spicy hops and fruit. The flavor is fresh and clean, with a rounded malt body and a dash of hops. The finish is reminiscent of the flavor. This beer is easy-drinking, thirst- quenching and full of character.

  • Redhook ESB clone
    • This Extra Special Bitter is a deep copper-orange color, with an off-white, creamy head. The aroma is a judicious blend of fruity hops and toasted malt. Medium in body, it is full and round, with a nice blend of malt balanced with gentle hop character. Redhook ESB ends with a sweet malt finish. 

  • Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale '55 clone
    • Pennant is a well-crafted pale ale brewed as a tribute to Brooklyn’s world champion baseball team of 1955. (That would be the Dodgers, who actually beat the Yanks in that crosstown series.)            

      Pennant pours with a dense light-beige head that sits on a chestnut-colored beer. The aroma is complex and malty, with a hint of freshly baked bread. The full malt flavor is balanced with a clean hop background. English hops provide a moderate

  • Orthognathous Kölsch
    • Kölsch is a beer speciality brewed in Cologne, Germany. It is a clear beer with a bright straw-yellow hue.  It is less bitter than the standard German pale lager and is warm fermented then cold-conditioned.

  • Hop Til You Drop California Common Beer
    • Though not super hoppy, California Common is a style that shows off the aromatic power of homegrown hops very nicely.

  • Smithwick's Ale clone
    • When my wife and I visited Ireland, we really enjoyed our share of Smithwick’s Ale. Smithwick’s is a light-bodied, copper-colored Irish Red ale with a pleasant hint of roastiness and a dry finish. Here’s a  successful homebrew version of Smithwick’s.
      Randy & Amy Germann
      San Antonio, Texas

  • Cooper's and Rogue Beers: Replicator
    • Sparkling Ale and Hazelnut Brown Nectar.

  • Old Ale
    • Old Ale is a name often used for English Strong Ale.

  • American IPA
    • This is a full-bodied, deep amber, American IPA.

  • Refractometers and Mash Outs: Mr. Wizard
    • The Wiz tells all.

  • Box Your Beer: Projects
    • Build your own sturdy boxes to hold your beer bottles.

  • Better Bottling: Techniques
    • The basic idea in bottling is to move your beer from one big container (your fermenter) to numerous small containers (the bottles).

  • American IPA and Old Ale: Style Calendar
    • A hoppy IPA for summer and a strong English ale for fall.

  • Rogue Hazelnut Brown Nectar clone
    • A dark Brown Ale with a hazelnut aroma, a rich nutty flavor, and a smooth and malty finish.

  • Coopers' Sparkling Ale clone
    • Nothing beats the dry *Coopers Sparkling Ale. This cloudy, fruity, zesty beer has an intensity that comes from bottle fermentation, Schooner malt and plenty of carbonation.

  • Brewing Maibock: Tips from the Pros
    • Maibock is potent, but it’s also fragile. It’s a big beer, yet it’s a lager, which makes it vulnerable to temperature spikes

  • Getting the Most From Your Hydrometer
    • Nine times out of ten, a hydrometer can tell you what's going on with your beer.

  • Strong Ales
    • Old ale, Scotch Ale, Barleywine or Belgian: Spring is a fine time to flex your brewing muscles and make a batch of strong ale.

  • Grow Your Own Hops
    • Now is the time to start planning your backyard hopyard. So hop to it!

  • Baseball Beers You Can Brew
    • Opening day is just around the bend! In honor of our national pastime, we offer recipes for three great beers served at three great ballparks.


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