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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.