Beer Style: Amber Ale Family
Coffee American Rye Ale
MEMBERS ONLYThis combines the spicy flavor profile of you basic rye ale and adds a shot of coffee to boost the complexities found in the beer’s profile.
X Marks the Bock
MEMBERS ONLYX Marks the Bock (5 gallons/19 L, extract only)OG = 1.060 FG = 1.012IBU = 35 SRM = 9 ABV = 6.3% When formulating an extract version of the all-grain recipe Old Timer’s Bock, we had to make some sacrifices due to the large percent of flaked corn in that recipe. As such, this recipe
Old Timer’s Bock
MEMBERS ONLYOld Timer’s Bock (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.060 FG = 1.010IBU = 35 SRM = 13 ABV = 6.6% This recipe is our attempt of brewing an American bock similar to that of Hartmann Brewing Co.’s 1904 version. Ingredients8.2 lbs. (3.7 kg) Simpsons Best Pale Ale malt1.5 lbs. (0.68 kg) Simpsons medium crystal malt
Gordon Strong’s Cream Ale
MEMBERS ONLY(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.052 FG = 1.010IBU = 14 SRM = 3 ABV = 5.6% Ingredients3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) German Pilsner malt3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) US 2-row malt2 lbs. (907 g) flaked corn (maize)1 lb. (454 g) corn sugar (15 min.)1.15 AAU Vanguard hops (first wort hop) (0.25 oz./7 g at 4.6% alpha
Fyne Ales’ Jarl clone
MEMBERS ONLYFyne Ales’ Jarl clone (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.038 FG = 1.009IBU = 38 SRM = 4 ABV = 3.8% Jarl is a simple recipe designed to showcase the grapefruit and lychee character of Citra® hops in a very sessionable pale ale. The difficulty lies in managing the brewing process in order to strike
Heretic Brewing Co.’s Evil Twin clone
MEMBERS ONLYHeretic describes Evil Twin as follows: “This blood-red ale may not be what you might expect from a malty and hoppy craft beer. Evil Twin has a rich malt character, without being overly sweet. It has a huge hop character, without being overly bitter. It is a great example of a bold, rich, balanced craft beer, without being heavy and hard to drink in quantity. Our Evil Twin is only bad because it is too good to resist.”
Magnum/Chinook Blonde Ale
MEMBERS ONLY(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.047 FG = 1.010IBU = 33 SRM = 4 ABV = 4.8% This recipe accompanies an experimental brew that Drew Beechum and Denny Conn introduce in their May-June 2019 column titled “The Bitter Challenge.” Ingredients9.5 lbs. (4.3 kg) pale malt4.1 AAU Magnum hops (60 min. — Boil A) (0.35 oz./10
Autumn Apple Spiced Ale
MEMBERS ONLYAutumn Apple Spiced Ale (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.064 FG = 1.018IBU = 25 SRM = 11 ABV = 5.9% Courtesy of Maltose Express Monroe, Connecticut Our Apple Spiced Ale has captured Autumn in a glass. Subtle spices combine with apple flavor in a malty, warming seasonal brew. The addition of maple syrup
Bell’s Brewery’s Amber Ale clone
MEMBERS ONLYThe beer that helped build Bell’s, Amber Ale features both toasted and sweet caramel notes, balanced with herbal and citrus hop aromas. Capped by a clean bitterness, it’s incredibly versatile with food, but very tasty on its own.
Sapwood Cellars’ Ziparillo clone
MEMBERS ONLYSapwood Cellars’ Ziparillo clone (10 bbl/12 hL, commercial-size) OG = 1.048 FG = 1.016 IBU = 14 SRM = 5 ABV = 4.2% This hoppy wheat beer was designed to introduce hop-averse beer drinkers to the new ways hops are being used. A low-temperature whirlpool reduces alpha acid isomerization, allowing more hop flavor without big
Long Trail Brewing Co.’s Long Trail Ale clone
MEMBERS ONLYLong Trail Ale, which has won multiple awards at GABF, is considered an altbier with several unique twists to it.
Alesmith Brewing Co.’s Evil Dead Red clone
MEMBERS ONLYEvil Dead Read utilizes a hop burst technique to provide tons of aromatics thanks to ample American hops added late in the boil without a true bittering hop charge.