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Pale Ale Family
Light in color, this category includes everything from American pale ale, blonde, and cream ale, to Belgian blond and pale ale, to English bitter, mild, and pale ale, to German Kölsch and altbier.
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Altbier
This recipe is based on the all-grain recipe by Gordon Strong in the January-February 2019 issue of BYO and shows how I would approach the r
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Blonde Bloke British Golden Ale
This Golden Ale recipe uses two specialty malts that will add body and mouthfeel to what otherwise might be a fairly straightforward beer. T
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Turning Point Brew Co.’s Nightcall Clone
The bitterness of this Yorkshire bitter is below the minimum for a best bitter under the BJCP Style Guide. Bitterness is still present with
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Marble Beers’ Manchester Bitter Clone
You can see the focus on the distinctive color with the use of the extra pale malt, giving wiggle room to build some malt flavor with crysta
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The Bitter Truth
British bitter is broken into three distinct styles in the Beer Judge Certification Program style guide, largely based on strength. However,
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Schumacher Latzenbier Clone
Latzenbier, at 5.5% ABV, is a bit more malty than Schumacher’s everyday altbier, yet still nicely balanced toward the bitter end.
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Schlüssel Stike Clone
This special fall release from Schlüssel is similar to their everyday beer, but bigger, richer, and just a tiny bit sweeter up front, balan
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Uerige Sticke Clone
Uerige Altbier has predominant notes of honey and biscuit, and a very slight roasted note can be found in the finish. Their Sticke Altbier a
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The Special Altbiers of Düsseldorf
Each fall, four of the five remaining classic altbier breweries in Düsseldorf, Germany, have annual special beer releases. They are bigger
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Key-Limety Kölsch Clone
Brewed to include the addition of key lime puree, this Kölsch uses a semi-traditional Kölsch grist bill along with a big helping of honey.
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Garage Project’s Dirty Boots Pale Ale Clone
Dirty Boots pale ale is what the brewery describes as a “full noise” pale ale bordering on an IPA, with assertive bitterness backed up b
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Cascade SMaSH Pale Ale
A single-malt, single-hop (SMaSH) pale ale recipe that’s almost as easy to brew as it is to drink.