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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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Landrace ESB
An English ESB utilizing classic English landrace hops.
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Wye Hopped Summer Ale
A refreshing summer ale brewed with English hops developed during the Wye College era.
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Skilled Archer
Of everything that I’ve brewed at home over the last 12 months, this single-hopped beer seems to have achieved the greatest universal appr
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Carillon Brewing Co.’s Ginger Pale Ale Clone
The base of their Ginger Pale Ale is a traditional mid-19th century English pale ale but with fresh ginger, honey, and a moderate dose of ho
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American Blonde Ale: For many people, their first craft beer
Often seen as a dumbed-down version of an American pale ale, the slightly less hoppy counterpart, American blonde ale, commonly gets overloo
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Tips for Brewing Hazy Beers
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Cupitt’s Estate’s Eclipse Hazy Pale Ale Clone
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Drew’s Open Fermentation Experimental Mild
Drew’s Mild sings best when allowed to breathe! So be sure to keep the fermentation open (but covered).
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Scottish Export: The pale ale of Scotland
An often misunderstood style here on this side of the Atlantic, shilling ales should be sessionable and refreshing. Gordon Strong explores S
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Welsh Archer’s Bitter Ale
We want to use crystal malt to give it some extra flavor and body, and more importantly to make it copper colored rather than pale gold in h
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Coffee American Rye Ale
This 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.
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Pistachio Pale Ale
What’s better than drinking beer and eating pistachios? Smashing them together (of course) and making citrusy pale ale using Palisade hops