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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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Denny’s American Mild (Final Version, #8)
Denny has been working on a recipe for an American mild ale for several years. The objective was to make a beer with the qualities of a Brit
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Gordon Strong’s Altbier
In the world of beer trivia, if you mention altbier, most people know two facts: That it comes from Düsseldorf in Germany, and that “altâ
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Potsdamer Stangenbier
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Gordon Strong’s Cream Ale
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Cream Ale: An American original
Who created it and why is it called a cream ale? Alright, these are the two questions Gordon doesn’t have an answer for — but for everyt
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Kölsch One and Two
I really do like the technique of first wort hopping, I feel that in such a delicately balanced beer, the hop flavor just seems more integra
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Fyne Ales’ Jarl clone
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Historic Bitter Ale
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XX Mild Ale
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Belgian Pale Ale: The Pride of Antwerp
We here at BYO spoke and Gordon listened . . . check out the history and keys to making a Belgian pale ale that would make an Antwerpian pro
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Gordon Strong’s Belgian Pale Ale
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Tiny Rebel Brewing Co.’s Bitter Sweet Symphony clone