Beer Style: Specialty Beer Family
8 Big Novelty Beers of the Dixie Cup
Every year, the Foam Rangers host the Dixie Cup homebrew competition. And every year, there is a special novelty beer category that challenges brewers to think outside the carboy. Here are some of the winners.
Sweetgrass Ale
En lieu of dry hops, try adding sweetgrass to make a unique beer with a vanilla-like essence.
Making Big Holiday Beers
It’s the time of year for holiday beers! Many of these heavyweight winter seasonals are high-alcohol brews — monster beers that are big, malty and have a bite. You don’t have to be a mad scientist to make one, but brewing a high-gravity beer involves much more than piling on the malt. Your guide to brewing huge holiday beers, complete with eight recipes.
Brewing with Coffee
Give your beer a jolt! Tips, techniques and advice on adding gourmet java to your next batch of homebrew, plus three energizing recipes: Coffee Imperial Stout, Double Chocolate Expresso Stout and Mudhouse Stout.
Lammin Sahti
The traditional Finnish drink made with malted and unmalted grains along with Juniper as the flavoring contribution. The juniper branches traditionally doubled as a filter screen to help separate out the grains from the sweet wort.
Sahti and Jalkijuoma
Sahti was made by women across Scandinavia, where the first brew-running called tupulisahti (strong sahti) was given to the men in the village, while the weaker second brew-running jälkijuoma (“nosedrop” sahti) was for the women of the village.
Fruit Brewing Techniques
How to make a berry good beer.
Brewing Smoked Beers: Tips from the Pros
Expert advice on brewing smoked beers and smoking your malt at home.
Brewing with Fruit
How to pick the right fruit for your summer brew.
Market Street’s Vanilla Creme Ale clone
Homebrew rendition of this vanilla-flavored ale from Nashville, Tennessee’s Market Street Pub.
Honey in a Glass
How to make a batch of mead, a classic fermented beverage that’s been around – and been enjoyed – for at least six thousand years. With simple recipes, step-by-step instructions and a guide to different kinds of honey, from clover to orange blossom and tupelo.
Huckleberry Ale
An American-style pale ale, with a healthy heaping of huckleberries.
