Beer Style: Strong Ale Family
Bell’s Brewery’s Song Of The Open Road clone
FREESong of the Open Road will pour a nice shade of brown with garnet notes. The hearty ale is best served in a snifter glass and will pair well with rich desserts, a fine cigar or, of course, the literary works of Walt Whitman.
2-for-1 Belgian Dubble
Digital and Plus Members Only2-for-1 Belgian Dubble (5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains)OG = 1.080 FG = 1.018IBU = 30 SRM = 25 ABV = 8.3% Ingredients7.7 lbs. (3.5 kg) light dried malt extract 5.6 oz. (160 g) caramel malt (40 °L)4 oz. (113 g) aromatic malt8 oz. (227 g) Simpson’s DRC malt1 lb. (0.45 kg) D-180 candi syrup 10 AAU
MASH Barrel Tripel
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMASH Barrel Tripel (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain) OG = 1.080 FG = 1.009IBU = 33 SRM = 4 ABV = 9.4% This is the fourth recipe members of the MASH homebrew club brewed and filled the second barrel (the clean barrel) with after fermentation for extended aging. Ingredients13.5 lbs. (6.1 kg) German Pilsner malt1.5 lbs. (0.68
Squash Tripel
FREEAn unspiced squash tripel recipe courtesy of Will Meyers, Brewmaster at Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Big Island Brewhaus’ Golden Sabbath clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyStylistically, Golden Sabbath can be considered a slightly fuller-bodied Belgian golden strong ale. The use of local Hawaiian honey in place of traditional Belgian candi sugar provides body, a silky texture, and an inviting aroma.
Pedal Haus Brewery’s Barrel-Aged Quad Clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyIt’s a beer big in all regards: Aroma, flavor, mouthfeel, and alcohol. The beer has a full body, with enough carbonation (2.8 v/v) to give it a “lighter than it really is” feel to it. Though the alcohol is strong at 10.6% ABV, it is just one of many components to this complex beer that blend into the whole instead of standing out by itself.
Jamil’s American Barleywine
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe balance of bittering versus malt sweetness should always be toward the bitter, but expect the beer to become more and more balanced as the beer ages and the bittering drops out.
Greg Noonan Memorial Wee Heavy
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.083 FG = 1.019IBU = 29 SRM = 20 ABV = 8.3% Ingredients13.75 lbs. (6.2 kg) Maris Otter malt0.75 lbs. (0.34 kg) Carapils® malt0.25 lbs. (0.11) roast barley malt1.25 lbs. (0.6 kg) Munich malt0.2 lbs. (91 g) Belgian Special B0.5 oz./14 g Magnum whole hops (60 min.)0.33 oz./9.4 g Goldings
Old Cthulhiar (a.k.a. Very Old And Very Peculiar)
Digital and Plus Members Only(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.078 FG = 1.017IBU = 41 SRM = 32 ABV = 7.8% Ingredients13 lbs. (5.9 kg) British pale ale malt8.0 oz. (0.23 kg) crystal malt (60 °L)2.0 oz. (57 g) crystal malt (120 °L)5.0 oz. (0.14 kg) aromatic malt3.0 oz. (85 g) chocolate malt2.0 oz. (57 g) black malt3.0 oz.
Ode to val d’or
Digital and Plus Members OnlyOde to val d’or (5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)OG = 1.056 FG = 1.002IBU = 33 SRM = 9 ABV = 6.9% Orval pours orange-brown with a big, rocky head. The very spritzy levels of carbonation with a slight sour note and distinctive Brett character make the beer feel prickly on the tongue. Orval is dry
Gordon Strong’s Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI’m presenting a fairly complex recipe that uses layers of malt flavor to build a solid base that displays the yeast character well.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery’s Burton Baton clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyMark Sarfarik, Dogfish Head’s Brewmaster, provided us with all the juicy details about this beer. “Burton Baton is a 10% ABV imperial IPA that is a blend of 90 Minute IPA with an English old ale that is aged in our 10,000-gallon (380-hL) oak foeders. Since most people don’t have the ability to wood-age beers at home, this recipe is more of a composite of the two threads.”