Recipe Type: Extract with Grains
Brooklyn Brewery: Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace marries the overall structure of the modern saison style with the unique lemony/herbal qualities of the Sorachi Ace hop. Sorachi Ace is used throughout, and very complete attenuation gives refreshing, flinty dryness.
Brasserie Saint James: The Wit Album
This Reno, Nevada brewery’s witbier is a cloudy pale yellow and features spicy, fruity, citrus aromas.
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.’s Bigfoot Barleywine Style Ale clone
“First introduced in the winter of 1983, Bigfoot is a cult-classic beer brewed in the barleywine style, meaning a strong, robust, bruiser of a beer with the refined intensity of a wine.”
Empire Brewing Company: American Strong Ale clone
“This ale is bold, hoppy, and complex with chocolate and roasted malts adding a full malty character. The strong American hops balance the beer with an aggressive bitterness, followed by a fruity hop flavor and a full hop aroma.”
Anchor Brewing Company: Anchor Old Foghorn (1st Runnings)
Old Foghorn is brewed using the parti-gyle method, which is brewing two batches of beer by separating the first and second runnings to create two distinct beers — one high gravity, one lower gravity. Old Foghorn is the beer made from the first runnings. Small Beer is the beer made from the second runnings.
Alesmith Brewing Co.: Old Numbskull clone
There are American barleywines, and then there are West Coast–style American barleywines—and if you like big beers, Old Numbskull doesn’t disappoint. Packed with caramel and toffee notes, this copper-colored ale boasts an aggressive bitterness.
7 Seas Brewing Company: Wheelchair Barleywine clone
“Brewed slightly differently each year, but typically aged a minimum of eight months, these Barley Wines display a reddish-brown hue and exhibit prominent notes of ripe pit fruit, brown sugar, toffee, and a full-bodied, malty mouthfeel.”
Short’s Brewing Company: Magician Ale clone
“The Magician is a lustrous, dark-red, London style Red Ale with a rich grain bill. The grain combination lends complex notes of toasted caramel, raisins, chocolate, and roasted toffee. Very light hop additions let the true malt characters show throughout this beer.”
Ninkasi Brewing Company: Racin’ Mason Irish Red Ale clone
This classic Irish red pours a dark red/copper color and features a sweet caramel and toasted malt profile.
Epic Brewing Company: Imperial Red Ale clone
This bold double red ale features a big American hop profile and a sweet caramel maltiness.
Black Diamond Brewing Company: Winter Ale clone
Black Diamond Winter Ale is a classic Belgian dubbel. Perfect for the winter season, its deep garnet color accentuates its dark fruity undertones of raisins, dates, plums, and cherries.
Boulevard Brewing’s Nutcracker Ale clone
Boulevard’s annual winter warmer is a hearty brew with a deep amber color.