Recipes
Gary Foster’s Spotted Dog (California Common)
A fun twist on the classic California Common recipe.
Smoke on the Lager (Rauchbier)
A Märzen-style rauchbier
Alex Drobshoff’s Traditional Bock
One of the winners of Boston Brewing Company’s LongShot contest.
Andrew Clark’s Düesseldorfer Altbier
Many recipes for Altbier use a large percentage of Pilsner malt along with some Munich malt, but in this recipe Munich II as the base malt lends a fantastic malt presence that blends beautifully with the hops.
English Bitter
Using good quality UK malts and hops really makes a difference with this beer. Yeast choice can affect the flavor of the beer considerably – experiment with available English Ale strains to find one you like. Drink this beer while it is young and fresh.
— recipe author Scott Simpson
Ross Mitchell’s Spiced Ale
Based on the winter specialty brewed yearly by Anchor Brewing Co. , with different spices each year. When tasted young the anise was dominant, but the nutmeg became more noticeable with age. The base beer supports the spice with moderate hopping, good attenuation and a hint of chocolate.
The Other Michael Jackson (Black Witbier)
According to recipe author Gordon Strong, “This is my normal witbier recipe with darker malts and a slight tweak in spicing. Darker malts were used, but again only during the sparge. I changed the usual coriander and orange peel to star anise and tangerine, since I thought those spices would match better with a darker grain bill. I was actually thinking about a Chinese red braised beef dish for the flavorings, and wondered how they would fit.”
Cherokee Nation (American Indian Brown Ale)
According to recipe author Gordon Strong, “This is a brown IPA, which is my normal IPA recipe with the addition of some darker malts and using brown sugar instead of honey. It uses late hopping for bitterness and adds the darker malts during the sparge, both of which should cut down on the clash of malt/hops that can happen in hoppy darker beers.”
Maple Ave Breakfast Stout
Sorry, no syrup here, but it’s still a mighty tasty beer anytime of day!
Schooner Rat IPA
Beer brewed with publisher Brad Ring while sailing through the Pudget Sound.
Charlotte’s Some Pig Porter
The dry-hogged porter will provide some smokiness to the chocolate profile of the beer.
Widmer Brewing’s W-10 Pitch Black IPA clone
A black IPA?! Originally released in 2010 as W-10, Widmer now simply calls this beer Pitch Black IPA.