Writer: BYO Staff
Making Vienna Lager: Tips from the Pros
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Barrel Aging: Tips from the Pros
Digital and Plus Members OnlyBarrel-aging craft brewers explain why oak isn’t just for wine or whiskey.
Cover of the Brew Your Own music video
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe Greater Everett (WA) Brewers League created this fun music video "Cover of the Brew Your Own" for the 2012 National Homebrewers Conference.
2012 BYO Label Contest Winners
Digital and Plus Members OnlyCheck out the winners of the 2012 BYO Label Contest.
2011 Label Contest Winners
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThe winners of our 2011 Label Contest — their beauty is in the eyes of the beer holder.
Goose Island’s Honkers Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyInspired by visits to English country pubs, Honker’s Ale combines a spicy hop aroma with a rich malt middle to create a perfectly balanced beer. Immensely drinkable, Honker’s Ale is not only a beer drinkers can trust but one they’ll look forward to.
Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale ’55 clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyPennant is a well-crafted pale ale brewed as a tribute to Brooklyn’s world champion baseball team of 1955. (That would be the Dodgers, who actually beat the Yanks in that crosstown series.)
Pennant pours with a dense light-beige head that sits on a chestnut-colored beer. The aroma is complex and malty, with a hint of freshly baked bread. The full malt flavor is balanced with a clean hop background. English hops provide a moderate bitterness that complements the smooth mouthfeel. The aftertaste is dry with a hint of hops.
Hop Til You Drop California Common Beer
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThough not super hoppy, California Common is a style that shows off the aromatic power of homegrown hops very nicely.
Smithwick’s Premium Irish Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyWhen my wife and I visited Ireland, we really enjoyed our share of Smithwick’s Ale. Smithwick’s is a light-bodied, copper-colored Irish Red ale with a pleasant hint of roastiness and a dry finish. Here’s a successful homebrew version of Smithwick’s.
Randy & Amy Germann — San Antonio, Texas
Midnight Sun Brewing Full Curl Scotch Ale clone
Digital and Plus Members OnlyFull Curl is a wee heavy strong Scotch ale coming in at about 7% alcohol by volume.
Peanut Butter Cup Sweet Stout
Digital and Plus Members OnlyI used peanut butter extract and cordial oil, but you could also use 6 oz. of natural peanut butter that you pour off the oil and add it at intervals during the boil just like the cocoa powder is added.
Hobgoblin Gingerbread
Digital and Plus Members OnlyThis holiday dessert is spicy, moist and delicious!
–Tess and Mark Szamatulski, owners of Maltose Express in Monroe, Connecticut.