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Dan Russo
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Key-Limety Kölsch Clone
Brewed to include the addition of key lime puree, this Kölsch uses a semi-traditional Kölsch grist bill along with a big helping of honey.
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s A Life Beyond the Dream Clone
Dextrose is used as the catalyst for the dryness of such a big beer while letting the malt balance out the huge hop load. Oakshire likes usi
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Brewing Sugars for Modern Beers
Sugar, generally from malted barley, is necessary to feed the yeast that produce ethanol in beer. But sugar can also be an ingredient that d
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The Dark Side of Lager
From Germany and the Czech Republic, to the Baltics and North America, dark lager styles are seeing growing popularity among craft brewers a
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Doppelbock Clone
Doppelbock is one of our favorite brews to make each year. Ferment low and slow to ensure a very smooth and malt-forward beer that can withs
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Tmavé Pivo Clone
Tmavé pivo is the overlying style of Czech dark lager. We use an extensive malt bill to add depth to the final beer while eliminating as mu
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Doggerland Baltic Porter Clone
This recipe snagged a silver medal for Oakshire at the 2018 World Beer Cup.
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Oakshire Brewing Co.’s Miel Mi Amor Clone
A mix between Vienna and dunkel lagers, we incorporate polenta (coarse ground cornmeal) to build a crisp body, while using Mexican coffee ho
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One Style, Many Strengths
From session to imperial strength beers, the alcohol content plays a significant role in a beer’s character. But creating balanced beers a
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American Imperial Stout
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American Oatmeal Stout
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Session Stout
An Americanized version of a dry Irish stout utilizing a simple malt bill with five specialty grains to create a full-bodied, quaffable sess