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  Belgian IPA

  Belgian IPA is not a well-defined style. In fact, it’s rare to see a commercial example labeled as such (even when marketing heads want to

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  Gordon Strong’s Belgian IPA

  This Belgian IPA example combines ideas from Gordon Strong’s favorite tripel and double IPA recipes.

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  English Porter

  English porter was the first industrial beer style that was widely exported and led to the development of regional variations worldwide. Por

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  Gordon Strong’s English Porter

  This recipe uses brown malt as a flavor component and uses non-traditional Munich malt to boost malt flavor without increasing residual swee

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  Wee Heavy: The Strong Scotch Ale

  Strong Scotch ale, or wee heavy, is a rich, warming beer with a full-bodied, chewy, sweet malt profile. There are many approaches homebrewer

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  Gordon Strong’s Strong Scotch Ale

  This wee heavy strikes a good compromise between strength and drinkability. It uses homebrew techniques like kettle caramelization, but othe

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  Pivo, Please

  The Czech Republic has a rich beer history — from the original Pilsner to the hop fields that give us Saaz. Learn more about the most popu

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  British Strong Bitter

  There are three classes of British bitter — with strong bitter being the biggest of the three. Still, it clocks in at a relatively low ABV

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  Czech Pale Lager

  This recipe uses reverse osmosis water and a double decoction mash with some step mashing.

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  Czech Dark Lager

  This recipe includes all-grain and extract with grains versions.

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  Gordon Strong’s Strong Bitter

  A fun strong bitter recipe with some unusual techniques, including no-sparge.

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  Cold IPA

  Whether it’s a new, distinct style or just a modified version of an existing style, one thing we can all agree on is that cold IPAs are de