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Specialty Beer Family
Our Specialty Beer recipes don’t neatly fit into other categories. These include wood-aged beers, smokey styles, recipes including special ingredients, fruits, and more.
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Tropical Punch Red Ale
You maybe drinking the Kool-Aid after this one (don’t worry, there is no artificial drink mix required in this recipe, only fresh tropical f
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Recipe
Blueberry Porter
This brew is a seasonal one for me based on blueberry harvest. Those of you not within fresh blueberry territory will have to make do with f
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White Russian Imperial Pale Ale
I believe that The Dude would abide by drinking this beer.
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Article
Steam Beer
Tracing the Origins of Steam Beer
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Article
Rauchbier
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Article
Brewing with Coffee
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Recipe
Cafe Vienna Lager (coffee cinnamon lager)
This recipe is for a dark lager with coffee and spices.
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Recipe
Norwegian Christmas Ale
Christmas beers are a long standing tradition throughout the Scandinavian countries. Generally dark and malty, they are often usually brewed
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Recipe
Cranberry Cream Ale
For a tart twist on a cream ale, the addition of cranberries will provide an astringency and acidity and can play nicely in this style.
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Article
Oysters and Stout
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Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Ale (partial mash)
Reddish orange in color, creamy tan head, sweet and spicy, rich and unique. Like a New England fall afternoon.
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Recipe
Apple Pseudo-Lambic
You don’t need to be an all-grain to create funky, sour lambic-styled beers. Here is a clean and simple recipe for a new take on producing a