June (A Brett Saison)

I'll keep this one short. This was a beer I brewed back in August 2016 in honor of my soon-to-be-born niece, June. I realized I never posted the recipe. The idea was to brew a saison that would start out awesome and continue to gain character and get better with age, just like my awesome niece....

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Coffee Vanilla Porter

Every once in a while, I diverge from Belgian and farmhouse styles to brew something of the English persuasion. For this batch, I decided to brew up a Porter, which has been one of my favorite beer styles for a long time. It had been a while since I brewed one, so I decided to re-brew a recipe from...

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Thai Basil Tripel

I've been lucky enough to live within a short drive of The Bruery since they opened in Orange County in 2008 and I've been a big fan pretty much since the beginning. While I love their funky and sour beers, I've also always been a huge fan of their Tradewinds Tripel, a Belgian-style tripel brewed...

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Farmhouse Pale Ale

For this one, I set out to create a beer that bridges the gap between a saison and an American pale ale - a brewski that has the phenolic, fruity character and dryness of a traditional saison, but the hop aroma and flavor of a pale ale. I want the beer to be sessionable, easy-drinking, and aromatic,...

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Northeast Pale Ale

My beer preference when it comes to both drinking and brewing, generally leans toward farmhouse, funky, and tart, but even so, I still like to get down on a hoppy pale ale every once in a while. The first really good beer I ever tried was Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. It fueled my passion for beer, inspiring...

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