Category Archives: session beer

The Simple Monk

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Andy Farke

We’re into the season of Lent on the liturgical calendar, often observed through simple food choices or abstinence from dietary pleasures like chocolate and alcohol. Although I won’t go quite so far as to give up beer for the season, … Continue reading →

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Easy Days Ale

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Andy Farke

My lighter-colored beers lately have been primarily lagers, but it is nice to switch this up from time to time. So, I decided to create an experimental ale recipe that hit the target of being sessionable, flavorful (with some malt … Continue reading →

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Session Stout 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Andy Farke

I like session beers! I like stouts! Let’s do another one! This recipe is a minor modification of a previous session stout. The main malt change was to swap in Vienna malt for Maris Otter, and use full-octane chocolate (350 … Continue reading →

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Kveik Pale Ale

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Andy Farke

It happened…I’ve given in to a brewing trend, and am trying a recipe with kveik. As you’ll see in some upcoming posts, I’ve in fact tried a few kveik recipes at this point. This is my first one, and admittedly … Continue reading →

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Summer RyePA

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Andy Farke

My latest session IPA was a bit of a kitchen sink beer, but also one where I wanted to create a slightly more “traditional” northwest IPA. That means citrus and pine for the hops, and no fear of the crystal … Continue reading →

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