Tag Archives: experimental brews

Dance Party IPA

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Andy Farke

This one was a total experiment for me! Experimental hops, experimental yeast, and experimental fermentation. My local homebrew shop had a new variety called Samba, with tropical characters that sounded pretty neat! So, I picked up a few ounces for … Continue reading →

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Yule Log Smoked Scottish Ale

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Andy Farke

For Christmas this year, I wanted a special small-batch beer to sip on a cold, dark evening. I usually buy some barrel-aged commercial beers (Firestone Walker’s 2019 Old Man Hattan is particularly nice), so that flavor profile didn’t terribly appeal … Continue reading →

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Beer Tasting: Raspberry Belgian

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Andy Farke

My first attempt at a fruit beer was fairly decent…it was quite refreshing on a hot day, and the two gallons or so got depleted pretty quickly. I did squeeze in a tasting before it was all gone, with plenty … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Belgian

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Andy Farke

Our brew club is focusing on fruit beers for the April meeting, so I wanted to have something ready to go. Thumbing through the recently published Brew Your Own book, I saw a tasty-looking recipe for a clone of Funkwerks Raspberry … Continue reading →

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