Partly inspired by Flying Dog’s Numero Uno, this lager has a bready, tortilla-like backbone with some lime-like Motueka hops for a refreshing edge.
Here’s the idea: Take advantage of a lactic acid–producing yeast and aseptic fruit puree to make the brewing of a tart, tasty fruit beer as simple as possible.
This homebrew-scale recipe from Roaring Table cofounder Lane Fearing demonstrates their approach to smooth, juicy IPAs, including requisite attention to the water profile. (There’s a reason it went on to become one of our Best 20 Beers in 2021.)
This recipe is inspired by one of our favorite pale lagers in Czechia: The Benedict Světlý Ležák 12° from Prague’s Břevnov Monastery Brewery.
As Black History Month draws to a close, Ghostfish brewer Tae Caldwell shares this gluten-free lager recipe inspired by Peoples Brewery, one of the country’s first Black-owned breweries.
So, you put the lime in the coconut—or, better yet, add them both to secondary. Then you drink it all up.
Inspired by Holstein: Chocolate Marzipan from BKS Artisan Ales in Kansas City, Missouri, here’s a recipe that uses marzipan (or almond paste) and cacao nibs for a decadent yet smooth and drinkable milk stout.
This juicy double IPA collaboration between Vitamin Sea and Civil Society became one of our Best 20 Beers in 2021.
Thanks to head brewer Khris Johnson for this homebrew-scale recipe. “Postcard Pils is an American-style pilsner,” Johnson says, “defined by a refreshing and complex blend of clean lager fermentation, sweet grainy flavor, and a solid American hop profile.”
This recipe is based on Burley Oak’s series of dessert-like beers that combine lactic acidification, milk sugar, and copious fruit—or, if you prefer, a certain orange vegetable.