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Meggyes Trappist Ale with Cherry and Vanilla (Homebrew Recipe)

December 23, 2023chopandbrewRECIPESbent brewstillery, Fruit Beer, homebrew, kris england, recipe, trappist ale

Recipe and notes provided by Kristen England, head brewer at Bent Brewstillery (Roseville, MN). Meggyes is a beautiful deep red beer with big, bright notes of cherry. The professional version Kris brewed is a fairly dry Trappist-style ale with wonderful ester-y sweetness from both the cherries and vanilla. See this Chop & Brew 12 Beers

Chucklehead Pumpkin Peach Ginger Ale

February 6, 2021chopandbrewEPISODESbeer recipe, beer review, BIAB, brew in a bag, brewing, brewing for fun, Budweiser, chucklehead, craft beer, experimental brewing, extreme brewing, Fruit Beer, homebrew, homebrew recipe, homebrewing, how to make beer at home, how to make pumpkin beer, joke beer, partial mash, pumpkin beer, recipe, spiced beer, the easy way, the hard way

The tale of a Super Fussy Beer homebrew made with a unique base malt, liquid malt extract, canned pumpkin, a homemade puree of peach and ginger, and conditioned on Beechwood chips for the nerdiest of nerdy dissection and enjoyment. Don’t let the Big Guys get you down, let your chucklehead flag fly! Chucklehead Recipe Chip

12 Beers of Christmas: Mango Brett Blonde Ale

December 22, 2019chopandbrewEPISODES, LAGNIAPPEAmerican wild ale, brettanomyces, chuck gosnell, collaboration, fair state cooperative brewing, Fruit Beer, homebrew, homebrewing, mango, pro-am

For our tenth of 12 Beers of Christmas, Chuck Gosnell busted out a crowler of Mango Brett Blonde Ale, a pro-am collaboration brewed at Fair State Cooperative Brewery based on his beer which won a homebrew competition among co-op members. Chuck’s Mango Brett Blonde Ale Homebrew Recipe Also check out Chop & Brew–Episode 87: American