Homebrewing

DuClaw H.E.R.O. 2015 Winner Announced

DuClaw Brewing has announced the winner of their H.E.R.O homebrew competition – Jalapeño Business, brewed by Mitch Kreis of Pasadena, Maryland.

Mitch did a fantastic job balancing the heat of the pepper, hop bitterness, honey sweetness, and malt backbone to create Continue Reading →

Homebrewing Officially on the Rise in the US

The American Homebrewers Association reports that after a recent survey homebrewing is seeing huge growth throughout the United States. The main results from the survey are as follows:

Homebrew Beginners: 80% of shops surveyed experienced increased sales of beginner homebrew equipment Continue Reading →

21st Amendment Adds Draft Only Imperial Jack

Here’s a story about a brewery, a pub regular, a homebrew collaboration, and a kindly English grandfather.

Actually the Cliffnotes version: 21st Amendment is brewing Imperial Jack, an ESB, using a recipe they’ve collaborated with a pub regular/ homebrewer Richard Brewer-Hay. Continue Reading →

Duclaw 2012 H.E.R.O. Winners Announced

A winner has been declared for the 2012 Duclaw Brewing H.E.R.O. (Honest. Excellent. Robust. Original) home brewing competition: Chocolate Chipote Stout.  The winning entry was brewed by Vincent and Suzanne Powers of Nottingham, MD.

The winning entry will be brewed by Continue Reading →