Shibboleths: Mild Defined
Mild: 1. Boorish beer of anemic virtue, ruminate and backward thinking: stodgy, bleak...Dickensian.2. Forthright, flavorsome and sustaining beer, full of oats and born of a high roast: picaresque, vital...Dickensian.This is the time of year when I labor to displace my lifeblood with pints of Mild. I recently picked up a vial of White Labs o37 "Yorkshire Square Ale" (Samuel Smith's yeast strain) and have a batch of "Little Hands" American Mellow bubbling away in the cellar.

Harvest Ale
I'd been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to brew with the monastic honey and hops.I decided on a deep golden ale with a bit of of sturdiness for the changing season. A simple recipe, to celebrate our fi

Basic Brewing Radio Interview
James Spencer from Basic Brewing Radio got in touch with me recently through Mike. He had a listener who was interested in solera brewing and Mike remembered my "Le Flaneur" solera project. After a few messages between James, Mike and I, the conversation opened up about the barrels in the basement that we brewed communally with some good buddies (the DC Sour Barrel Gang). James had the idea to build a show around the idea of solera brewing and the logistics of barrel aging for the homebrewer.a podcast is available at http://www.basicbrewing.com/inde

Petit Saison Americain
The last few summers I've worked with different yeast strains from De Blaugies, Fantome and this year a mix of 3 strains to produce a low gravity, Petit Saison. Thanks to Mr. Dann Paquette for the inspirat

Gnosis: Abbey Tripel
Gnosis is the second installment in the pilot brews for the Abbey Project, a tripel in the Trappist tradition with a distinctly American dialect. Early