Submariner

(American Barleywine, 22C)  BeerSmith Recipe File ***This beer earned at Bronze Medal at the 1st round NHC in NYC, 2014!!!*** Formulation This beer holds a very special place in my heart, second only to Mom and Dad. I joined the U.S. Navy right after high school 14 years ago, and I immediately volunteered for submarine…

(Family)²

(Belgian Dubbel, 26B) BeerSmith Recipe File Formulation  I love creating beers for special occasions, but this one might be the most special. A fellow home-brewer and friend of Klaserhausen is having twin boys. So we decided to brew him and his wife a special batch of Dubbel. We’re going to bottle it all (save for The Stig’s…

Pretension

(Biere de Garde, 16D), BeerSmith Recipe File Formulation You’ve seen them: Belgian beers in 750mL bottles with profound one word names. Why should we not join in here at Klaserhausen? It’s with Trepidation that I take on this style of beer. Commercial examples often have that musty-woodsy character that I love so much. But I…