When brewing experiments go bad
What to do with a staghorn sumac wheat beer and a root beer stout that fail to live up to expectations.
experimental beers with a botanical twist
Indian sarsaparilla
Hemidesmus indicus. The most potent-smelling and -tasting of the three unrelated plants called sarsaparilla. Use sparingly, or your beer will taste of nothing else!
Brewing with red raspberries: two approaches
Red raspberry imperial mugwort stout and raspberry-black currant wheat beer.
Alcoholic root beer, Prohibition-style
A light, refreshing, warming beverage with a very well-balanced flavor profile. Does it taste like root beer? Not really; there’s nothing caramelly about it. More like a spiced pilsner.
Mugwort Spicebush Stout
Mugwort and Indian sarsaparilla are an excellent combination; that’s why I brew with them so often.
Mugwort Chamomile Oatmeal Stout
My tasting notes say only “very tasty and strong,” but the fact that I still remember how good it was five years later ought to tell you something.
Beer Tasting 101: Yarrow Sarsaparilla Ale
It’s, uh, crisp and floral, medium-bodied, dry! (Can it be all those things at the same time? You sure hope so.)
Contents of this site are available for sharing and modification under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.