Big Monster Brewing – Spiced Mead
Mead is the oldest known alcoholic beverage. In its simplest form, it’s honey, water, and yeast. But mead can be as diverse as the people that make this traditional fermentation....
Big Monster Brewing – The Tale of Two Scottish Ales
The malt-forward, sweet, clean, and often complex nature of a Scottish Ale is a unique and usually phenomenal experience. An experience that I rarely get to enjoy because they just...
Big Monster Brewing – Dialing in a Black IPA
In this episode, I revisit a style that was one of my first ten all-grain recipes many years ago. A Black IPA. All the hop-forward aroma and tastes you’d expect...
Big Monster Brewing – First Dark Mild, But Not The Last
Low ABV and full flavor usually don’t go together when discussing craft beer. But the classic British style “Dark Mild” can deliver both when brewed right. The BJCP Guidelines describe...
Big Monster Brewing – Gold is the New Black Stout
The fifth annual Iron Homebrew Festival and Competition is coming, and this year we were lucky enough to day espresso as our required ingredient! This beer is the fourth test...
Big Monster Brewing – Returns with an ESB
Extra Special Bitter, or Strong Bitter, is the strongest of the Bitter Beer category. Its ABV range is 4.6 to 6.2 percent, not a range that many would call strong....
The Colorado Medal – My 50 State Medal Pursuit
The Colorado Medal technically kicked off my 50-state medal pursuit. It was for a beer I sent to a competition in Aurora, Colorado, in 2021. Although I didn’t officially decide...
Is It Beer Yet? NEOZAZ Hallowbrew Blood Ale 2016 – NEOZAZ
Episode 4 “NEOZAZ.com Hallowbrew Blood Ale 2016” One last brew squeezed into Halloween 2016. This time it’s a slightly altered “blood orange” beer – “blood orange” being in quotes because...
Is It Beer Yet? Chance 3-D IPA – NEOZAZ
Episode 3 “Chance 3(hoppe)D IPA”. It’s the second of 2 event beers of the Catacombs of Halloween Horror Nights podcast Halloween Horror Nights weekend. This time Matt re-brews the lost...
Is it Beer Yet? Carniv-ale of Carnage – NEOZAZ
Episode 2 “Carniv-ale of Carnage”. It’s the first of 2 event beers of the Catacombs of Halloween Horror Nights podcast Halloween Horror Nights weekend. This time, Matt tries his hand...