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Brown IPA

Codename : Mountain Portage Brown IPA (2025) My first attempt at this, while not a brew fail, wasn’t hoppy enough for it to be considered an IPA.This recipe will compensate…

Irish Stout

Codename : Mountain Portage Irish Stouthorpe (2025) The venerated stout evolved from the humble porter, initially referred to as a stout Porter, this Irish stout is an example of a…

American Brown Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Brown Alethorpe (2025) This is the New World adaptaion of the British Brown Ale, a continuation of my Evolution Series for this year. A little bit…

Best Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Best Bitterthorpe (2025) This specific recipe started as a happy accident back in 2022, and it turned out so well, I have kept it going with…

Ordinary Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Ordinary Bitterthorpe (2025) Brewing operations have resumed at the Mountain Portage, the inaugural batch is this low gravity Ordinary Bitter. I chose this one, as I…

English IPA

Codename : Westfort Helter-Skelter IPA (2025) Alternate Codename : Westfort Pig Dog IPA (2025) I have been slowly developing an English IPA to be part of my signature series. This…

Evolution Series 2025

My challenge to myself for this year was to pick a theme and follow it through to aid me in planning and scheduling my next batch for brew day. The…

Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Saskatoon Meadu (2025) We needed to clear out the freezer to make room, so the bag of Saskatoons got turned into a batch of mead. This one…

British Brown Ale

Codename : Westfort British Brown Alethorpe (2025) Time to return to a British Brown Ale, as the darker beers have become the unofficial theme for winter 2025. Once again, I…

Melomel Mead

Codename : Westfort Raspberry Meadu Raspberries are quite possibly my favourite berry, so as I was strolling the frozen food aisle, I made an impulse purchase with the intent of…