Burton Ale

Codename : Westfort Burton Alethorpe Reviewing the list of British style ales, I rediscovered the Burton Ale. Burton upon Trent was renowned for being an epicentre of beer brewing in…

Best Bitter

Codename : Westfort Smells of Elderberries This one has been in the works for almost two years now, it started out as a joke, and has finally become reality. I…

Ordinary Bitter

Codename : New Year Bitterthorpe 2024 This is the first batch of the new year, I decided I would keep it very simple with an ordinary bitter. A little blurb…

British Brown Ale

Codename : Westfort Helter-Skelter Brown Alethorpe Now that I have been brewing long enough, I have prepared a good basis of go-to recipes in my repertoire. From time to time,…

Best Bitter

Codename : Westfort Best Bitterthorpe With this batch, I am trying something a little different, utilising a technique called high gravity brewing. That is, I reduced the initial water requirements,…

London Brown Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Londinium Alethorpe Doing my own research, I was looking for other styles of the British Isles, and discovered a rare one called a London Brown Ale.…

Strong Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Cornish Tin Miner’s Bitterthorpe This is another recipe from Home Brew Beer by Greg Hughes. I scaled it down from the original 5 gallon recipe, adjusted…

Dark Mild

Codename : Mountain Portage Dork Fog This is a bit of an experimental batch, wanting to emulate a London Fog Tea, but in beer form. Choosing a low gravity dark…

British Golden Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Mosquito Swarm Alethorpe I first brewed an iteration of this beer a year ago as Golden Slumbers, it was my intent call it the 2023 variation,…

British Brown Ale

Codename : Westfort Old Brown Shoe Redemption My previous attempt at this was a brew fail. I didn’t get the sugar to alcohol conversion I was looking for, and cheated…