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Best Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Best Bitterthorpe (2024) The unofficial theme for summer 2024 is to focus on low gravity (AKA lower alcohol) ales, particularly British styles. Back in the summer…

Irish Extra Stout

Codename : St. Paddy’s Extra Stouthorpe 2024 To aid in celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day 2024, this extra stout completes the trinity of the Irish style beers for the season.…

American Pale Ale

Codename : Westfort Fog Alethorpe A previous fog brew turned out with good success, so I am trying another variation with an American Pale Ale (APA). Along with the mash…

Black IPA

Codename : Mountain Portage Black IPA Redemption Next up in the redemption series, the first attempt at this one was an abysmal failure, so I updated the recipe and had…

Irish Extra Stout

Codename : Westfort St. Paddy’s Extra Stouthorpe In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, I am putting together something to celebrate the Emerald Isle. To try something a little different, this…

Oatmeal Stout

Codename : Westfort Oatmeal Stouthorpe Doing basic oatmeal stout, but used a bit of a helter-skelter of speciality malts to use up old stock. Trying something out of the ordinary,…

Best Bitter

Codename : Westfort Best Bitterthorpe Returning to a lighter coloured beer, doing a Westfort version of my Mountain Portage Best Bitter. In a similar tradition to that one, I used…

Best Bitter

Codename : Mountain Portage Best Bitterthorpe Continuing along with the tradition assorted English bitters, this is a low gravity, malty, easy drinking ale. I was running low on base malts,…

German Leichtbier

Codename : Mountain Portage Leichtbierdorf This recipe had been prepared to use up most remaining stock, so it is a helter-skelter of ingredients. I drafted it in the app, found…

Wild Rice Ale

Codename : Mountain Portage Wild Rice Ale I have returned to another wild rice ale. This one had been prepared to use up most remaining stock, so it is a…