Beers that are ready to drink, in the brewing process, or scheduled to be brewed soon.
Melting Stream Spring Saison My Spring version of the seasonal saison. This one is light in color and very hoppy. It is also a little higher in alcohol than my other saisons, but still in style.
Tasman Devil Pilsner New Zealand pilsner ... except Eclipse is an Australian hop.
Oisin Owl Irish Stout Roll-a-Style 15C. Irish Extra Stout. Brewed to drink around St. Patrick Day.
Kemosabe Quad Roll-a-style 26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale.
Arctic Vortex Winter Saison Saison recipe with enough Midnight Wheat Malt to make the beer dark brown to black.
Hail Storm Summer Saison Just a nice refreshing summer saison. Spiciness of the yeast and saaz hops. No actual spices added. Just water malt hops yeast.
Will-o'-Wisp Pumpkin Ale My world-famous pumpkin ale. Brewed because the Beer Model (aka my wife) ordered me to do so.
Falling Leaves Autumn Saison The Autumnal version of my Saison series of beers. A bit higher in alcohol with some canned pumpkin in the mash.
Melting Stream Spring Saison My Spring version of the seasonal saison. This one is light in color and very hoppy. It is also a little higher in alcohol than my other saisons, but still in style.
Mardi Bock A nice little bock recipe that I hope to enjoy during Lent.
Decemberfest Lager I missed brewing a Oktoberfest beer in September / October. This is a Decemberfest lager.
N.T.S. Faux Pilsner Nobel Tettnang and Saaz. Pilsner-like beer fermented with Voss Kveik yeast.
McShepardSons Irish Ale Double batch of an Irish red. Half brewed with an English ale yeast and half with Kviek
Mr. Awesome Merican Lager American premium lager (sort of) inspired by New Belgium's Mountain Time. Low ABV. Easy drinking.
Shoddy Pale Ale Inspired by Brülosophy's short and shoddy series, I thought I'd try to do a Pale Ale in a less-than-2-hour brew day.
Sin Lima Mexican Lager Previously ironically named "Bud Lite Lime". No bud. Not lite. No lime. Just a light colored lager with Perle and Saaz hops. Sessionable. Drinkable. Summer beer. Sin Lima.
Sasquatch Hunter German Altbier 1st place winner in the first round of NHC! German Altbier. The perfect beer for hunting Sasquatch. Originally named Sasquatch Hunter Düsseldorf Altbier.
Ale to the Chief: Honey Porter This is my all-grain conversion of the White House Honey Porter recipe that was released by President Obama.
Blackhawk Black Ale Inspired by New Belgium Brewery's 1554, but it is not really the same at all. But, I love this beer. It has a nice citrusy hop flavor in a black chocolate backbone.
Buckwheat's Belgium Pale Ale My wife picked out a recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. This is that recipe with slight modifications.
Eric's Red Ale Originally one of my favorite Mr. Beer recipes, now converted to an awesome all-grain recipe.
Previously Brewed Beers
These are beers that I brewed but have been consumed by greedy beer drinkers who either visited or already live at the brewery:
X-Mas Ale 2020 The 2020 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. This year the beer includes a little chocolate extract and peppermint leaves. Merry Christmas.
Sin Lima Mexican Lager Previously ironically named "Bud Lite Lime". No bud. Not lite. No lime. Just a light colored lager with Perle and Saaz hops. Sessionable. Drinkable. Summer beer. Sin Lima.
On Your Left Just a light easy drinking session beer. Sort of has the stats of an ordinary bitter with more of an American twist.
Colorado Strong Pale Ale Homebrew version of "Colorado Strong" ... A Colorado benefit beer helping Healthcare, Hospitality, Service Industry, and Gig Economy workers impacted by Covid-19
Dudocs Best Bitter Simple extract "best bitter" style beer to brew with my friends. Less clean up makes for an easier brew day with firends.
Sunny Rise Wheat Wheat beer hopped like my Ello Poppet pilsner (sort of)
Galena Dave's Pale Lager My brother-in-law Dave grabbed wild hops from his yard and let me have some. Making a beer to try these out.
Peppermint Porter Porter with a little peppermint tea to add flavoring.
What the Helles Dortmunder "What the Helles" is a German Helles Exportbier (sometimes referred to as Dortmunder or Dortmunder Export) with Hallertau Blanc and Huell Melon hop flavor.
Dearg Irish Red 2019 Learn to Homebrew Day extract brew. Brewed at Du's house.
X-Mas Ale 2019 The 2018 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. This year the beer includes a little white chocolate extract. Merry Christmas.
Alabama Pelican Brown Porter Adding color to the Colorado Pelican to bring it to the dark amber / light brown range.
1000 Mile Mild "Diet" beer brewed to commemorate my 2019 GCC ride. I'm riding 1000 miles in June.
2019 BBD Blood Orange Saison Mango Pale Trying my first 10 gallon batch. I have to split fermentors, so I will brew a blood orange saison and something else.
Bridge Fog California Common After visiting San Francisco for Spring Break, I decided to brew a beer honoring the Anchor Steam beer I had a couple times while there.
Mardi Bock A nice little bock recipe that I hope to enjoy during Lent.
Popcorn Barley Rye (PBR) An American Light Lager with a fun twist. Uses Popcorn and Rye along with 2-row malt. Basic beer-drinkers beer.
Resilience IPA Clone(ish) Pretty close to the AHA clone recipe of Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA. Brewed in solidarity with Sierra Nevada and pro breweries across the country in their goal to help raise much needed support for the recovery efforts of the Camp Fire ravaged northern Californians.
X-Mas Ale 2018 The 2017 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. This year the beer will include a little peanut butter extract. Merry Christmas.
Pats Disliker New England Pale Ale Low alcohol pale ale designed to mimic parts of a hazy New England Style IPA. Since we hate the New England Patriots, though, we won't go all in with the style.
T.Ra.Sh. Light Lime Mexican Lager Lighter in color, body, alcohol and flavor than T.RA.SH. Mexican Lager. Uses saaz hops and adds some lime zest.
Red Eye Red Ale My LBHS was kind enough to help me out with my Great Cycle Challenge fundraising by putting together a kit. The proceeds from the sale of the kit go to the Children's Cancer Research Fund.
Bob Dog ESB Started out as a clone kit for BOB Placer ESB. I decided to take liberties to cut down on the bitterness and increase hop character.
Cubs Win! Munich Dunkel Munich Dunkel brewed in honor of the 2016 Cubs and their quest to win their first world series since 1908.
Scallywag Czech Dark Lager A Czech Dark Lager with rich Munich and caravienna malts and lots of noble hops.
X-Mas Ale 2016 The 2016 version of SheppyBrew's Christmas ale. This year the beer will be slightly lower in alcohol. I am going back to peppermint in the beer.
Kucumber Kölsch Basically just "Bad Lands Kölsch" with cucumbers in the secondary.
#WeAreGroot Blonde ale brewed with sweet potatoes as part of the grain bill.
Tortuga Golden Ale My Category 12, Pale Commonwealth Beer representative to the 2015 Style Guidelines. Showcases Fuggle hops.
Mor'du Scottish Ale My Category 14, Scottish Ale representative to the 2015 Style Guidelines. Low in alcohol but malty and full bodied.
Brother Bear Dopplebock (AG) Dopplebock brewed to satisfy my 2015 BJCP goal in the Strong European Beer category. Big and rich. Nice to sip.
Ulterior Motive Amber Lager An "International Amber Lager" designed to be a malty session beer ... and serve as a yeast starter to a future Doppelbock.
X-Mas Ale 2015 The 2015 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. Cutting down a bit on the caramel malts and the ABV this year. This year I am adding no spices.
Base Lovin' American Wheat The base beer of my various "Lovin'" American Wheats. Making mostly to blend the Apricot a little out of the Apricot Wheat and the Pumpkin Spice out of the Pumpkin beer. Might even drink it on its own some.
Gzombie Gnome Gapocalypse SheppyBrew's newest brewing gnome (Gzombie) came up with this recipe with ingredients we had lying around.
Bad Lands Kölsch Just a light refreshing clean Kölsch to drink and remember fond memories of the Bad Lands National Park.
Melting Stream Spring Saison My Spring version of the seasonal saison. This one is light in color and very hoppy. It is also a little higher in alcohol than my other saisons, but still in style.
Gruntled Berry Weiße Same base beer as Gruntled Sour Weiße. Uses frozen mixed berries in the fermentation to give a little more fruity flavor.
One Hundred Hoppy Brown Ale This is the beer with an ID of 100 on the SheppyBrew website. For a such a milestone, I thought I would need a special beer.
Gruntled Sour Weiße A Berliner Weisse soured with lactic acid rather than bacteria. Light and refreshing and tart.
Falling Leaves Autumn Saison The Autumnal version of my Saison series of beers. A bit higher in alcohol with some canned pumpkin in the mash.
Will-o'-Wisp Pumpkin Ale My world-famous pumpkin ale. Brewed because the Beer Model (aka my wife) ordered me to do so.
X-Mas Ale 2014 The 2014 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. Rich and caramely with a significant amount of chocolate malts. This year I am adding no spices. I am just going to enjoy the base beer.
Hail Storm Summer Saison Just a nice refreshing summer saison. Spiciness of the yeast and saaz hops. No actual spices added. Just water malt hops yeast.
Sunny Pineapple Wheat Subtle pineapple orange flavor and aroma makes for a light and refreshing summer wheat.
T.Ra.Sh. Mexican Lager Sort of a lighter colored Vienna Lager with a Mexican Lager Yeast(White Labs #WLP940).
Arctic Vortex Winter Saison Saison recipe with enough Midnight Wheat Malt to make the beer dark brown to black.
Jolly Morlock Brown Porter My Category 12 (Porter) representative of my 2013 goal to brew every BJCP category.
Weizened Doonkle My category 15 German Wheat representative of my 2013 goal to brew every BJCP category.
X-Mas Ale 2013 The 2012 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. Rich and caramely with a significant amount of chocolate malts. This year, it has significant smoked malt to add to the flavor.
Sloth Man English Mild My Category 11 English Brown Ale representative. Big in balanced malt flavor but low in alcohol.
She Who Must Be Obeyed Wheat Needed something in the keg for my wife. Didn't know what to brew, so I combined ingredients from some of her favorite beers. Calling it SWMBO because ... well, I must obey my wife.
NSFW Belgium Golden Strong Ale My Category 18 Belgian Strong Ale representative. Big. High in alcohol. Originally called "Idiot's Gold".
Summer Lovin' Un-Wheat Made a mistake while buying grains for Summer Lovin' Wheat and decided to just go with it.
Gnasty the Gnome ESB My Category 8, English Pale Ale representative of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines (see SheppyBrew Styles on the blog).
Sasquatch Hunter German Altbier 1st place winner in the first round of NHC! German Altbier. The perfect beer for hunting Sasquatch. Originally named Sasquatch Hunter Düsseldorf Altbier.
Ale to the Chief: Honey Ale This is my all-grain conversion of the White House Honey Ale recipe that was released in 2012.
42 SMaSH Pale Ale My first Single Malt Single Hop beer. An American Pale Ale with Maris Otter as the malt a fair amount of Centennial hops.
X-Mas Ale 2012 The 2012 version of SheppyBrew's X-Mas ale. Rich and caramely with a significant amount of chocolate malts. Adding peppermint this year.
Boo Berry American Wheat After trying Sweetwater's Blue, my wife asked me to make a blueberry wheat beer. This is it.
Eric The Awful Red Ale Sort of a combination of Eric's Red and Quarter Life Crisis. Malt bill of an Irish Red with the hopping of an IPA.
Ello Poppet Czech Pilsner Wanted to make a bohemian-style pilsner with a bunch of finishing hops. This is that beer. Light colored. Very hoppy. Gluten-free (actually gluten reduced) with Clarity-Ferm.
Cheap Bastard American Mild Ale Thought it would be nice to brew a simple recipe that comes in low in alcohol. Hopefully should be nice to suck down on hot summer days.
Laser Salt Sandy Blonde Ale A beer brewed by the Beer Model and me to take to the Great Sand Dunes group camp ground. Gluten-free (actually gluten reduced) with Clarity-Ferm.
Apricot Lovin' American Wheat Exactly like the Summer Lovin' Wheat except is has Apricot flavor instead of the Coriander and orange zest.
Eric's Red Failure Trying to brew Eric's Red and things went horribly wrong. Not a bad beer. On the light, watery side, but good enough to share I think.
Rationalité Poison d'Ereeeek SheppyBrew's first attempt at a sour ale. Brewed with a sour mash rather than bugs in the fermentation.
Pompously Illegitimate Red Ale In honor of, but not meant to be a clone of Stone Brewery's Arrogant Bastard. Hoppy and red.
Free the Glutens! APA The matriarch of the family who swaps kids with us has a problem with gluten. Thought I would try my hand at brewing a gluten-free beer.
HopToberfest (sort of) Vienna Lager I was really pleased with my Marzen lager and wanted to try a little Vienna Lager. This one is hopped a bit more than a traditional lager to match its name, though.
X-Mas Ale 2011 Continuing the tradition of brewing special X-mas ales.
Psychotically Dark and Bitter IDA Dark in color bitter because of an insane amount of high-alpha hops in such a small batch. This is an India Dark Ale.
Summer Lovin' American Wheat My beer model wanted to brew a beer like New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat on the 2011 National National Home-Brew Day.
Gringo Cerveza Popcorn Ale A summer-time "cream" ale with jalapenos added. Hoping this will be a great thing to try on Cinco-de-Mayo.
Stouticus American Stout Black and roasty with coffee and chocolate notes and a fair amount of citrusy hops. A stout-lover's treat. Developed to share with the good people at FHS.
Bluefield Chocolate Ale Experimental brew. Trying to make something Chocolaty that my sister would like. Doomed for failure, but the worse that could happen is that I would have to drink it.
15 Year Anniversary Amber Ale The beer model and I have been married for 15 years (as of 9/2/2010), and this is a little bit of a celebration ale.
X-Mas Ale 2010 Dark, malty and spicy. Cherry flavor just below the surface to add some fun complexity. Merry Christmas to me.
Mr. Cowboy Gold Ale Nothing spectacular. Just using up some Mr. Beer UME / HME. Pretty standard blond / gold ale.
Wetta Blonde Ale (AG) A nice blonde ale for those of you who prefer to drink those lighter beers.
Rocktoberfest Lager Seasonal beer to drink during the baseball playoffs ... hopefully while the Rockies are going to another world series. The first one was a dark, balanced, almost sweet brew with a decent ABV. It was sort of a dunkle munich style ale. 2010 is closer to a traditional Ocktoberfest lager without any Mr. Beer ingredients. Am planning to brew this every August to be ready around October.
Dragon Spit II Brown Ale And still another beer I want to redo with my own recipe rather than using Mr. Beer ingredients. This uses mostly the grain bill from a Moose Drool clone I got from a combination of The Brewing Network and D-Rock's Moose Drool Clone. I am hopping similarly to my original dragon spit and keeping the brown sugar and cinnamon. This may end up being my most original recipe.
Whisky Wife Wit Beer similar to Blue Moon or Shock Top for my wife to enjoy.
Blackhawk Black Ale Inspired by New Belgium Brewery's 1554, but it is not really the same at all. But, I love this beer. It has a nice citrusy hop flavor in a black chocolate backbone.
Fox Sox Knox Rye Pale Ale Based mostly on a Can you Brew It recipe for Terrapin Type Pale Ale, this is my first recipe using rye.
Fools' Gold Ale I really like Boulder Beer Company's Buffalo Gold and so I designed a beer based on information I got at the company's website. Good beer, but so far it has not been close to Buffalo Gold.
Girly Berry Blonde Ale Early in my brewing career, I thought it would be a good idea to make a raspberry beer. It wasn't. I did think that if the raspberries were not there to ruin the beer flavor, it would be a good beer. As it turned out, I was right.
Phat & Tyred Amber Ale Might be the SheppyBrew "flagship" beer. Sort of a tribute to New Belgium's Fat Tire.
Dragon Spit Brown Ale Started as a Mr. Beer recipe. Working on making it non-Mr. Beer. Hoping it will end up like an extra hoppy Moose Drool.
Tommy Hawk APA Originally, this was an attempt at replicating New Belgium's Brewery's Mighty Arrow APA with Mr. Beer ingredients. It has morphed into a tasty all-grain beer. Sort of on the border of IPA and Pale Ale. Great beer to drink while watching the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Leprechaun Stout A nicely balanced Irish Stout with just the right amount of peppermint to make this a minty treat.
Stone Soup IDA Hoppy like an IPA, but contains enough chocolate and black patent malts to darken it up like a brown or maybe even a porter.
Quarter Life Crisis Hoppy Red Ale Extreme American amber. Big, bold, lots of hops. Brewed it up using Jamil's West Coast Blaster as sort of a basis of the recipe.
Monkish Wit One of the beer mixes I got from Christmas gift certificates was Mr. Beer's Witty Monk Witbier premium refill. I made it ... with a couple of minor changes. Turned out pretty good.
Buckwheat's Belgium Pale Ale My wife picked out a recipe from Brewing Classic Styles. This is that recipe with slight modifications.
Eric's Red Ale Originally one of my favorite Mr. Beer recipes, now converted to an awesome all-grain recipe.