October 23, 2026 - Rye Wit Golden Ale
13 min Video
James meets the Mash Your Luck challenge with a sessionable rye and wheat golden ale with lots of French Hops post-boil.
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August 21, 2026 - Rye Malt Stout
11 min Video
James celebrates summer heat by brewing up a delicious, slightly silky, dark brown ale with malted rye.
July 17, 2026 - French Hop Saison
11 min Video
James uses French hops from a past Hop Sampler to brew a delicious (and strong) Saison perfect for hot weather.
June 19, 2026 - Mature Single
12 min Video
Steve started out to brew a Belgian Wit, but time and other distractions changed his recipe mid-stream.
May 29, 2026 - Lemondrop Lager Michelada
12 min Video
James uses a lager with a lemony flavor as the base for a traditional Mexican-inspired beer cocktail.
May 15, 2026 - Lemondrop Rice Lager
10 min Video
James brews a refreshing lager for summertime with broken sake rice pieces and Lemondrop hops for flavor.
April 24, 2026 - NZ Motueka Belgian
13 min Video
James adds a bunch of New Zealand hops after the boil along with a Belgian yeast for a tasty pale ale.
April 10, 2026 - Asian Caesar
11 min Video
James puts an Asian twist on a Clamato-based Canadian favorite mixed drink. Look out, Bloody Mary!
March 13, 2026 - Braggot de Garde
18 min Video
Steve combines a burnt honey mead with a Belgian-inspired beer to create a big, delicious braggot.
February 27, 2026 - Muscadine Country Wine
11 min Video
Steve uses muscadine fruit and table sugar to make a deliciously light and drinkable country wine.
February 13, 2026 - Kegging vs Bottling Experiment
12 min Video
James and Steve compare a nicely hoppy Pale Ale from a force-carbonated keg and a sugar-primed bottle.
January 30, 2026 - Masa Cream Ale
11 min Video
Steve uses corn masa to lighten up the body and flavor of a crisp and delicious cream ale.
January 16, 2026 - Norwegian Robust Porter
12 min Video
James brews up a big, deliciously dark beer based on a recipe from a Norwegian brewery.
December 12, 2025 - Malty Red IPA
9 min Video
Steve takes a malty approach to an American IPA with toasty notes and a hint of brown sugar flavor.
November 21, 2025 - Quick Holiday Saison
9 min Video
James brews up a very quick and delicious extract beer with the flavors of the holidays coming from Belgian yeast.
October 31, 2025 - Boo Berry Rises Again
10 min Video
James brings up a seven-year-old bottle of Boo Berry Tart from the basement to taste with Steve and see how time has affected it.
October 17, 2025 - Never Mind Pseudo Lager
11 min Video
Steve brews up a delicious golden lager-ish beer as a salute to our Canadian neighbors up north.
September 19, 2025 - Ozark Hill Dog Stout
10 min Video
Steve brews his take on an Irish Stout in honor of his big dog, Buddy.
September 5, 2025 - Yuzu Ginger Japanese Rice Lager
13 min Video
James uses broken sake rice pieces along with yuzu and ginger flavors to craft a deliciously drinkable Japanese-inspired lager.
August 15, 2025 - English-American Pale Ale
8 min Video
Steve has his hands across the waters as he puts a slight American twist on a traditional English-style Pale Ale.
July 18, 2025 - UK Triple IPL
14 min Video
James responds to the Mash Your Luck challenge by brewing a big double-mashed lager with almost a pound of UK Harlequin hops.
July 4, 2025 - Accidental Ice Beer
12 min Video
Steve shares a delicious lager that he accidentally froze in his refrigerator.
June 20, 2025 - Canada Maple Lager
8 min Video
James and Steve taste a lager with a nod to our neighbors to the north, brewed with Canada pale malt and maple syrup.
April 11, 2025 - Chocolate Cherry Saffron Mead
8 min Video
Steve shares a delightfully drinkable session-ish mead made from New Mexico honey, tart cherry juice, cacao nibs, and saffron.
March 28, 2025 - Spiced Kveik Pale Ale
8 min Video
Steve brews up a tasty, traditionally-hopped pale ale with a little something extra.
March 14, 2025 - Springtime Bock
9 min Video
James brews up a tasty and malty lager to celebrate the upcoming spring.
February 28, 2025 - Hoppy Belgian Golden Ale
13 min Video
James overcomes a couple of brewing hurdles to make a deliciously hoppy Golden Ale with Belgian spice character.
February 14, 2025 - Brown Forest Light
12 min Video
James and Steve taste a low-alcohol tart cherry beer with chocolate notes that James brewed to meet the Mash Your Luck challenge.
December 27, 2024 - La Cerveza Oscura del Mundo
16 min Video
James responds to the Mash Your Luck challenge with a big, black beer with south-of-the-border flavors.
December 13, 2024 - Starter Pilsner
9 min Video
James brews a very simple and satisfying lager beer to grow up the yeast he needs for a special high gravity end-of-the-year dark beer.
November 22, 2024 - Honey IPA II
11 min Video
It's take two of a hoppy honey-infused beer as James and Steve taste a slightly modified recipe from a previous brew.
October 25, 2024 - Bochet Braggot
11 min Video
Steve takes the Mash Your Luck challenge and uses burnt honey to bring dark color and flavor to this big, delicious beer.
October 11, 2024 - Mash Your Luck "Malt Liquor"
10 min Video
James and Steve taste the beer James brewed from characteristics randomly chosen from the Mash Your Luck Challenge. It's different, but tasty.
September 27, 2024 - Accidental Braggot
11 min Video
Steve avoids a brewing disaster by modifying a recipe through a challenging fermentation and produces a delicious honey-based beer.
September 13, 2024 - Kveik Honey IPA
8 min Video
James uses the heat of his summer porch and local honey along with a bunch of Centennial hops to brew up a deliciously drinkable Kveik beer.
August 2, 2024 - Fruit Stout Pasteurization Experiment
16 min Video
James and Steve sample a fruit stout that has been primed in the bottle with fruit juice and heat pasteurized to preserve fruit flavor.
July 19, 2024 - Kveik Double IPA
10 min Video
James and Steve sample a deliciously hoppy big beer fermented warm with Kveik on the porch.
June 14, 2024 - 100% Wheat Raw White IPA
12 min Video
James and Steve sample a hoppy raw beer brewed with only wheat malt as the grain bill.
May 31, 2024 - Super Simple Spring Kölsch
10 min Video
Steve shares the most simple beer that he's ever brewed – a deliciously drinkable cold-conditioned Kölsch.
May 17, 2024 - Small Batch Belgian Single
9 min Video
James shares a delicious Belgian-style Single brewed on the stovetop in a small volume batch.
April 26, 2024 - Hoppy Raw Ale
13 min Video
James and Steve sample a hoppy raw beer inspired by traditional Scandinavian brewing techniques.
April 12, 2024 - Oat Stout Battle
10 min Video
James and Steve go head-to-head to see who can brew the best stout with oats.
March 29, 2024 - Grapefruit Soda "Shandler"
11 min Video
James and Steve blend a tasty extract pale ale with Fresca to get a light and very drinkable summer beverage.
March 15, 2024 - Vanir Mead Ingredient Kit
10 min Video
James and Steve try a delicious mead made with an ingredient kit from Vermont meadery groennfell.com.
February 23, 2024 - Gingerbread Wit
9 min Video
James and Steve taste a wonderfully spicy and drinkable wheat beer that features the flavors of winter celebrations.
February 9, 2024 - Old School Pale Ale
8 min Video
Steve goes back to the old ways of homebrewing to brew a deliciously drinkable basic English Pale Ale.
January 26, 2024 - Brown Sugar Sweet Stout
8 min Video
Steve serves up a deliciously dark, sessionable Sweet Stout brewed with brown sugar and molasses.
January 12, 2024 - Pre-prohibition American Lager
9 min Video
James and Steve sample a beautiful and delicious beer meant to pay homage to older American recipes.
December 15, 2023 - Smoked Rotbier
11 min Video
James and Steve sample a small batch of German Red Beer that was brewed with cherry smoked malt and lager yeast.
December 1, 2023 - No Chill Kentucky Common
10 min Video
Inspired by a trip to Canada, James and Steve taste a classic beer style from Kentucky brewed with corn.