The Brewing Network Presents | Dr. Homebrew

German Pilsner and a Belgian Triple - two beers that could not be more opposite. On today's show, we have the brewer of both of these styles - Scott - to explain himself to us, as well as field exceptional questions from two people who know what they are talking about. And JP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Barry over at Lucky Envelope Brewing in Seattle recently subjected himself to a brew day with Warren and Dave Marliave. The beer that resulted was something called a Swiss Red Ale, and while that style doesn't really exist, Barry still wanted our feedback on it. Who are we to turn down a brewer in need, right? We also chat about homebrew vs. commercial judging, how they differ, and the...

Fresh of the heels of Christmas, the Dr. Homebrew crew rejoins in an epic defiance of a holiday hangover. On today's show, the boys break into a couple of Pilsners by the same brewer! One is a Dry Hopped West Coast-style Pils, and the other, a classic German-style Pils. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Czech Pale Lager needs to come in unassuming and almost nebulous to your senses. It's not an easy style to nail, and lucky for us we have a great example of one on today's show. Then we are joined again by Ryan from Old Standby Brewing Co, to tell us about a couple of new collaborations for charity he's done recently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've had mixed fermentation beers on this show before, but none of them have been done using the Solera method (at least we think). So on today's show we get to tackle this very involved beer method. Plus, we breakdown a pumpkin Amber Ale, which Jason is very excited for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rare three beer show today, as we welcome Jake to the show, with his American Pale Ale! After we toss him aside like an old piece of fruit, we crack open two beers Jason brought from his last visit to the 21st Amendment. While it's not an official Commercial Calibration segment, we had some fun breaking these beers down and chatting about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

We're a "One Beer, ONe Guest" kind of a show this week, as we welcome Julia Herz, Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association! Julia sent us her version of an English Bitter - a style we will always accept - and we had a lot of fun trying to break down her recipe. Then, we chatted about Julia's book, "Beer Pairing: The Essential Guide From The Pairing Pros" - a fantastic look at a b...

The boys have all let their beers properly lager, so it's time to bring the saga of Dr. Hombre to a close tonight, as we do our final tasting and score sheets for the Dr. Homebrew Mexican Lager! This was such a fun experiment - three different brewers, all with different equipment, yeast, and capacities for understanding brewing science. Find out who's beer was the best, and who's maybe wasn't so...

"Guess The Style" sounds dangerous, but we're professionals, so we came out the other side unscathed, yet somehow still scarred. We had a lager that kind of blew our minds with regards to recipe, which we always love to have happen. Then we run through a Hazy IPA. Here's hoping that's not a trend ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cold IPA. Sure, it sounds good, but what even is it? Colin joins us again to help us figure out what a homebrewed version of this emerging style even tastes like, and the boys start digging into the guidelines to help us all sort out the good from the not-so-good. Plus, Colin sent us some commercial beers, so he got to hang out for a bit longer than usual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

The style of Blonde Ale has come and gone over the years, and it seems like we're seeing a fresh resurgence of it - which is fine by us! Ben sent us his most recent batch, so we dug into that, and then JP had passed around his Cream Ale - or what he thought was a Cream Ale - and the guys gave him some notes on that as well. We wrap up by drinking a Hop Splash hop water from Sierra Nevada! Learn mo...

What does Lil' Wayne and a homebrewed beer have in common? They're both misunderstood by most people! Or something, look, just listen to this show to find the real answer, ok? Also, Brian, Brian, and JP talk about their Mexican Lager brew days and how the beer is progressing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two styles of IPA that seem to go through stages of popularity - the Rye IPA and the humble Cold IPA. One is a blast from the past with some rich malt notes, and the other is a modern take on the hoppy side of things. How can the brewers make these beers better? Besides just making them all Dark Milds? Find out, on this week's show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Smoked beer is about as polarizing a flavor as you can get, even to hardcore beer nerds. Given our recent rekindling of our smoke beer fetish on this show, we were lucky enough to have Matthias Trum, part of the current generation of smoked beer stewards at the historic Schlenkerla brewery as our guest! Stationed in the heart of Bamberg, Germany, The Trum family has cared for the Schlenkerla legac...

Brian x2 and Jason decide it's high time they all start contributing beer to the show, for better or worse. Before this week's show started, the boys decided on creating a Mexican Lager recipe to be brewed by each of them for a future show. Of course, no recipe formulation session would be complete without a thorough tasting of said styles before deciding what the recipe will look like. Four comme...

Friend of the show and serial homebrew collaborator Ryan is back with us to share another one of his fun brewing projects! Ryan is the founder of Old Standby Brewing, and has been linking up with commercial breweries to brew beer for local charities. This time, Ryan brewed a Dortmunder Export with the folks at Zoiglhaus in Portland, Oregon, to benefit the Doernbecher Children's Hospital. We talk a...

Commercial calibrations are one of our favorite segments on this show. Mainly because we can bill Justin for some of the best beers in any given style, but also we get the chance to examine some of these tentpole beers in ways we don't normally get the chance to. On today's show, we are drinking a commercial Munich Helles, which is always welcome here, and then we bust open one of Cooper's homebre...

Time to homeBrew Strong! This week we have two Strong Beers on the schedule - a Belgian Golden and a Strong Bitter. Which apparently used to be called ESB, but has since ceased to be "extra". Anyway, A couple of good beers that need a little help, which hopefully is what they got. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Homebrew goes internal! On today's show, Brian and Brian got a call from an unexpected brewing duo - Justin Crossley and Chris Graham! The boys brewed two beers for The National Homebrew Competition this year, and they wanted some honesty feedback ahead of the judging round. So it's a Pale Ale and a Dortmunder, heading to San Diego this year for the boys ... find out how they did! Learn more a...

Returning champion homebrewer JP joins JP and The Brians for another amazing homebrew! Maybe. He paid to have that written. After his English Mild, the team runs another Commercial Calibration, this time it's the iconic Schlenkerla smoked beer! Be sure to check out Five Star and their Homebrew Club Program for tips, tricks, and products! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Homebrewer Robb sent in two beers to the show, and they were styles we love digging into. One was an Oatmeal Stout, and the other a Mixed Fermentation Sour. Now, sours can be a bit of trouble to judge at times, because you never know what you are going to get, but we laid our palates on the line and did it anyway! Be sure to check out Five Star and their Homebrew Club Program for tips, tricks, and...

Today's show is with one homebrewer, but he does a lot with that title. Ryan sent us a Coffee Imperial Stout for Brian and Brian to give feedback on, which is a beer he's been brewing at home for years now. After the break, we talk about the collab beers Ryan brews with various commercial breweries, with the proceeds being donated to charities within the brewers community. We aren't sure which is...

We don't get to judge many gluten-free or alternative grain beers, so we had to find one for ourselves! On today's show, we start off with a commercial calibration of a great Gluten-Free Pale Ale from Buck Wild Brewing, and then we wrap things up with a Hazy IPA from Brian Cooper! Be sure to check out Five Star and their Homebrew Club Program for tips, tricks, and products! Learn more about your a...

It's our holiday show, and what better way to celebrate this time with friends and family than with a vertical of Celebration Ale! Three bottles of this amazing beer - 2022, 2021, and 2014. How does this beer hold up? If you ask JP, he'd tell you it's the solution to all the world's problems, regardless of age. Then, we crack open one of the quintessential Christmastime beers - Delirium Noel. This...

It's Dr. Homebrew on the road! Well, down the street, really. JP shipped the Brians off to the most recent Club D.O.Z.E. meeting, where they partook in a judging panel to help some local homebrewers with some of their beers. We had a Wit and an IPA at this meeting, and there was enough for the whole club to taste along with us. Very fun, so thanks again to D.O.Z.E. for having us! Be sure to check...