Last month, the two Billys brewed up winter warmers for the Group Brew. It’s time to see how these cold weather concoctions turned out. Check out that post for the original recipes, and here are our tasting notes. Billy Ellison’s Hot Apple Brown Ale
Winter Warmer – November Group Brew
What gets you through the winter? Come join the Homebrew Academy blog team in the next installment of the group brew as we tackle the Winter Warmers!
September Group Brew Tasting
Our September Group Brew was a pumpkin beer. Billy B. and Vanessa held close to the style, while Billy E. and Robert, not being fans of pumpkin beers, took a different route. Here are our tasting notes:
Pumpkin Beer – September Group Brew
It’s September, which for most of you means summer is winding down and cooler autumn days are ahead; here in Florida, summer doesn’t let up until Thanksgiving It also means it’s time for the next installment of the Homebrew Academy Group Brew. If this is your first Group Brews, this is where we pick a beer style [...]
July Group Brew Tasting
Back in July we had our Fruit Group Brew . Billy B and Robert brewed their own versions of this beer style. Here are their notes on how their brews turned out: Billy Broas’s “Salty Gose the Margarita”
May Group Brew Tasting
Back in May we had our English IPA Group Brew. Two of the Academy bloggers, Ryan and Billy B., brewed their own versions. Visit the original post to see their recipes, and here is how their beer turned out:
Fruit Beer – July Group Brew
It’s July and time for our third installment of the Homebrew Academy Group Brew. Unlike the previous group brews,
April Group Brew Tasting
Back in April we had our first group brew. The base recipe was an American Wheat, which our bloggers and some of our readers then tweaked into their own variations on the style. It was a new style for most of us, but a great choice for the warm weather that was approaching. We definitely [...]
English India Pale Ale – May Group Brew
It is May, which among other things, means it is time for the second installment of the Homebrew Academy Group Brew. If you’re new to the Group Brews, it is where we pick a beer style for the month and any homebrewer who wants to participate brews their own variation.


