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Old 01-05-2011, 11:33 PM   #19
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I can make any beer. I generally make really special ones when I do brew. Maybe a Robust Porter (my favorite), a spice beer like ginger beer , this time of year I can do a czech Pilsner (lager yeast and saaz hops), I raspberry or cranberry or cherry ale, etc , etc Sometimes though , you just want a certain style or taste or aroma and you want it now. That's where a good microbrew store bought beer is nice to have available.
I'm a fan of the robust porter myself, although it takes some skill to give it character.

I'd be curious to see how hard it is to replicate the imperial style beers so popular with the micro brews on a home scale.

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