Belgian Golden Strong Ale Links

Here are a couple of resources for for brewing a Belgian Golden Strong Ale. (i.e. a Duvel clone)  

• Belgian Strong Ale with Michael Mraz – BeerSmith Podcast #72
• Belgian Golden Ale: Style Profile
• Duvel Belgian Ale clone
• Northern Brewer Belgian Golden Strong Ale (PDF)

New Zealand Pale Ale resources

I've been trying to find some resources or recipes for making a New Zealand pale ales, but there isn't a lot of information out there.  I have found the following links to be useful:

• As well as a recipe, this Realbeer.co.nz post attempts to define an NZ pale ale.
• I've tried Mash Up before and I really liked it, so I'm pleased there's a recipe available.
• This is just some random dude's recipe using NZ hops.
• Here's some advice on combining Nelson Sauvin and Motueka hops.
• This is something I refer to all the time - a cheat sheet describing the characteristics of the most common New Zealand hops.

Saison Links

Here are some references for brewing a Saison, a refreshing summer beer style produced in Wallonia (the French-speaking part of Belgium.)

• Saison Beer – Belgian Farmhouse Ale Recipes
• Brewing a Summer Saison
• Saison: Style Profile
• Saison For All Seasons
• The Way of the Saison

Craft Beer Characteristics Chart

Stout, Port, and Coffee cocktail

I've just watched this video showing how to make a beer cocktail using Russian Imperial stout, port, Sambuca, and coffee.  I'm a big fan of stout cocktails, and this one looks pretty good.  

The Beer Chick ladies get on my nerves a little bit, but they appear to know what they are talking about.  I may have to watch some more of their beer cocktail videos.

Brew Dudes Robust Porter Recipe

I really like the look of this Brew Dudes robust porter recipe, so I've posted a link to it:

http://www.brew-dudes.com/robust-porter-recipe/4776

Also, their brown porter recipe doesn't look so bade either:

http://www.brew-dudes.com/brown-porter-recipe/332

US Brewers Association Style Guidelines

The 2013 US Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines have just been released.  While I don't believe a beer must match its style exactly down to the very last ingredient, SRM value, and IBU value (they really are just 'guidelines' after all) I've always found this style guide a useful tool in designing a beer recipe. I'm a firm believer in knowing what the rules are before before you start breaking them.

My only gripe is that while it contains guidelines for such obscure beers type as Grätzer or Bamberg-Style Märzen Rauchbier, there's no style guidelines for New Zealand Draught. I guess they don't drink a lot Speights in the US craft/home-brew scene.

The 2013 beer style guidelines are available for download from BrewersAssociation.org here.