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Winter 2025 — BRIN 322: ADVANCED BREWING LABORATORY
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Name of Beer: "Maple Bar"

Date Brewed: Feb. 14, 2025

Brew Team: Daela Montgomery, Hailey Sandler, Claire Schwanauer

Style: Saison / 5.4% ABV / 32.3 IBU / 23.0 SRM

Inspiration:  Maple syrup, glazed donuts, pralines

Sensory Description Sweet aromatic maple with a hint of nuttiness! Flavors of maple syrup and fluffy donut balanced with the bitterness of chocolate malt and subtle hops!

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Name of Beer: Patch Attack: “first we’re sour, there we’re bitter”

Date Brewed: Feb. 14, 2025

Brew Team: Keila Barton, Miles Griffith, Valentin Tiburcio

Style:  American Fruited Sour / 5.5% / 30 IBUs ​

Inspiration: From failed blackberry sour to sour candy 

Sensory Description: Mixed berry (blackberry and raspberry), lime, sweet aromatic, candy, sour with a bitter finish, light bodied with high carbonation.

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Name of Beer: "Midnight Cascade"

Date Brewed: Feb. 14, 2025

Brew Team: Kieran Galvin, Avery Scott-Fudge, Bailey Cain

Inspiration: Mounds® Bar, Girl Scout Carmel Delites/Samoas

Sensory Description Dark, roasty chocolate, sweet, rich coconut thinner body than expected for a stout, and crisp finish with some residual bitterness

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Name of Beer: "Der Pep"

Date Brewed: Jan. 10, 2025

Brew Team: Miles Griffith, Avery Scott-Fudge, Claire Schwanauer​

Style:  Marzen / Oktoberfest / 5.5% ABV / 28 BU / 11 SRM

Sensory Description: Malty, caramel, graham cracker, dried fruit, with a medium bodied and crisp refreshing finish

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Name of Beer: "Frosch"

Date Brewed: Jan. 10, 2025

Brew Team: Kieran Galvin, Daela Montgomery, Hailey Sandler

Style: Dunkel / 5.5% ABV / 22 BU / 26 SRM

Sensory Description Brown sugar, biscuits, malty, sweet, with light bodied, slight lingering bitterness finish.

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Name of Beer: "Rise and Roast"

Date Brewed: Jan. 10, 2025

Brew Team: Keila Barton, Bailey Cain, Valentin Tiburcio

Style: Dark Lager / 4.9% ABV / 20 BU / 25 SRM

Sensory Description: Coffee, roasty, light bodied with a crisp finish

Fall 2024 — brin 221: Tapping into the World of beer and brewing
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Name of Beer: "Little Angel"

Date Brewed: Nov. 1, 2024

Brew Team: Daela Montgomery, Hailey Sandler, Claire Schwanauer, Valentine Tiburcio

Style: Saison / 5.6% ABV / 29 IBU / 8 SRM

Sensory Description: Crisp and effervescent, this light-bodied beer offers a lively mix of spicy and fruity aromas, with a refreshing finish.

Notes: Our first brew ever!

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Name of Beer: "Leaky Pail"

Date Brewed: Nov. 1, 2024

Brew Team: Keila Barton, Kieran Galvin, Miles Griffith 

Style: American Pale Ale / 5.3% ABV / 45 IBU / 9 SRM

Sensory Description: Full-bodied with layers of caramel and toffee, balanced by herbal and spicy hop notes, and complemented by a subtle citrus undertone.

Notes: Our first brew ever!

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Name of Beer: "Clog"

Date Brewed: Nov. 1, 2024

Brew Team: Bailey Cain, Nina Hart, Avery Scott-Fudge, 

Style: American Stout / 6.3% ABV / 38 IBU / 47 SRM

Sensory Description: Rich flavors of baker’s chocolate, roasted coffee, and a hint of toast, with a semi-sweet finish. Full-bodied and smooth.

Notes: Our first brew ever!