Hand crafted ales by Silvia & Barryhttps://agalewerks.com/https://agalewerks.com/blog/licht-em-up/https://agalewerks.com/blog/licht-em-up/A sour, smoked, lower-gravity historical central European wheat beer. Complex yet refreshing character due to high attenuation and carbonation, along with low bitterness and moderate sourness.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/iron-mash-2020-covid-style/https://agalewerks.com/blog/iron-mash-2020-covid-style/A virtual Iron Mash brew day, an Ingredient Choice Matrix, and a single green crayon that led to ginger as our secret ingredient.Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/resilience-update/https://agalewerks.com/blog/resilience-update/Comparing three versions of Resilience IPA — Sierra Nevada, Cowtown, and our AHA homebrew.Sat, 26 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/sierra-nevada-resilience-ipa/https://agalewerks.com/blog/sierra-nevada-resilience-ipa/Brewing the home-version of Sierra Nevada's Resilience IPA to support Camp Fire relief in Chico, California.Sun, 06 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/we-have-a-winner/https://agalewerks.com/blog/we-have-a-winner/Thistle Dew takes a stein at the 2017 Bluebonnet Brew-off — Scottish Ale, field of 24.Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/choosing-our-best-beers/https://agalewerks.com/blog/choosing-our-best-beers/Picking two NHC entries from seven Bluebonnet beers — Thistle Dew and a reworked American Stout.Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/bluebonnet-2017/https://agalewerks.com/blog/bluebonnet-2017/What's in the pipeline for the Bluebonnet Brew-off entries this year.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/happy-brew-year-2017/https://agalewerks.com/blog/happy-brew-year-2017/Looking back at 2016: Journeyman Brewer Certificate, club wins, third-place finishes, and goals for 2017.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/our-cellarmans-nelson/https://agalewerks.com/blog/our-cellarmans-nelson/A single-hop IPA built on the Martin House formula with Nelson Sauvin hops and a Vermont Ale yeast.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/cobras-hopped-challenge-thistle-dew-update/https://agalewerks.com/blog/cobras-hopped-challenge-thistle-dew-update/Our Scottish Export grabbed second place at Cap & Hare and 41 of 50 BJCP points — not bad for a whimsical contest brew.Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewingrecipeshttps://agalewerks.com/blog/ingredients/https://agalewerks.com/blog/ingredients/Thoughts on the four ingredients of beer — water, hops, yeast, barley — and the adjuncts that round them out.Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/an-awful-american-stout/https://agalewerks.com/blog/an-awful-american-stout/A stout that started out as a 'Cascadian Ale' eventually grew into a balanced, roasty competition entry.Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/smart-alec-wit-beer/https://agalewerks.com/blog/smart-alec-wit-beer/A Belgian Wit brewed to double-dip in two contests — wheat malt for the Collective and Belgian yeast for Cap & Hare.Wed, 25 May 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/update-british-brown-ale/https://agalewerks.com/blog/update-british-brown-ale/Our brown ale wins by a single point in the March style competition — first win and a second place.Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/cobras-hopped-home-brewers-challenge/https://agalewerks.com/blog/cobras-hopped-home-brewers-challenge/A box of mystery malts (and an almost-burned brewing rig) leads to our 80 Shilling Ale for the Cobra Brewing challenge.Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/hissy-fittings/https://agalewerks.com/blog/hissy-fittings/A four-way gas manifold, three empty CO2 bottles, and the soapy-water diagnosis that finally found the leaks.Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/british-brown-ale/https://agalewerks.com/blog/british-brown-ale/Brewing a Southern English Brown — Nutty Man Brown Ale — for the March style competition.Fri, 05 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/january-american-porter-20a/https://agalewerks.com/blog/january-american-porter-20a/Entering two porters in the Dallas Homebrew Collective's January style competition and what the judges' feedback revealed.Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMTUncategorizedhttps://agalewerks.com/blog/happy-brew-year/https://agalewerks.com/blog/happy-brew-year/Setting brewing goals for 2016 — Dallas Homebrew Collective, Cap & Hare Master Brewer, and Bluebonnet Brew-Off entries.Tue, 19 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewinghttps://agalewerks.com/blog/in-the-beginning/https://agalewerks.com/blog/in-the-beginning/How a gentle nudge from Silvia led to a Craigslist all-grain rig and our very first brew on December 13, 2014.Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMTbrewingrecipes