Heretic Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Fairfield,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Heretic Brewing Company
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
It all started with a neighbor sharing a homemade beer. Liz saw how excited Jamil was and bought him a Mr. Beer kit for Christmas. Jamil became obsessed with brewing the perfect beer and became a homebrew legend in the process by winning a first-place medal in every known beer, mead, and cider style category. Eventually, his passion to brew was too strong and Jamil and Liz decided to take the plunge and open Heretic Brewing Company.
We started by sharing a building with another brewery in 2011, but we always brewed our beer ourselves. Within the first six months we realized there wasn’t enough space for two breweries in one building, so we began the search for a new place. By 2013, we had built a new, modern brewery in the wonderful city of Fairfield, California and moved all our operations there, including our new distillery.
We started by sharing a building with another brewery in 2011, but we always brewed our beer ourselves. Within the first six months we realized there wasn’t enough space for two breweries in one building, so we began the search for a new place. By 2013, we had built a new, modern brewery in the wonderful city of Fairfield, California and moved all our operations there, including our new distillery.
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
a: rich dark brown body | oily thinnish off-white head
a: cacao (~80%) | rich coconuts | earthy finish
f: rustic grains | deep vanilla | icing sugar
t: oaky & smoky | caramelised sugars | lightly brewed coffee
o: amazingly balanced | aged well & mellow for ABV | great flavours - would buy/age again if I find it!
16 ounce can | Marcellar's Vintage Wines & Brews: Idaho Falls, Idaho | 04-August-2020 | US$11,00 | Canned: 26-July-2019 | sampled: 26-October-2025 after running the USMC Marathon 2025 with my wife - congrats to her!
a: cacao (~80%) | rich coconuts | earthy finish
f: rustic grains | deep vanilla | icing sugar
t: oaky & smoky | caramelised sugars | lightly brewed coffee
o: amazingly balanced | aged well & mellow for ABV | great flavours - would buy/age again if I find it!
16 ounce can | Marcellar's Vintage Wines & Brews: Idaho Falls, Idaho | 04-August-2020 | US$11,00 | Canned: 26-July-2019 | sampled: 26-October-2025 after running the USMC Marathon 2025 with my wife - congrats to her!
Tried
from Can
from
MarCellars
on 26 Oct 2025
at 06:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
19.2 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours an opaque gold color with a very large off-white head and annoyingly great retention. Very good lacing too. Lots of floaties present. Canned on 12/18/23. Thanks again, Total Wine! Citrus and booze aroma. The taste follows the nose, but both the citrus and booze flavors are more subtle than expected. Tired tangerine notes. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Not bitter. The 9.0% ABV is well hidden. Might actually be good if it was fresh.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Sep 2025
at 19:35
7.4/10
Easy grapefruit, soft hazy.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jul 2025
at 21:51
5/10
Tart light red fruit, notes of red currant light berry fruit, yeasty note, floral perfumed accents, very light to watery body, subdued fruity close. Not doing much for me.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2025
at 07:41
6/10
Sweet citric fruity with prominent mandarin, citrus peel bitterness, orange zest, light to medium body, canned back in April so understandably not as fresh and vibrant, happy to re rate at a later date.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:39
7/10
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - pours black with a tan head. Dark roasted malty aroma and taste with chocolate, coffee, caramel, burnt dark malty nuances, some vanilla, bourbon infused wooden notes, roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31
7/10
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - fuzzy golden pour with white head. Sour fruity aroma and taste with prominent mango, medium acidic, grapes, light funky and bretty, tart fruity close.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31
7/10
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - pours black with a tan head. Dark roasted malty aroma and taste with chocolate, coffee, caramel, burnt dark malty nuances, some vanilla, bourbon infused wooden notes, roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31
7/10
April 2, 2017
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - fuzzy dark brown to black coloured pour with a beige head. Aroma and taste is a roasted malty and hoppy, tropical fruits, pine needles, some caramel, cocoa, roasted hoppy finish.
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - fuzzy dark brown to black coloured pour with a beige head. Aroma and taste is a roasted malty and hoppy, tropical fruits, pine needles, some caramel, cocoa, roasted hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31
7/10
April 2, 2017
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - red coloured pour with white head. Aroma and taste is medium sour fruity and wheaty with prominent blackberry fruity notes, yeast, tart fruity finish.
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (30/03/2017) - red coloured pour with white head. Aroma and taste is medium sour fruity and wheaty with prominent blackberry fruity notes, yeast, tart fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Mar 2025
at 06:31