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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus. Nice aroma mixing both citrus and spice from the yeast. Moderate amount of lemon as well. I got a slight amount of funk from the Brett, but not too much. Well balanced and tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2013
at 19:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus. Pours a hazy yellow with white head that quickly faded. Nice tartness and lemon throughout both the aroma or flavor. Nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2013
at 19:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From bottle to tulip glass. Grassy, dank and resinous on the initial aroma. Some slight, sweet grain in the backgound. Beautiful, clear old gold with an off-white head that initially billows with mixed sized bubbles. A little soapy looking. Taste is grassy hops with massive bitterness. Some pine and resin. Sweet malt near the end in moderate amounts. Finishes dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2013
at 19:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Dark brown beer with a tan head. Tart aroma. Tart and light sour flavor with light dark malts. Medium bodied. Tart and light sourness lingers with light dark malts. Slight clash of flavors.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2013
at 09:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Memorial Day Deck Beers tasting on 05/27/2013: Pours a clear dark amber color with a medium foamy beige head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roast malt, caramel and fruit. Full, syrupy body with flavors of caramel malt, ripe bananas and yeast. The finish is sweet with a fruity aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2013
at 12:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours dark brown with a fading off-white head.Nose shows brown sugar, golden syrup, candi sugar, dried fruit and sultanas.More golden syrup as a flavours along with candied ginger, bready malt, dried orange peel and hot booze.Too much carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 28 May 2013
at 21:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Another great bomber from bhensonb; he is so generous!! Nose is rye bread, sweet caramel, and light floral and citrus. Clear copper orange with a small offwhite head. Flavor is moderately bitter, white peppery, and lightly spicy. Darn good for a 4.4% beer.
Tried
on 17 May 2013
at 18:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours brown with a large head.Nose shows herbal, spicy and piny hops along with some biscuity malt and a minty note.Very similar flavours: herbal, minty and piny hops alongside some toasty malt hidden underneath followed by a sharp, aggressive bitterness.Carbonation is a little over the top.
Tried
on 12 May 2013
at 19:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Small beige head. Hazy brown body. Roasty dried fruity aroma with resiny notes. Dry-sweet wooden spicy taste with caramelly dandelion notes. Mid-bodied. Sharpish mealy mouthfeel. Dry-bitter dandelion and roasty caramel aftertaste with herbal notes. A bit sharp and bitter. (0.65l bottle, shared by gr0ve.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2013
at 06:22
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours rich copper with a fading head.Nose shows lots of malt with bready characters and some spicy, toasty rye. Lovely. Also some soft earthy hops.Very similar flavours, with powerful toasty and spicy rye alongside a spicy, earthy hop hit. Great length.Nice moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2013
at 18:27