Heretic Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Fairfield, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Heretic Brewing Company

Established in 2011

Contact
1052 Horizon Drive, Fairfield, CA, 94533, United States
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.

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle - Heretic tasting at Artisan Wine Depot. Pours clear deep brown with a small tan head and some lacing. Aroma is coffee, chocolate, dark roasted malt, molasses and a bit of tobacco. Flavor is much the same, medium sweet with a light bitter coffee finish.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2012 at 09:40


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 22fl.oz.Clear medium amber orange colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beigge head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, orange - citrus, warm citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, resin, mandarin, dark citrus, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120817]

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2012 at 01:39


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 10C. Slightly hazy orange with small white head that is soon gone. Aroma is wheaty with apple and lemon. Light bodied with a suggestion of slipperiness. Slightly honeyed sweetness, modest tartness, dry finish is a little peppery. Refreshing.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2012 at 04:24


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap. Pours with a clear golden hued body with a white head that fades. Aromas are hoppy, spicy, pine, resin and floral. Medium to medium low malt character. Light ester. Flavors are very spicy with some estery and hop fruit character. Tea like, green, pine. Dry. Medium to low bitterness. Something there that reminds me of raw celery. Medium-high carbonation, dry, lower bodied.

Tried from Draft on 16 Sep 2012 at 14:14


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Muddy reddish brown with tan head. Nose/taste of caramel malt, pine, birch sap, grapefruit zest and resin. Finishes dry resin bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Sep 2012 at 18:00


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask. Dark mahogony beer with a low head. Chooclate and light nutty aroma. Chocolate flavor with light nuttiness. Medium-light bodied. Chocolate and caramel linger with light nuttiness.

Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2012 at 14:06


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bomber from Corti Bros. Pours very ruddy copper with a slight beige head. Nose is nicely rye with some fruit and citrus. Near med body. Flavor is definitely rye spice with some pale pitted fruit and citrus. It’s very tasty for a low ABV ale.

Tried on 22 Aug 2012 at 17:24


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle @ The 5th Danish Summer Gathering, Ulfborg, 2012. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Orangey and zesty. Bitter hops. Really dry and bitter finish. Smooth.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2012 at 06:50


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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 650ml @ fonefan
Pours clear deep golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, citrus, grape, peach and floral. Taste is medium sweet and medium to heavy bitter with a long fruity, citrus, grape finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2012 at 07:50


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 650ml @ fonefan
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, grass, citrus and grape. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long fruity and grassy finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2012 at 07:42