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.

     Show


2.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1

Ok, another IPA, from california none the less. Why would you want to make an east coast IPA on the west coast? Doesn't everything start in callie and then work east? This is a reverse of things eh? For a NE IPS, this stuff is completely clear. Just like callie, say something but you mean the opposite. Must be a bunch of wannah beez out there. Yes, its perfectly clear with a big white head, doesn't even look like an IPA, WTF? Smell is leathery floral hops. Taste? Well yes, at least it does taste like a big nasty IPA, terribly on taste style. IT even leaves a warming sensation on the throat as you swallow, quite odd for a 6 and a halver. Big nasty bullshitty beer fer sher. Yes, its another IPA tick. What else can be said but there are a gahzillion of these out there and they all taste the same. Straight up ass IPA. Not impressed. Just keep your IPA in callie, we got our own over here and they are real IPA, not wannah beez.

Tried from Can on 17 Jun 2020 at 19:32


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

Olmost black with a brown head - Malt with a nutty aroma - Dark malt body with a good nutty flavour - The dark malt and nuts goes into the finish - This was good

Tried on 29 May 2020 at 23:06


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and light lactose aroma. Tropical fruit and light summer fruit flavor with light lactose. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. tropical fruit and light summer fruit linger with light lactose.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2020 at 21:49


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Hazy amber beer with a dark cream head. Tropical fruit and summer fruit aroma. Orange and summer fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Orange and summer fruit linger with light pine.

Tried from Can on 23 May 2020 at 21:48


8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle, 650 ml, shared with Miro B and Max and JFK10000. 2018. Black with tan head. Roasted, chocolate, bourbon, some wood, smooth texture, sweet with bitter finish. Medium to full bodied. Balanced and complex. Well executed. Classic.

Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2020 at 19:39


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Quand on affiche 100 d'IBU, j'attends une IPA qui envoie une amertume vive et saillante. Surprise donc à la dégustation lorsque j'ai découvert une amertume modérée, saillante par moment mais avec une base maltée relativement équilibrée avec l'amertume. Le réel intérêt de cette Evil Cousin est davantage à chercher du côté de sa proposition aromatique qui se concentre sur une alliance pamplemousse, citron, herbes, fleurs, gingembre, basilic et sauce tomate. Cocktail aussi surprenant qu'appréciable. Dommage donc que sa construction ne soit pas au niveau de sa palette gustative avec donc une amertume qui manque quelque peu de tranchant, un alcool à 8 % qui n'est pas entièrement bien intégré et un final qui s'écroule, manquant de brillance et de longueur. Le visuel est sur un blond doré légèrement voilé avec une fine mousse blanche nappant la surface. Le nez est sur les herbes, le pamplemousse, les fleurs, le basilic et la sauce tomate. L'attaque est fraîche sur une amertume tranchante mais pas vive. Arômes de poivre, d'herbes, de pamplemousse, de gingembre et de fleurs dominent. Bonne présence en deuxième bouche avec un alcool qui dénote quelque peu. Les arômes se développent également sur un cocktail proche du nez. L’arrière-bouche est sur une amertume légèrement plus incisive donnant un joli contraste sur une dominante pamplemousse, herbes et citron. Le final ne nous met pas à la fête, discret, avec une amertume qui s'écrase complètement. Pas si diabolique le cousin.

Tried on 14 May 2020 at 11:15


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tall can from citysuper at home. Clear golden-amber pour with fine white head. Aroma is rich toffee resin booze, heavier DIPA style. Taste is similar - huge candy resin alcohol burn followed by burnt sugar, pine bitterness. Strong alcohol. Rich palate, not syrupy. Very strong resin and toffee DIPA. Not bad.

Tried from Can on 03 May 2020 at 12:25


7.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours with excellent big foam and a nice deep clear copper body. The aroma is a well constructed mélange of malt and sharp hops, good pungency coming up. Flavour is plenty of chunky malt and a fair amount of piney hops. Full mouthfeel. This punches way above its weight in terms of flavour for such a low alcohol brew. Very nice.

Tried on 19 Apr 2020 at 05:51


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

355 ml can, from Vinmonopolet Verksgt., Stavanger. ABV is 6.5%. Yellow colour, only slightly hazy. Small white head. Aroma of tropical fruits, citrus and spruce. Refreshing flavour with the same elements. A moderate malty and fruity sweetness too, not too much.

Tried from Can on 18 Apr 2020 at 19:05


6.1
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can (01/09/20) from Brewcraft at home during quarantine. Pours golden with white head with an off-putting amount of floating particulate. Aroma is not too strong - pine resin and some citrus. Not standard hazy in aroma or taste (or appearance) but not in a bad way (except appearance). Taste is straightforward piney citrus IPA. Not bad at all but can’t get over all the floating bits.

Tried from Can on 03 Apr 2020 at 16:28