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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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can from GBBF 2019 and drunk at home. Hazy gold orange colour thin white head. Some tropical fruit aroma and flavour. Some citrus acidity. Light bitterness. Decent tangerine.. I thought it was pretty decent. Good orange tangerine fruit flavours.
Tried from Can on 04 Sep 2019 at 18:13

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
From a can. Hazy pale orange pour with a full off white head. Lots of great light sweet orange notes on very nice NEIPA in its own right. Quite tasty.
Tried from Can on 02 Sep 2019 at 17:43

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From bottle. Amber color. Red fruit and grass in the aroma and flavor. Malty sweetish, caramelly flavor. Hint of metal in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:05

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
24/8/2019. Bottle from Boxbeers and shared at the Ipswich & North Essex beer share. Pours very dark brown with a creamy beige head. Aroma of chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruits, liquorice and veg. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight creamy texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2019 at 09:55

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can at GBBF 2019. Big tangerine nose. Not much else. Hazy golden color. Sweet and sour tangerine flavor. More like a cocktail than a beer. Surprising from Heretic.
Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2019 at 11:08

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can 1pt. @ MÖ&WF 2019 [ Malmö- Öl & Whiskyfestival 2019 ], Malmömässan, Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden.[ As Heretic Juicier Than Thou Mango ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, mango, fruity hops, fruity, citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, fruity, mango, pale malt, fruity malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190316] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2019 at 09:23

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can 1pt. @ MÖ&WF 2019 [ Malmö- Öl & Whiskyfestival 2019 ], Malmömässan, Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden.[ As Heretic Tangerine Tornado ].Murky matt medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, orange, tangerine, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast - belgian yeast. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity yeast, tangerine, sweet malt, sweet yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190316] 7-3-8-3-15
Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2019 at 15:30

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught @ MÖ&WF 2019 [ Malmö- Öl & Whiskyfestival 2019 ], Malmömässan, Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden.[ As Heretic Twig & Berries ].ABV: 11.3%. Clear dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, moderate to heavy yeasty, barnyard, fruity yeast, belgium yeast, date, cherry - berries, figs, alcohol - bourbon - barrel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, berries, belgium yeast, wood, barrel, tart, date - figs. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light light alcoholic. [20190316] 8-3-8-3-15
Tried on 13 Aug 2019 at 15:25

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can 355ml (canned 03/28/19, Beer Rep)
Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Lame citrusy and danky herbs. Medium-bodied. Citrus, passion fruit, kiwi in the flavour. Not so juicy any more
Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2019 at 15:31

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
16 oz can from Boise Co-op. The label says mandarin, yup, thats it. Sweet, citrusy goodness that goes down easy and is gone before you know it. Taste and aroma are mandarins, surprise, surprise. Touch of dryness.
Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2019 at 01:28