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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Pours clear copper color with off white head. Aromas of pine, caramel, and rye. Spicy rye and pine flavors with light caramel sweetness. Light to medium body with average carbonation.
Tried on 14 Nov 2014 at 18:33

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours dark copper color with tan head. Toasted malt, citrus, and caramel aromas. Toasted malt and citrus flavor with a touch of sweetness. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried on 13 Nov 2014 at 19:18

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Tap at Yellow Ape. Deep orange with lace. Bretty funk nose, lemon, some apricots. Dry, light, bretty flavor, crisp citrus and stone fruits. High drinkability.
Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2014 at 17:53

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Tap at Yellow Ape. Great flavors of bourbon, coffee, and chocolate. Rather light in body and dangerously drinkable.
Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2014 at 17:48

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap at the AQ Bevolution x Yellow Ape Event. A 4.8% table beer made with Brett . A citrusy dry barnyard Brett aroma. The taste is barnyard funk, citrus, a touch metallic but a dry interesting sessionable beer.Overall, a tasty light summer beer.
Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2014 at 06:28

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle shared at the AQ Bevolution event at Yellow Ape Craft. Pitch black with ruby highlights and a beige creamy head. The nose is oats, roasty, soft chocolate, very roasty creamy lactic beer. Quite full bodied milky creamy lactic , a touch of smoke, a bit nutty and a good dose if chocolate this shit is delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2014 at 06:21

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On Tap at the River Room, Whole Foods Boise. Black with just a thin line around the edge of the glass. Lots of tootsie roll and toffee and other burnt chocolate type notes. Chocolate milk and cocoa flavors. A little nutty but in a soft mellowing way. Some bitter twang at the end. Nice
Tried from Draft on 30 Oct 2014 at 14:13

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
On Tap at PreFunk, Boise Slightly hazy light golden orange. Soapy white head. Clingy lacing. Light floral Belgian yeast and more sweet perfumy flavors. The Belgian character is flower and a bit papery. Very light bodied and smooth quick finish. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 21 Oct 2014 at 19:04

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7
JG1..."shampooed wet dog"...spot on! Sweet and fruity, hint of sourness, pinch of bitter, all wrapped up in a very light bodies and easy to drink beer.
Tried on 17 Oct 2014 at 16:18

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Pitch black color with dark brown thin head. Big bourbon nose with good roastes malt, vanilla and dark fruit notes. The mouth is very big with lots of bourbon, roasted character and the alcohol is well hidden, but I feel it is a bit off balance. Better as it warms up. Very big big beer and over the top. Might actually benefit from lower abv. Still enjoyable.
Tried on 26 Sep 2014 at 06:04