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
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
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


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Medium brown color. Candied apples, dark fruit, earth, wood, chocolate, very malty nose. Smooth mouth with tons of dark fruit, milk chocolate, slightly sweet, cherries, apricots, soooo rounded. Lingering dark fruit and chocolate finish. Fantastic Quad.

Tried from Can on 26 Sep 2014 at 04:50


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Dark brown color. Big heady nose with tons of fresh hoppy notes, citrus, dark chocolate dark fruit, body is much lighter than 10.5z nice stuff.

Tried on 07 Sep 2014 at 03:02


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Very clear rose color. Reminds me of raspberry juice for some reason. Lightly tart nose with some hibiscus. The mouth is very light with mild tartness and a touch of smoke. Low hops. Quaffable. Enjoyable. Lovely summer beer.

Tried on 07 Sep 2014 at 02:17


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from GBBF 2014 and drunk at home. Clear gold lasting white head. Well then. It’s a big double ipa from the States, yes. Resiny hop, check. Not quite as fresh as it could be or is that the crystal malt talking? It’s got sticky resiny hops. It’s got decent bitterness. Hop finish is pleasant. Yes an extreme beer but nothing to make it stand out from the other extreme dipas. Hides alcohol quite well but there is some heat on the finish. Decent. But against the style? It is what it is.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2014 at 13:01


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Deep black... Big tan head..? Soft mellow chocolate malts... Dark roast... Dark chocolate... Mellow sweet toffee mslts

Tried on 25 Aug 2014 at 08:02


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

Draft. Clear bright yellow color, fluffy white head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of white wine, booze, vanilla. Taste is lemon, vanilla. OK.

Tried from Draft on 21 Aug 2014 at 07:27


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Pours black with a fading tan head.Nose shows chocolate and hazelnut, mainly hazelnut. Pretty much ferrero rocher in a glass. Awesome. Some bready malt too.Flavours include more of the same, but with more of a bitter cocoa note and a fair bit of roasted malt.Body could be a bit richer/creamier.

Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 20:23


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared @ ChrisO after GBBF Day 1. Dark brown to black color, small lightly brown head. Aroma is malts, indeed a lot of chocolate, vanilla, lots of hazelnuts as well. Taste malts, chocolate, hazelnuts, lightly vanilla, lightly roasty, a bit sweet initially and slightly chocolate bitter in the finish. A bit thin texture, medium body, medium carbonation. Could use a bit more viscosity. Nice when a beer is actually what the name says it is.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2014 at 00:28