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Tasting My Cascadian Dark Ale

By Makebeer on 8/27/2010 9:15 AM

I wanted to share with everyone my latest homebrew using Coopers. I only wish you could taste the beer. Cheers!!

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Beat the Heat Sale

By Makebeer on 8/24/2010 4:03 PM

Our 10% off any orders over $50 discount expires on August 31. Gotta start getting those beers ready for the Fall. Lots of football to watch. Can't forget the Fall classic either. Use promo code HOT10 at checkout.

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Octoberfest Recipe using Coopers

By Makebeer on 7/21/2010 9:39 AM

Every once in a while we get a request for an Octoberfest style recipe. Below is a recent recommendation from Coopers Brewery on a possible clone using the European Lager beer kit. We have not tried this.

From BJCP style guidelines:

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20% off European Lager Through July 31

By Makebeer on 7/15/2010 4:28 PM

If you're a fan of Stella Artois, this is the beer for you. Through July 31 you can get 20% off of the Coopers International Series European Lager beer kits or the Complete European Lager packages. After you add them to your shopping cart, use the promo code EURO at checkout.

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Independence Day Weekend

By Makebeer on 7/13/2010 1:27 PM

Over the Fourth of July weekend I was able to squeeze in some beer making maintenance. I dry-hopped my Lawnmower Lager (see the Brewing In A Pinch video) with Saaz hops. On Monday July 5  kegged the beer.

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Zephyr Light

By Makebeer on 7/8/2010 11:46 AM

Are you looking for a lighter beer for these hot summer months? How about trying this one out?Zephyr Light - Makes 23 liters

Zephyr Light - 23 Liters

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Award Winning Beer

By Makebeer on 7/7/2010 2:52 PM

This email was received by us yesterday from our good friend Brian Kabaluk. Thanks Brian.

Dear Coopers,

I live in Nanaimo, BC, Canada and have been making beer with Coopers kits for about twenty years.  I thought you would like to know that I recently entered my beer in a BCAWA Provincial Competition and won

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Brewing In A Pinch

By Makebeer on 7/4/2010 2:46 PM

I only had about 45 minutes before the US World Cup soccer match against Ghana was going to start. I needed to make a beer quick as I recently discovered that my keg was about to empty. Since summer was here I decided to make Lawnmower Lager.

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Limited Amount of Heritage Lager Package at 50% off

By Makebeer on 6/28/2010 10:41 AM

This is my favorite beer in the Coopers beer kit lineup. Crazy us. We bought too much. We have 100 packages available at the the rediculously low price of $16.49. So give this beer a try. The package includes

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Father's Day Brewers Festival

By Makebeer on 6/21/2010 7:12 PM

Yesterday, Father's Day, I went with my family to Washington Brewers festival. Check out the video to see the keg tossing competition.

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