The Liffey Brewers were trying to keep this info to themselves, but I've stolen it and posted it here for all to see!
Thanks Alex for the Calendar and Tube for formatting it into a post!
I think it's very interesting and might be incorporated into the NHC poster series that delzep and WillD are organising!
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Style | When to Brew | Consumption |
Bock | January | March/April |
Imperial Stout | January | December |
Munich Helles/Dunkles | January | March/April |
Dry Stout | January | February/March |
Barley Wine | February | December |
Biere de Garde/Saison | February | May/June |
Maibock (Helles Bock) | February | May/June |
Pilsner | February | April/May |
Porter | February | February/March |
Red Ale | February | February/March |
| -------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
India Pale Ale | March | June/July |
Kolsch | March | June |
Lambic | March | 12 months + |
Pale Ale | March | March/April |
Marzen/Oktoberfest | March | August/September |
| -------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
Dunkelweizen | April | May |
Festbier | April | June |
Fruit Beer | April | June/July |
Lager | April | June/July |
Scotch Ale | April | December/January |
Pale Ale | April/June | June/July |
Old Ale | May | September/October |
Belgian White | June | July/August |
Lambic | June | February/March |
Weisse, Berliner | June | July/August |
Weizen | June | July/August |
Weizenbock | July/august | December/January |
Belgian Strong Ale, Trappist | August | January/February |
Brown Ale | September | October/November |
California Common | September | October/November |
Eisbock | September | February/March |
Mild Ale | September | October |
Smoked Beer | September | November/December |
Altbier | October | December |
Bitter | October | November |
Extra Special Bitter | October | December |
Spiced Ale | October | December/January |
Specialty Stout | October | November/December |
Brown Ale | November | December/January |
Doppelbock | November | February/March |
Dortmunder | November | December/January |
Mead | December | 12 months + |
Schwarzbier | December | January/February |
The power of the post, I have just ordered all the ingredients for and am brewing a Reissdorf Kolsch Clone over the week-end :)
Somebody please please sticky this calendar before it goes into NHC room 101 :'(
Until the national homebrew club posters are done...this might be useful.
this (http://www.homebrewing.com/images/home-brewing-calendar-xl.pdf) poster is printed and hanging over my desk. It's the same data (I think) but it's got nice colours and pictures of appropriate glassware.
BA had a book of recipes based around the calendar concept called A Year of Beer (http://www.easons.com/p-541274-a-year-of-beer.aspx) a couple of year's back which isn't a bad resource.