Naming A Recipe

[MaxStout]

And you know this, how? Did they tell you their names?

Mine did. We call him Mao.

 

[bracconiere]

Mine did. We call him Mao.

because of the pupils?

 

[TeflonTom]

Naming recipes for me typically only falls on who is receiving the beer. If it's just for myself then I like to humor myself and come up with something like I were naming a username in a video game. Other than that I typically only come up with my best names in the shower and then build the recipe around the name

 

[bracconiere]

I typically only come up with my best names in the shower

you're not middle aged, and the doctor told you to install a bar in the shower too?...are you?

 

[bwible]

you're not middle aged, and the doctor told you to install a bar in the shower too?...are you?

 

[z-bob]

I just use the brew date and style. Right now for example I have "322 Marzen" lagering in the keezer.

That's what I do. "1121 Porter", "0122 Ginger Beer", etc.

 

[friarsmith]

I name beers once they’ve earned a medal or two and been in rotation for a year or so. Names are either from “inspiration” or a random Spotify song during the brew day.

Stone Blue - American light lager and the name of a Foghat song

EZ Action - Std American lager and a T. Rex song

HopTruck - a West Coast IPA w/ a truckload of hops

Megra Nodelo aka Just Add Tacos - an annual brew for Summer Taco Tuesdays. I call “Taco Tuesday” for a future Pacifico clone!!

Das Millionendorf - Helles… Munich’s nickname for a tiny town of a million people.

Dark Star Lager - Schwarzbier and a Dead song

Naming is fun, but the beer has to prove itself worthy!

 

[bailey mountain brewer]

Just yesterday while sharing a few my buddies said, "Damn dude, this is good! Maybe to good. Might have Trouble stopping!" From those words of wisdom came, "Trouble in a Bottle." I like the name. That's the first time i even thought about naming my brews. Over 30 + years brewing and it seriously hadn't crossed my mind. Until now. I figure Why not? There's certainly label design resources on line. Just saying

This made me laugh and reminded me of a beer I named a few years back, Bad Decisions Brew it was deemed by my neighbor and I and it stuck. Basically we had a couple to many one night and after rehashing some of the dumb shi* we did the beer got its name... hmmm, think it's time to brew it again.

 

[BrewMan13]

I just use whatever the beer makes me think of. Sometimes it's a song, sometimes it's from a movie or tv show, or just something random. Having served at a homebrew-only fest before, I can attest that branding (naming) matters if you want attention. We had people come up to our booth saying "I had to try the beer called (blank)!"

 

[BluetickBrewing]

I used to let my beer name itself. Like my Redheaded Whore, a red IPA that liked getting passed around. Now I name them after my dog and style. Snow Roll Winter Stout, Couch Potato IPA..... Although some will get renamed. That's sort of the fun with brewing for me, the whole "I have my own brewery in my garage" game.

 

[jrgtr42]

I don't usually name my beers unless something really comes to mind.
My spring brew of the house ale I call B^3 (B cubed) because it ends up being for the party for my kid's birthday, his name starts with B, Birthday Brew. any other time I brew it, it's either just house ale, or Newest Albion, since the basic recipe came from a clone of the New Albion that Sam Adams did a ways back.
The other name that sticks is my Evil Empire Imperial Oatmeal Stout. (EEIOS) The recipe for that came from an article in BYO magazine a ways back with the Budweiser test kitchen. I do use my usual stout yeast instead of the lager yeast it called for in the article, but the grain bill and such is the same.
I do call the brewery, Hop Brook Brewing, after a stream that goes by a few hundred yards from my front door. This section was renamed after the landowner about 150 years ago, but before that it was called Hop Brook, and other sections are still called that. I figured that was a perfect name for a brewery.

 

[davidabcd]

I've only named one because the idea was glaringly obvious; otherwise, my recipes are just referred to by style and maybe a number, letter or date made.
I made an all-Columbus hop IPA once and I called it "Buckeye PA," of course.

 

[TwelveEighteenBrewing]

I've enjoyed naming and designing labels for my brews almost as much as drinking them. Almost. The names revolve around a play on the style ("Ticket to Rye'd", a rye IPA; "Cidewayz, a basic cider), a historical event ("95 Theses", a marzen commemorating Luthers nailing said theses to the church door in Wittenburg in 1517; "The Kirk", a scotch ale in honor of John Knox who led the protestant reformation in Scotland), or pop-culture ("The Return of Ian Rubbish", an ESB whose name is ripped from a SNL skit; "Goodnight, John Boy" a 9% barleywine that makes you feel warm, cozy, and needing a nap, with the name taken from the ending of The Waltons. My absolute favorite though, like some above, came from a conversation with a friend. I had made a basic american lite, lawnmower beer and when giving the description I spouted off that it "goes great with NASCAR, Skoal, and your favorite fishing hole. Perfect for BBQ's or keg stands. Purchase a case and get a free gun rack for your truck"... and without missing a beat, he added in "mullet not included". The name has stuck ever since.

 

[Stormcrow]

I've enjoyed naming and designing labels for my brews almost as much as drinking them. Almost. The names revolve around a play on the style ("Ticket to Rye'd", a rye IPA; "Cidewayz, a basic cider), a historical event ("95 Theses", a marzen commemorating Luthers nailing said theses to the church door in Wittenburg in 1517; "The Kirk", a scotch ale in honor of John Knox who led the protestant reformation in Scotland), or pop-culture ("The Return of Ian Rubbish", an ESB whose name is ripped from a SNL skit; "Goodnight, John Boy" a 9% barleywine that makes you feel warm, cozy, and needing a nap, with the name taken from the ending of The Waltons. My absolute favorite though, like some above, came from a conversation with a friend. I had made a basic american lite, lawnmower beer and when giving the description I spouted off that it "goes great with NASCAR, Skoal, and your favorite fishing hole. Perfect for BBQ's or keg stands. Purchase a case and get a free gun rack for your truck"... and without missing a beat, he added in "mullet not included". The name has stuck ever since.

I do a Martin Luther tribute Einbecker. Thought about calling it "The Sacking of Rome", but thought that might be too provocative.

 

[Brew_Dude41]

I can go look.

 

[GoodTruble]

I usually name all my beers because I share them and need a way for people (including non-beer-saavy people) to refer to them.

I keep a running list of potential beer names on my phone as they occur to me (currently over 300), and then just pick ones when the beers are ready.

I used to go with mostly jokes, puns, twists of phrase or just words out of context, but recently started brewing in a psuedo-partigyle style so now I give the "sister beers" complimentary names so I remember which beers were brewed together (Buy The Ticket/Take The Ride; Shine On/Crazy Diamond; Last Dace/Under Pressure, etc).

 

[Pkrd]

Beery McBeerface the first.
Beery McBeerface the second...
Mrs Beery McBeerface if its a wit.

 

[TwelveEighteenBrewing]

I do a Martin Luther tribute Einbecker. Thought about calling it "The Sacking of Rome", but thought that might be too provocative.

That is definitely a name that Luther himself would be proud of. I can see him drinking your beer while spouting one of his many insults against the Pope and the RCC.

 

[keggert]

Since I seem to be the gathering point for several of my fellow workers, most of my beers get names. Some are named by the drinkers of the beers, In Your Face IPA. Some named after the hops/hop that is in them, Galaxy. If its a clone something to do with the original name. Some times something to do with the process, I make snow beer every year last one was Nanooks Warning, a Helles. Last option is just after the style of the beer Irish Red, Blonde.

 

[NewJersey]

I've named a few, but I typically don't. Commercial beers are only named out of necessity/to market them.
I usually just write the style and sometimes include a hop variety in the beer if it's an IPA

 

[Edward's Beer Cellar]

So, essentially, I name and label my recipes to amuse myself, and if anyone else cares, or not, I’m not losing any sleep.

Me too.
I name every beer, and design a label for each one. It amuses me, and gives an identity to each brew, that helps my aged addled brain keep them straight.

Currently in the beer fridge are :
Graftastic (graff)
B.O.P (bourbon oaked porter)
Edward's Cream Ale,
Glass Gem Cream Ale (named for the heritage corn variety used)
Sloppy Seconds (made from leftover wort, from several recent brews)
Eagle Creek P.A. (local landmark)

My avatar is my current brewery name, and I have stickers made to give to guests who visit.