From the award-winning Cervecería Hércules in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, we share the recipe for a warm-weather quaffer that took home a bronze medal from the 2022 World Beer Cup. Production manager Josh Brengle describes it as “an ultra-crushable summer ale with notes of citrus, flowers, and biscuit.” While this recipe hails from Mexico and is British-inspired, it features an intriguingly global mix of American, British, German, and New Zealand hops.
This beer’s name honors Micah True, the Colorado-born, ultra-long-distance runner featured in Christopher McDougall’s book Born to Run. True helped resuscitate and bring attention to the running culture of the Tarahumara people in northwestern Mexico.
This British-inspired golden ale meant for summertime should taste great if kegged, canned, or bottled, but Brengle recommends cask-conditioning if possible.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.010
IBUs: 39-ish (calculated)
ABV: 5.2%