Recap of War of the Roses Brewing Schola 2026

Thanks to everyone that attended or taught at the Roses Brewing schola. We had a great turnout, and covered new and interesting topics. We’ll do it again next year!

We had 6 scheduled topics covering two days with published authors!

Saturday

• All Grain Brewing – The magic of mashing – Carrick MacSeáin
• Busting the period vodka myth – Siobhan the Harper 
• From text to tipple: possibilities and options in planning your next historical brewing project – Morgaine ferch Cadwr
• The Building Blocks of Brewing, Part I: Yeast – Magnus the Stout

Sunday

• An Introduction to the East Kingdom Brewers Guild – Carrick MacSeáin 
• History in mezcal and distillation fermentation in 16th century Mexico – John Kelton

We had a tasting by the Concordia Coronet to determine the baronial Brewing Champion. Congratulations Eliana and her Bog Bodies!