The Brew Site
As promised, here are a couple of photos of the Long Hammer IPA promo samples I received. I like the packaging; it’s clear and uncluttered. The color scheme works, too. Cool bottle, too; the label is split into two halves—allowing the raised-glass impression of barley to be prominent. That’s a … Continue reading
After work yesterday we headed down to the Deschutes Brewery for beer and dinner. I hadn’t been there in awhile and wanted to try some of the seasonals/specials they have on tap—particularly their new 19th Anniversary Golden Ale. I didn’t keep track for full reviews—in particular, I have a bottle … Continue reading
One of the many things I’m loving about blogging—and blogging about beer in particular—is the marketing perks that I’m receiving. This time around, it’s samples of Long Hammer IPA from Redhook. I ran the press release back in February for the (re)release of it, and recently was contacted to find … Continue reading
Lost and Found is another Lost Abbey beer, an abbey style ale (a Dubbel, according to BeerAdvocate) with an unusual addition: raisins. According to their site, they "created a special raisin puree for this beer." You don’t see that too often! I love it when a brewer gets creative. (Even … Continue reading
Avant Garde is the third bottle I’ve opened from the big batch of Lost Abbey beers I received. The name is a play on the style of beer—Bière de Garde (French farmhouse ale)—but "avant garde" also has the meaning of being experimental, or on the edge—referring usually to things that … Continue reading
A couple of fun links some friends have sent this way. Bud Light Real Men of Genius Commercials: No, I can’t drink the stuff, but I have to admit I do enjoy those "Real Men of Genius" radio commercials. They’re just too funny, especially the singing parts. This blog post … Continue reading
It occurred to me that even though I brought back a case of Sharkbite Red from Pizza Port in Solana Beach, I’ve been neglectful in actually reviewing it—and it’s almost gone. Time to remedy that! Sharkbite is Port’s signature beer. They say, "A very robust Red ale made with Centennial … Continue reading
There was an article in Sunday’s paper that I found rather interesting, though it was picked up off the wire from AP and so has no set "home" online. So, here’s the article from a Toledo paper (first result I plucked from Google News): Wine country too snooty? Brewery hopping … Continue reading
Red Barn Ale is another of the beers from The Lost Abbey, one of their year-rounders. Their website says: This Farmhouse Ale traces its roots to the small rustic breweries of Southern Belgium. The word Saison comes to us from the French language and it means Season. Lightly spiced with … Continue reading
Devotion is a limited-edition brew from The Lost Abbey, one of the ones I received in the PR care package a couple of weeks ago. It’s a blonde Belgian abbey-style ale, served up in a 750ml corked bottle, and is one of their lower-strength beers at 6.25% alcohol by volume. … Continue reading