The next Session announced

The other blogs have noted this already, too… I seem to be falling behind these days. The folks over at the Hop Talk blog are hosting the July Session and have announced the theme: Atmosphere. Beer is about more than flavor, IBUs, and the debate over what is a craft … Continue reading

Rogue Portland Saturday Market Artisan Ale 2006

Rogue Portland Saturday Market Artisan Ale 2006

This is the heretofore-unknown Rogue ale I picked up on our Memorial Day trip to Portland, at the Saturday Market. There’s no style attached to it, other than the "Artisan Ale" tag, though I noticed with some surprise as I read the label more closely, getting ready to pour it, … Continue reading

Bend Brewing wins a gold at the North American Beer Awards

Saw this blurb in the local paper: Bend Brewing Company (one of my locals) won the Gold Medal for English Old Ale at the North American Beer Awards. The beer they won for was Outback X, one I’m actually not familiar with (sounds like an extreme version of their Outback … Continue reading

Old Nick

Old Nick

Young’s Old Nick is a traditional English barleywine, though it may surprise people to find out it’s only 7.2% alcohol—in this day and age of super-strength beers, 7.2% sure doesn’t seem like much. Quite the contrary, it fits the traditional style exactly—and it’s not just the alcohol strength that makes … Continue reading

Kegerator giveaway

I got the email for this a little while ago and kept forgetting to post it, and I’ve noticed the other beers blogs have been beating me to the punch, so here we go: The Kegerator Give-Away. It’s a contest running from June 1st through August 1st wherein you submit … Continue reading

Old Bounder

Old Bounder

Old Bounder is a barleywine from Boundary Bay Brewing Company up in Bellingham, Washington. It’s 9.6% alcohol by volume. The site states: A rich, full-bodied barley wine with a smooth caramel sweetness, warming alcohol content and balanced hop character. Excellent with desserts as an after diner beverage. To be appreciated … Continue reading

The Session #4: Local Brews: Deschutes Brewery

The Session #4: Local Brews: Deschutes Brewery

It’s that time again: first Friday of the month, time for The Session! This month the theme is Local Brews, hosted by Gastronomic Fight Club, with the goal “to create a guide book of tasting notes to drinking local”: The idea here is to be as helpful as possible for … Continue reading

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery

Laurelwood Public House and Brewery

In Portland, the Laurelwood Brewing Company occupies two locations: their NW Public House in northwest Portland, and their Public House and Brewery located in northeast Portland, in the Hollywood district. This Hollywood location is relatively new and very kid-friendly, and since we had the kids with us on our Memorial … Continue reading

Woody Creek White

Woody Creek White

Woody Creek White is Flying Dog’s new summer seasonal, the one they held a contest to name, and I was fortunate enough to receive a bottle from the brewery to review. It’s a Belgian Wit style of beer (commonly known as a "white ale"), a pale wheat beer brewed in … Continue reading