The Brew SiteThis is a neat brewing idea from Portland’s (New Old) Lompoc Brewing: Every year, Lompoc Brewing releases more than a half dozen Christmas beers around the first of December. This year, the brewers are excited to brew a beer in honor of Hanukkah as well. Dubbed “Eight Malty Nights,” the … Continue reading
Actually I’m leaning towards calling this beer “Hood River Harvest” because all of the apples came from Hood River; we went apple picking in September and came back with a ton of both apples and pears. Looking for more uses for the apples (we canned a lot of applesauce) I … Continue reading
SBS Imports is pleased to announce the arrival of the two newest beers in the De Proef line-up, Van Twee Belgian Ale (collaboration with Bell’s Brewery) and Witte Noire Imperial Amber Wheat Ale. Van Twee (From Both) is the third beer in the Brewmaster’s Collaboration Series. Previous collaborations included Signature … Continue reading
I have to admit, I’m a bit stumped as to how to approach this month’s Session: Framing Beer, hosted and suggested by Andy Couch. For better or worse, in everyday situations beer comes with a label. This label very really ‘frames’ the beer inside. The fact that the beer comes … Continue reading
Shipyard Brewing Company’s XXXX IPA was honored with a Silver award at the Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival. This award was presented in the “Ale Modern Style 6% and Above” category. The Stockholm Beer and Whiskey Festival is one of Europe’s largest trade and consumer shows. Shipyard was just one … Continue reading
It is definitely the season for pumpkin beers—hell, the Huffington Post is even running an article on them—and this year I finally got to try a pumpkin beer I’ve been waiting ages for: Dogfish Head’s Punkin Ale. No kidding; we’ve had some of the Dogfish “standbys” available in Oregon for … Continue reading
Merchant du Vin has a wonderful solution for anyone looking down the road at the holiday shopping season: two great gift boxes, classic beers packed in cool boxes that will bring delight to both sellers and buyers. The Samuel Smith Selection Box The Samuel Smith Selection Box brings a great … Continue reading
San Diego is about to be taken over by craft beer. For 10 days, breweries, bars, restaurants, and hotels across the county will participate in the first-ever San Diego Beer Week November 6-15, 2009. San Diego Beer Week is sponsored by the non-profit San Diego Brewers Guild with the goal … Continue reading
As part of the much-anticipated launch of The Abyss (which is officially today, the 3rd), Deschutes Brewery had sent to me an “official” Release Party invitation, and sweetened the deal with a Brewery goblet and the new Abyss long-sleeved T-shirt. Check it out: That’s a sharp shirt.