The Brew Site
I received a package today containing two new Michelob seasonal/limited releases: Michelob Honey Wheat and Hop Hound Amber Wheat. Both are new to me—in fact, they’re new to everybody: according to the PR letter with the package, they are both part of a "seasonal wheat beer sampler pack launching nationwide … Continue reading
Nothing new to be found here, but an entertaining diversion anyway: Holy Taco posted "10 Beers You Need To Try Before You Die" today, pretty standard stuff but nothing I can really quibble about. Of course, they culled the list from RateBeer, so at least they have reasonably good taste … Continue reading
Laughing Buddha Brewing, a microbrewery based in Seattle that’s been making a splash lately for their Asian-inspired beers like Purple Yam Porter and Mango Weizen, is being forced to change their name—but not because of a religious-type objection like one might expect. No, they received a cease-and-desist from an Australian … Continue reading
I wanted to fit at least one actual sesquicentennial-themed beer in to Oregon Beer Week, so I went down to Deschutes Brewery yesterday with a to-go container (a 20-ounce plastic water bottle, basically), hoping to score some of their Oregon 150. Sadly, they were tapped out of that beer, but—lucky!—they … Continue reading
Beer Valley Brewing is Oregon’s easternmost brewery, located in Ontario along the Snake River (and the Idaho border). It’s a brewery dedicated to more extreme offerings: the flagship beer is a monster Imperial Stout, and they also brew a year-round barleywine. Neither of those have made to Bend yet, unfortunately. … Continue reading
Just some facts and figures on Oregon’s beer industry, which is always interesting. Most courtesy of the Oregon Brewers Guild. 73 brewing companies operate 96 brewing facilities in Oregon. Portland has 30 breweries within its city limits. That’s about 1 brewery (or brewpub) for every 19,200 people. That’s more than … Continue reading
Only two and a half years old, Southern Oregon Brewing Company, based in Medford, is one of Oregon’s newest breweries. Until recently, you could only find their beer in select place in, er, Southern Oregon—but since October of last year, they’ve been bottling three of their regulars: Pale Ale, Golden … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing is one of Bend’s newer breweries (though still several years old), and they only began bottling their beers last spring. I never cease to be surprised when a new beer from them shows up—they always appear unannounced—and that held just as true a couple of weeks ago … Continue reading
Ninkasi Brewing, over in Eugene, has only been brewing since mid-2006 but in that time they’ve become one of Oregon’s most talked-about breweries. But with good reason; Jeff declared their Believer Double Red Ale the Best Beer of 2006—his highly-coveted Satori Award—and I’ve literally heard nothing but good things about … Continue reading
Alameda Brewhouse, in Portland, is another brewery that (like Laurelwood) has recently started bottling their beers. (Or again like Laurelwood, if they’ve been bottling longer, they only just arrived here in Bend.) Alameda been around since 1996 and aside from producing some funky, notable beers (Burghead Pictish Heather Ale, Spring … Continue reading