The Brew SiteMy Hop Press article today documents my first steps towards actual all-grain brewing: Palmer’s How to Brew outlined “batch sparging”—also the “no sparge” method—which made it clear to me that all I really need is the mash tun, no complications needed. Batch sparging is simple: you mash the grains with … Continue reading
The first Friday of the month means that among beer bloggers it’s time for The Session—a collaborative blogging effort where each month’s “host” suggests a topic and everyone writes about that. The host then compiles a summary and links to everyone’s respective writings. Appropriately enough, this month’s collaborative blogging efforts … Continue reading
Brewery Invites you to”Meet the Brewer and the Beer” Brewers know the best way to celebrate is to brew a special beer, so to honor American Craft Beer Week (May 17 – 23), Full Sail will release a new beer in their Brewer’s Share line up. This special beer, “Vendell … Continue reading
Firestone Walker Brewing Company announced the first bottled release of Parabola Imperial Stout today. This limited one-time release will go on sale for the first time at Firestone Walker Brewing Company on May 8. Parabola has long been a component of Firestone’s anniversary beer series. These anniversary beers are a … Continue reading
You might remember about a year and a half ago I blogged about the forthcoming Brewtal Brewing here in Bend; last November I noted that there was no further word about it and wondered. So what happened? They became Boneyard Beer and have begun brewing beer! (Their Facebook page is … Continue reading
Winning entry will receive $500 and be featured in all official Bend Ale Trail marketing and collateral materials In conjunction with the upcoming launch of the new Bend Ale Trail, Visit Bend is conducting a contest to develop the program’s graphic identity and is seeking logo submissions. The Bend Ale … Continue reading
There’s a press release that came through last week that has me excited: Deschutes Brewery and Hair of the Dog are collaborating (for the first time ever for both of them) on a beer that will be released in 2011: [Hair of the Dog’s Alan] Sprints came over to Bend … Continue reading