The Brew SiteNorth American Organic Brewers Festival Looks to Save the Planet, One Beer at a Time More than 15,000 beer lovers will converge upon Portland this summer to take part in the world’s largest all organic beer festival. The sixth annual North American Organic Brewers Festival (NAOBF) will take place June … Continue reading
Highland Ambush is a Scotch Ale in BridgePort Brewing‘s “Big Brews” series, and one with a bit of a history: BridgePort first brewed it back in the 1980s as an homage to then-pub manager Stuart Ramsay. BridgePort resurrected the beer December of last year, and added the twist of partially … Continue reading
The first day of spring was pretty nice here in Central Oregon today: it got up to somewhere around 70 degrees I think. Good day for a beer, but an even nicer day for hops: My hops are starting to sprout—today’s the first day I noticed them and some of … Continue reading
Karl Strauss Brewing Company is turning the big 2-1 and celebrating with an innovative beer to showcase its maturing palate. When the company first opened its doors in 1989, craft beers were the exception, not the norm. Today, tastes have evolved and beer enthusiasts now seek out bold and inventive … Continue reading
This is the latest in a series of articles about the economic impact of brewing your own beer at home. One of the comments from the last “Brewing on the cheap” post mentioned all-grain brewing as “far cheaper” since you’re buying grain in bulk, and in fact an examination of … Continue reading
Homebrewed Coconut Cream Stout. Hope you’re all drinking something equally delicious.
No, this isn’t a review (yet), but a note that Deschutes Brewery is set to release their first bottled Cascadian Dark Ale (also variously known as a “Black IPA”) coming up this May: Hop in the Dark. (And note they are labeling it a “CDA” rather than a Black IPA.) … Continue reading
Firestone Walker Brewing Company announced the upcoming release of a seasonal beer called Solace. This is the brewery’s first bottled release of a seasonal ale. Seasonal beers continue to be one of the hottest beer trends in the United States. Consumers are taking advantage of changing seasonal offerings akin to … Continue reading
Grand Teton Brewing Company, known throughout the West for their exceptional brews, has been recognized three more times by the United States Beer Tasting Championships (USBTC). Sheep Eater Scotch Ale, the most recent release from GTBC’s renowned Cellar Reserve Series, was recognized as Best of the Northwest/Pacific in the Scottish-Style … Continue reading
Double Mountain Brewery is celebrating their 3rd anniversary today with a big party at the Hood River brewery and taproom: they’ve closed off the block in front of the brewery and erected a big tent, and are featuring live music, food and reserve beers all day. Kölsch Alpenbrew India Red … Continue reading