Winterhook

Winterhook

Winterhook is Redhook Brewery‘s seasonal winter ale, which the brewery sent me the other day, as part of the early rollout of wintertime beers that has become the trend. (I love me some winter beers, but having them come out in September is just too early!) I honestly cannot remember … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/28/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/28/2012

Oregon Beer News for Friday, September 28, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oregon Beer News, 09/27/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/27/2012

Oregon Beer News for Thursday, September 27, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Killer Beer Week

Killer Beer Week

It’s hard to believe that the excellent Brewpublic blog is only four years old, which is surely a testament to how essential it’s become for the Oregon (and overall) beer blog scene. Its proprietor and editor, Angelo De Ieso II, is a tireless crusader for craft beer and is overall one … Continue reading

Received: Redhook Winterhooks

Received: Redhook Winterhooks

I received these this evening: A pair of this year’s Winterhook winter seasonal from Washington’s Redhook Brewery. Redhook is one of the grandaddy of American craft breweries, and astoundingly this is the 28th year of Winterhook. Each year the recipe is changed up a bit (in the tradition of such … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/26/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/26/2012

Oregon Beer News for Wednesday, September 26, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Big hops homebrew

Big hops homebrew

I’ve been doing a good amount of homebrewing lately—three batches within a week of each other—and while some of that brewing is earmarked for specific purposes (helping some people out), I brewed up a big batch of beer for myself this past weekend: an insanely-hopped Imperial Red Ale. The idea … Continue reading

Oregon Beer News, 09/25/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/25/2012

Oregon Beer News for Tuesday, September 25, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oregon Beer News, 09/24/2012

Oregon Beer News, 09/24/2012

Oregon Beer News for Monday, September 24, 2012. News in beer and brewing from all around Oregon, including events, tastings, festivals, and more. If you have news to share, let me know!

Oktoberfest officially starts today

Oktoberfest officially starts today

Today is the official start of Oktoberfest which also happens to coincide with the first day of Autumn—I guess that means it’s also time to start officially drinking the harvest beers! (Of course we all have already, but who’s counting?) Oktoberfest runs from September 22 through October 7 this year, … Continue reading