The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin hit the stands last week, whereupon I wrote about the surge of fruit beers I’ve noticed lately, be they seasonal or regular. The two I primarily focused on the article, Cascade Lakes Brewing Pineapple Kush IPA and Worthy Brewing Farm Out Passion Fruit, fit … Continue reading
This weekend the annual Nano Beer Fest returns to John’s Marketplace in Portland, the largest little beer festival in the world (based on its tagline, anyway). Featuring over 50 beers and ciders from some of the region’s smallest breweries, the fest runs from Friday the 27th through Sunday the 29th, … Continue reading
I’m still catching up on news and events, but this is one I hadn’t really seen promoted anywhere outside of Facebook and only became aware of it recently: Immersion Brewing is hosting its first Give Me a Firkin Beer Festival today, featuring a lineup of Central Oregon breweries pouring firkin … Continue reading
So these were sitting on the porch yesterday: I did not have a clue that Deschutes Brewery was putting Passion Fruit IPA into bottles; this was a beer that debuted last year as draft only but I hadn’t even heard if it was coming back. And of course, the return … Continue reading
On Thursday, March 22, 2018, my father Jonathon Abernathy passed away suddenly at the age of 72. It was unexpected and caught us all off guard; as such, plans were canceled or rescheduled and many things took a backseat while we’ve been sorting things out. Including most activity here on … Continue reading
My latest article for the Bend Bulletin dropped last week, about the Pink Boots Society collaboration beer that was released on April 7 at Bridge 99 Brewery. Doyenne Collaboration Ale is a hazy session ale, brewed as one of many different beers around the country on International Women’s Day on … Continue reading
This month’s edition of The Session is hosted by Thomas Cizauskas of Yours for Good Fermentables, who asks us to consider Beer Gardens. I’m late to the party due to some overall craziness and weekend traveling but here we go: What is a beer garden? Or what isn’t a beer garden? Or what should a beer garden … Continue reading
I’m a week behind on this one, my latest print article for The Bulletin: Coffee, beer converge. An overview on combining beer with coffee, with a focus on Rogue Ales‘ Cold Brew coffee beers and Wild Ride Brewing‘s Stand Up and Shout Vanilla Coffee Stout. Locally, Redmond’s Wild Ride Brewing Co. … Continue reading
While I’ve been mostly offline from the blog, The Bruery sent me a bottle of its latest release from the Bruery Terreux series, Saison Ardennes. It was released in 375ml bottles and this is what the Bruery says about it: Saison Ardennes is a tart saison, hand-crafted to embody the … Continue reading
Just a quick note that there won’t be much activity here over the next week or so. There are personal family issues that are taking priority, but I’ll be back online in a bit.