Late last week the latest release from Double Mountain Brewery arrived, a collaboration IPA with Barley Brown’s Beer: Coyote Sunset IPA. According to the press release: With this West Coast IPA, Double Mountain Brewery is releasing the newest addition to their seasonal beer lineup. A collaboration with Barley Brown’s, this … Continue reading
The 32nd annual Oregon Brewers Festival is in full swing this week, running Wednesday through Saturday, and if you’re planning to attend I thought it would be a good time to re-up my OBF Survival Guide post from a number of years back. Written in 2012(!) it’s a bit dated … Continue reading
I really kind of like that Portland-based Zupan’s Markets has been partnering with local breweries to create new releases in the Farm To Market beer series. The latest release is a lager brewed in partnership with Zoiglhaus Brewing, and I received a six-pack of it this week. Zupan’s Markets has … Continue reading
10 Barrel Brewing is adding a new Crush sour flavor, Strawberry, to its lineup this summer, and reached out to me this week to offer me samples. I picked up the case(!) of the beer from the brewery. According to the PR email: R&D Brewmaster, Tonya Cornett, has been experimenting … Continue reading
About a month ago I was driving through Wyoming with my daughter (on a trip back from Golden, Colorado, which is another post), and decided on a stop at the only local brewery along Interstate 80 west of Laramie: Suds Brothers Brewery in Evanston. So where is Evanston? In the … Continue reading
McMenamins has been hosting a number of brewfests going back over two decades with the original Hillsdale Brewfest and these are fun events, taking place on the grounds of various properties with a wide selection of other McMenamins breweries as well as guest breweries. This Saturday, June 20, the latest … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company announced the release of the latest 16-ounce cans in its High Desert Hop Series of beers, Urban Surfin’ Golden IPA. The name looks to be inspired by Bend’s Whitewater Park, at which you can watch people surfing in the whitewater channel of the park, right in the … Continue reading
Worthy Brewing in Bend recently announced the release of the latest beer in its Hopstar series, Exuberance Summer Sour. Despite the name of the series, this one isn’t hoppy, but a gose with berries. Gose is a great summer style when done right and should be a fun one to … Continue reading
This Sunday, July 14, Phil Busse, author of the new Southern Oregon Beer: A Pioneering History (in the same History Press series as my own Bend Beer) will be in Bend at Broken Top Bottle Shop to promote his book—and Phil invited me to join him with my own book … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery announced this week the release of two new limited-release packaged beers for “the heat of summer,” a sour ale and a brut IPA. I suspect they will be on the shelves soon if they haven’t made it there already. Here is the press release with details: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading