Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery has been sending me samples of beers and ciders this year, and so far they have been either all IPAs or ciders. Not that I’m complaining! But it’s a good time to post reviews of the two most recent IPAs I’ve received, worth seeking out … Continue reading
Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Wednesday, May 29—the month is winding down! As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news. And if you have news to share, feel free to contact me so I can get it … Continue reading
I’ve written here at length about the cream ale style before, and for my latest article for The Bulletin that came out a little over a week ago, I covered the topic again: Need a lawn mower beer? Try an American cream ale. I delve a bit more into the … Continue reading
I hope you had a great long weekend and are ready to start the new week! Here’s the Oregon beer news for this May 28, going into this final week of May. As always I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news so check back often. … Continue reading
The latest cider release from 2 Towns Ciderhouse arrived in time for the weekend: Afton Field, an American farmhouse cider. These bottles are the 2017 vintage, which have been barrel aging for at least a year in chardonnay barrels. Naturally it picks up some wild yeasts and rustic character and … Continue reading
Here is the Memorial Day weekend edition of the Oregon beer news for this final weekend of May! Because it’s a long weekend with the holiday on Monday, I won’t be posting a news post that day but I’ll include any Monday events in this roundup. As usual, I’ll be … Continue reading
Here is the Oregon beer news for this Thursday, May 23, rounding up the various news and happenings from around the state. As always I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often. And if you have news to … Continue reading
Last month I received several cans of Appalachian Mountain Brewery beers out of the blue: Not an IPA and Not a Double IPA. Not having heard of this brewery before, I determined it was a member of the Craft Brew Alliance and assumed that the company still had my address … Continue reading
Happy hump day! Here’s all the news in Oregon beer for you for this Wednesday as you work your way through the week, and hopefully the weekend is in sight for you. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, … Continue reading
I’m behind on posting this print article notice—moving to Sundays instead of Thursdays makes it a bit less convenient to remember to point to these when I’m off the computer on the weekends—but two weeks ago I wrote about Crux Fermentation Project‘s release of this year’s In The Pocket. This … Continue reading