The Brew Site
Two suitably Halloween-themed packages arrived last week: Two bottles of Hollow Jack’d Imperial Pumpkin Cider from 2 Towns Ciderhouse in one, and a Dead Guy Ale themed package from Rogue Ales: The Rogue package included one bottle of Dead Guy Ale, one bottle of Dead ‘N’ Dead (Dead Guy aged … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out the previous Sunday, in which I write about the best time of year: fresh hop season! This time around, I touch on using fresh hops in a brew, from the commercial with Deschutes Brewery’s Robin Johnson (Bend Pub head brewer), to using … Continue reading
The 10th annual Sisters Fresh Hop Festival returns Saturday, September 28, hosted by Three Creeks Brewing at its production facility. This is the second year that Three Creeks has hosted the event; previously, it took place in Sisters’ Village Green Park. There will be a large tent set up on … Continue reading
Last week Portland Cider Company sent out its latest seasonal cider, Peach Berry, which arrived in two can formats: a 12-ounce blank with a wrap, and a full 19.2-ounce stovepipe. In addition to Oregon peaches, the cidery said it also added raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Even though the combination sounds … Continue reading
We spent the Fourth of July weekend last month on the southern Oregon Coast, in the town Bandon. Bandon is one of my favorite places to visit and we were last there two years prior; I wrote a beery post about that trip at the time, and this one is … Continue reading
About a week and a half ago my latest print article dropped in The Bulletin, where I wrote about GoodLife Brewing’s Man of the Hour Flanders Red Ale, which has the distinction of being the last beer that founder and brewer Curt Plants brewed before he died. GoodLife Brewing Company … Continue reading
Yes, since it’s fresh hop season you can expect to be inundated with posts about the various fresh hop beers and events coming up! Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project already has its first fresh hop beer on tap and in cans now, Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA, and a couple of … Continue reading
In what I believe is the first fresh hop event of the season, the inaugural Silverton Fresh Hop Fest begins today, September 6, hosted by Silver Falls Brewery in Silverton. This fest runs two days, Friday the 6th and Saturday the 7th, and will feature Silver Falls pouring a wide … Continue reading
It’s that time of year already, and this year’s first harvesting of fresh hops felt earlier than usual (but maybe that’s just because it felt like the summer flew by). As I’ve done the past several years, here is my ongoing attempt to track the various Central Oregon fresh hop … Continue reading
The latest bottled IPA from Deschutes Brewery arrived yesterday: HandUp IPA. It’s a Cyclocross-inspired IPA dedicated to the late Colby Nightingale, a brewery employee who was a cycling enthusiast. One dollar per barrel sold of the beer will be donated to non-profit organization that support pancreatic cancer research. Along with … Continue reading