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Here’s an option for pandemic drinking if you’re looking for beer alternatives: Mancan Wines, which come in cans. The company had sent me all four of its wines, in its smaller 250ml can format (approximately 8.5 fluid ounces), which my wife and I split and reviewed during a watching of, … Continue reading
Portland’s Baerlic Brewing crafts a variety of beers across a range of styles, many of which are released in cans, particularly the specialty ones. I’ve only had a handful of its beers and haven’t yet had the chance to visit the brewery in person, and that doesn’t look likely any … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out last week, in which I examine Worthy Brewing‘s new(ish) Tenmile Dry Hopped Lager in detail. “Honestly, we had had so much fun working on Sol Power Pils that we wanted to design a beer that would be just as crushable yet see … Continue reading
Surprising news this morning out of the Brewers Association—or perhaps not so surprising, all things considered—is the cancellation of the Great American Beer Festival this year due to COVID-19. Brewbound broke the news this morning: For the first time in the festival’s nearly 40-year history, the Brewers Association (BA) has … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery announced the release of two new beers to support the hospitality industry and local brewers guild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: Virtual Beer Hug and All Together IPA. Portions of the sales of each beer will be donated to World Central Kitchen and the Central Oregon … Continue reading
The end of last week brought a shipment of canned cider to my door: Portland Cider Company Kinda Dry. Not sure if there’s an occasion or just the cidery reminding us that it’s still there (yay!) with the flagship. Description: The cider that started it all. Our take on an … Continue reading
Friday, May 15, is the first day of Phase One of Oregon governor Kate Brown’s re-opening plan, in which 31 Oregon counties can start easing COVID-19 restrictions. Among the businesses that can start easing restrictions are restaurants, breweries, bars, tasting rooms, and distilleries, under the following guidelines: Limit the occupancy … Continue reading
Back when Crux Fermentation Project released Gypsy Coolship No. 2 in March, two other newly canned beers were introduced as well: Bubble Wrap Hazy IPA and Battlestar IPA. I’d gotten samples of each and included a short bit about them in my article on the Coolship—but they are pretty tasty … Continue reading
The Brewers Association’s annual American Craft Beer Week begins today, May 11, and runs through May 17. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s week-long celebration of independent beer looks a little different. Breweries are still unable open their doors to on-premise consumption and while to-go and delivery options exist, it’s … Continue reading
Harpoon Brewery in Massachusetts is releasing a special “community ale” for COVID-19 pandemic relief this month, a revisiting of the brewery’s first beer from 1986 with proceeds from the sales benefiting several local organizations. Good stuff happening, on top of Harpoon also producing hand sanitizer since last month. Here is … Continue reading