The Brew Site
This is only tangentially beer related, but for an amazing cause: Roger Worthington, the founder and owner of Bend’s Worthy Brewing, is behind the creation of Operation Appleseed, a major environmental initiative that aims to plant one million trees in Oregon over the next three years. There is an initial … Continue reading
For the last several years GoodLife Brewing has been teaming up with the band G. Love and Special Sauce to collaborate on the naturally-named Special Sauce IPA series. Last year’s edition was called The Juice IPA, released in conjunction with the band’s album The Juice, and today GoodLife announced the … Continue reading
The newest beer from Double Mountain Brewery arrived today: The Other Matt IPA, the latest in the Brewer Experimental IPA series. This one is from lead brewer Matt Coughlin (as opposed to owner Matt Swihart) and is brewed with Azacca hops and kveik yeast. I really enjoyed the last beer … Continue reading
Oddly enough—I didn’t plan it—it seems that March 1 is National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day, and my latest article for The Bulletin is out and the topic is peanut butter beer, featuring Wild Ride Brewing’s Nut Crusher Peanut Butter Porter. So I guess if you like peanut butter, grab a … Continue reading
The latest marketing samples of beer—or in this case, non-alcoholic beer—reached me yesterday, from Surreal Brewing Company. The brewery sent a six-pack representing five different NA beers: Juicy Mavs Hazy IPA (two cans), Chandelier Red IPA, Natural Bridges Kölsch, 17 Mile Porter, and Pastry Porter. According to the marketing, these … Continue reading
Yes it’s been a week since Oregon’s statewide brewery open house took place, but here’s a look back at the Zwickelmania stops we made here in Central Oregon—in pictures. And, I’ve got a review of this year’s official Zwickelmania collaboration beer at the end. Cascade Lakes Brewing (Redmond) This year … Continue reading
Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project recently released a new year-round beer in its simply-named Crux IPA, billed as “an everyday India pale ale.” It’s certainly a sessionable IPA at only 5.8% alcohol by volume (though it’s not targeting the “lifestyle” niche) and interestingly, it is only available in cans with no … Continue reading
The news was released this morning via press release on Untappd’s site: Next Glass, the company building software tools for beer enthusiasts, breweries, and bars, restaurants, and retailers focused on the craft segment, has announced it has acquired certain assets of BeerAdvocate, including the popular www.beeradvocate.com website, an independent online … Continue reading
Last week I received a shipment of non-alcoholic beers from Grüvi, a Denver-based company I hadn’t heard of before which produces NA beers and wines. Grüvi is introducing a new alcohol-free Stout, so sent me samples of the Stout, IPA, and Weisse as part of the rollout. It’s interesting timing, … Continue reading
This week, a six-pack of cans of Mama Peaches IPA arrived from Sanitas Brewing Company from Colorado. I received the beers as part of a roll-out announcing Sanitas’ hiring of PR firm Meteorite PR; Mama Peaches was brewed to celebrate the birth of Sanitas co-founder Michael Mimsic’s first child. The … Continue reading