The Brew Site
I received the latest seasonal/specialty beer from Double Mountain Brewery which arrived last week—Burnside Skatepark IPA. The beer was brewed in tribute to the Burnside Skatepark in Portland, and to benefit the nonprofit organization that manages the park—details in the press release below: Thirty years ago, a group of skaters … Continue reading
Pelican Brewing’s latest year-round beer is available now, Paddleback Oceanic Pale Ale, which features Australian and New Zealand hops (collectively making up the “Oceanic” part of the name). The brewery sent me a six-pack of the cans to sample at the end of last week. The press release tagline mentions … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery launched its new Squeezy Rider IPA this month, and as part of the rollout I received samples of the beer this week (three cans). The cans themselves are much less pink than the original press release imagery indicated. It’s a west coast IPA that’s 7% ABV with “mystery” … Continue reading
Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Thursday, March 25; I’ll be updating this post throughout the rest of the day with additional news items as I find them, so check back in on it periodically.
Seems like everywhere you look, there’s a new hazy pale/IPA/imperial IPA on the market; they’re what sells right now, and breweries are churning through recipes to try to find one or more stick. Most of the beer samples I’ve received of late include at least one hazy ale so there … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin was published last Thursday (or Wednesday online), in which I write about Frontier Justice Coffee Stout from Three Creeks Brewing. Apropos of that article, I’d also received a selection of beers from head brewer Jeff Cornett, including the rum-barrel aged version of Frontier Justice, … Continue reading
Bend’s Newport Avenue Market and Bend Brewing Company teamed up to brew a beer for a good cause: Not Your Usual IPA, the proceeds from which will benefit the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon. Newport Market is one of the best craft beer stores in Central Oregon, with knowledgeable … Continue reading
The latest spring seasonals from Hopworks Urban Brewery arrived this week: Joker Imperial Hazy IPA and High Lift Cherry Sour, two 16-ounce cans of each. Joker is the fourth beer in HUB’s “Ace” series, brewed with Cashmere, Chinook, and Kohatu hops to 8.1% ABV and 55 IBUs; each year’s hop … Continue reading
I hope everyone had a safe and quiet St. Patrick’s Day yesterday! The Oregon beer news returns this week for a post green beer update of the news and happenings from around the state. As usual this post will continue to be updated through the day with the latest, so … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery included its new Squeezy Rider IPA in its 2021 release calendar, and now that March is here, the beer is officially launched. Squeezy Rider joins the “Fresh Family” of beers which includes Fresh Squeezed IPA, Fresh Haze IPA, and so on. Here’s the full press release: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading