The Brew Site
The Brouwerij St. Bernardus in Watou, Belgium, turns 75 this year, and befitting the occasion the brewery shared news about big projects it has planned for this year. For those unfamiliar, St. Bernardus is one of the best-known Belgian breweries to beer fans (at least, outside of Belgium), with highly … Continue reading
It’s 4/20, so why not a round of theme drinking as a tip of the hat to the unofficial holiday? We recently found 4 & 20 Imperial Black IPA from Culmination Brewing, and though the label’s proliferation of blackbirds is meant to evoke “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” we all … Continue reading
Michigan’s New Holland Brewing is growing its hard seltzer line with the release of Dragon’s Share, a hard seltzer aged in bourbon barrels. There are four flavors: Original, Blackberry, Cherry, and Orange. The brewery sent me samples—a full half-case worth, with all four flavors. Here is the press release on … Continue reading
This weekend I received the latest samples from Pelican Brewing Company with its Slide Tackle Hazy IPA, a collaboration beer with the Portland Thorns soccer team. Originally designed and slated to be released a year ago, it was put on hold with covid and the cancellation of the Thorns’ season. … Continue reading
The early spring specialties from Hopworks Urban Brewery dropped just last month, and I’d received samples of both: Joker Imperial Hazy IPA and High Lift Cherry Sour, both in 16-ounce cans which is the format HUB is favoring for these lines. Let’s do some reviews! Joker Imperial Hazy IPA Joker … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, takes a look at Raspberry Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery. I bought a four-pack to try it out and review it, and reached out to the brewery for some background. “We asked ourselves what we could do to play with … Continue reading
Right on schedule, Bend Brewing Company this week announced the return of two of its popular seasonals to 16-ounce cans: Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA and Razztafari Sour Ale. Devil’s Cabbage is part of the ongoing High Desert Hop Series from BBC, while Razztafari falls into its Pub Series beers. Here’s … Continue reading
Allagash Brewing has declared its annual Saison Day, for today, April 14, 2021, and while this isn’t Oregon-specific news, you can join the digital Saison Day celebration with Allagash at 5pm EST / 2pm PST. Is there any saison-specific Oregon beer news for today? If so I’ll definitely highlight it … Continue reading
It was back in February when Worthy Brewing provided me with a sample selection of its current beers; at the time, the primary one I was interested in was Peace and Salinity, the brewery’s Dortmunder-style lager brewed with wildfire smoke-infused malt and lemon zest. I wrote about that beer for … Continue reading
Last fall I reviewed the Fantasy League mix-pack of low-alcohol, “better-for-you” lifestyle beers from Harpoon Brewery, four beers with a maximum of 4% ABV and brewed with ostensibly healthy ingredients, buckwheat kasha, chia, and sea salt. The key feature of these beers, of course, being low alcohol, and thus low … Continue reading