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My latest article for The Bulletin dives into the Baltic porter style, and considers Black Lava Sea Salt Baltic Porter from Bend’s Spider City Brewing Company as an example. As the name implies, the style originated in countries surrounding the Baltic Sea, such as Poland, Russia and Finland. During the … Continue reading
We’re back with another Oregon beer news edition, for this post-Inauguration Day January 21. I hope everyone’s feeling optimistic! As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the rest of the day with news and info as I find it, so hit “reload” from time to time. Let’s go.
One day left! I’m sure many of us are counting the hours at this point. To help you get through the day, here’s news in the Oregon beer world for Tuesday, January 19. I’ll be updating this post occasionally throughout the afternoon with the latest news as I find it, … Continue reading
A surprise package arrived yesterday from Hopworks Urban Brewery: two cans each of Ace of Clubs Imperial IPA and Stoner Fruit Apricot Sour, the newest seasonals out for this year. Here are details from the company’s press release for these new 2021 brews: “Imagine you’re stranded on a tropical island, … Continue reading
Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 18, rounding up the various tidbits and happenings from around the state. I’ll be updating this post through the afternoon with the latest news as I discover it, so crack open a beer and check back … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company released its 2021 beer calendar today, outlining the year’s packaged (canned) beer releases and introducing Urgent Fury IRA, new to the lineup for January. Other IPAs are making their ways into cans in the expanding High Desert Hop series, and the Pub Series expands as well. Here’s … Continue reading
Yes, Double Mountain Brewery released its Chocolate Stout as its final seasonal of 2020 in November (when I received a bottle), but I drank it the first week of this year as a nice transition into this new decade. Chocolate Stout is a moderate-strength 6.8% ABV with 55 IBUs, and … Continue reading
Last month, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery teamed up with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey for a second time (I missed the first) to collaborate on a new barrel-aged beer, The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey aged Doppelbock—and this week, a bottle of the boozy collab arrived on the doorstep. It’s a 9% specialty … Continue reading
Last week I posted the press release from Double Mountain Brewery about its new Westerly Pilsner, a hoppy pils brewed with a bit of rye and some west coast bitterness. Westerly Pilsner – 5.2% ABV 25 BU Goin’ out west, where they appreciate a lager with some extra hops. This … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Here’s my end-of-week roundup of the various news in beer from around the state for this Friday, January 15, including some COVID-19 county-level updates I’ve seen pop up in my feed. I’ll be updating this post throughout the rest of the day with news as I see it, … Continue reading