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I’ve got three more fresh hop lightning round reviews for you, ranging from Tumwater, Washington to back down here in Bend. Matchless Brewing – CSA Farm Harvest Fresh Hop Ale Matchless is located in Tumwater, and each year releases its CSA Farm Harvest pale ale, brewed with Washington-grown fresh Centennial … Continue reading
Yes, you’re getting inundated with fresh hop news right now because that’s the season and I’m getting caught up! Right now, the Portland Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest is taking place (concurrent with the dates of Oktoberfest, actually, which is fitting), and it’s an outdoor beer garden setting, which helps … Continue reading
I saw that Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA went on tap at Deschutes Brewery’s Bend Pub yesterday (along with Hop Trip!), good timing for this news. Deschutes sent out the press release/media sheet on upcoming beers, including several collaborations, which I’m posting here. Notably, collaborations seems to be the big … Continue reading
Can’t pass up the opportunity to post more fresh hop beer news! Hopworks Urban Brewery released Fresh Hop Abominable Ale late last month (I just posted a short review with it yesterday), and last week announced its other two fresh hop beers of the season: Fresh Hop Ace of Spades … Continue reading
The fresh hop beers are here and if you’re not drinking them yet, you’re missing out! It’s one of my favorite times of the year for beer, and I’m trying to get as many fresh hop beers as I can. Last year I posted “lightning round” style reviews of the ones … Continue reading
Were it not cancelled for the second year in a row, today would have been the first official day of Oktoberfest in Munich, so this week’s article for The Bulletin covered the two appropriate beer styles for the event and pointed readers at some local versions. Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier is … Continue reading
Summer is winding down but there’s still plenty of time to drink the summertime seasonals from Hopworks Urban Brewery, three of which the company sent to me to sample. Let’s just jump right in to the reviews! Ace of Spades Imperial IPA I am a fan of old-school imperial IPAs, … Continue reading
More local fresh hop news! The first of three fresh hop ales from Bend Brewing Company was released on draft last week, and today (Friday the 17th) another is released, along with cans of both. Here’s the press release detailing the brewery’s fresh news: Bend Brewing Company is excited to … Continue reading
This isn’t a beer review, but as I noted when I received these mixes, it is “brew” adjacent—as in coffee brew. Cask & Kettle, a Michigan-based company, developed a line of instant hot coffee cocktails designed to be used with single-serve Keurig coffee machines. These are in standard Keurig-compatible pods, … Continue reading
I’m a bit behind on posting this press release from Cascade Lakes Brewing, but in the interest of keeping track of the fresh hop beers coming out of Central Oregon, here are details on the brewery’s Koosah Fresh Hop IPA, available now. Once a year, beer drinkers’ favorite flowers – … Continue reading