The Brew Site
For those that might not be aware, Block 15 Brewing is located in Corvallis, Oregon, which is also the home of Oregon State University, the state’s largest university. OSU also happens to have a strong Fermentation Science program. Many graduates of that program go on to become brewers, and it’s … Continue reading
Ice cider and Old World perry, those are the two new limited ciders announced by Double Mountain Brewery recently, joining the already-impressive list of ciders produced by the Hood River brewery. The ice cider, named Iris, in particular sounds quite interesting, with a treatment that sounds more akin to making … Continue reading
I observed recently that cold IPA is the hottest new style, so naturally I had to write about it at some point for The Bulletin. So this week, my latest article for the newspaper covers what cold IPA is (the short version) and rounds up several recent Central Oregon examples. … Continue reading
The Bruery takes its pastry stouts seriously enough to even have an entire Bakery Series of beers to celebrate them, and the latest release in the series evokes banana nut muffins. It’s named, unsurprisingly, Banana Nut Muffin, and it’s an 8.1% imperial stout brewed with bananas, vanilla, and walnuts, and … Continue reading
Hot on the heels of its 5000 Barleywine release, Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing announced the upcoming March release in its Moon Room Series of lagers: Märzen. This series celebrates the brewery’s second location, the Moon Room in southeast Portland. Press release: Ecliptic Brewing is releasing the next beer in their new … Continue reading
Way back in January 2020, the first Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest took place among the rustic cabins in an open air setting at the Suttle Lodge. It featured a variety of breweries pouring beers from the cabins while guests could drink around firepits in the outdoor campground setting; my … Continue reading
Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project joins the small club of breweries that have released their own whiskey, with the announcement of its Straight Bourbon Whiskey, produced in partnership with Pursuit Distilling. It’s not a whiskey distilled from an existing Crux beer, but brewmaster Larry Sidor did create a custom wash (basically, … Continue reading
Iron Hill Brewery is canning gold—GABF gold medal gold, that is, in the form of its award-winning King’s Gold American Pilsner. The brewery announced the release of the pils in cans, which dropped earlier this month. It’s a pre-Prohibition style lager brewed with corn and is 5% ABV with 30 … Continue reading
Colorado’s Oskar Blues Brewery is launching a new rotating IPA series it calls its Mutant IPA series, which will feature the “latest mutations in hops and hop technology.” The first in the series is Western Mutant West Coast IPA, which aims for a fresh take on the west coast style … Continue reading
Technically it’s now the day after Valentine’s Day, but I thought it would fun to round up a few of the beers (and cocktail) we enjoyed this weekend and on the day itself—which can certainly be enjoyed anytime for a date night or even just because. Rogue Ales Espresso Martini … Continue reading