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2 Towns Ciderhouse expanded its Cosmic Crisp® line of ciders this year, adding two new fruited varieties to join the original Cosmic Crisp imperial cider made from Cosmic Crisp apples. The cidery dubbed the new series its Cosmic Explorer Series, all of which are 8% alcohol by volume. The new … Continue reading
The end of last month saw two new year-round, core ciders added to the lineup by Portland Cider Company, in the leadup to its 9th anniversary. These new ciders are True Brut, a dry cider fermented with champagne yeast, and Strawberry Pineapple, a fruited blend with a tropical flair. Press … Continue reading
Eastern Oregon’s Terminal Gravity Brewing recently announced a new series of rotating IPAs and released its beer production calendar for 2022. The calendar fills out the can releases for the year, though there will still be limited and draft only releases yet to come. From the email newsletter: Now Introducing… … Continue reading
Recently, my wife and I spent a night in Pacific City on the Oregon Coast. No real reason other than to get away, for only the second overnight trip in two years; we’ve continued to mostly isolate and stay extremely cautious and careful during the pandemic, but even so, we … Continue reading
Cryo Hops® seem to be all the rage these days, which is great news for Yakima Chief Hops, which recently received a patent for the Cryo Hop processing technology it developed. Details from the press release: Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), the leading American hop supplier, has been awarded a US … Continue reading
Washington, DC’s DC Brau Brewing is in its fifth year of its Pride Pils program, a special beer brewed to raise money for SMYAL and The Blade Foundation when it releases in June. This year two labels were available to vote upon for the release; I’m late posting for the … Continue reading
Oregon’s largest cider maker, 2 Towns Ciderhouse, has offered its imperial cider The Bad Apple for a number of years now, and it’s nothing to sneeze at: 10.5% ABV, made with meadowfoam honey and aged on Oregon white oak. But now, the cidery has announced the launch of its super … Continue reading
Harpoon Brewery recently released Hometown Hat Trick, a triple dry-hopped pilsner, as part of a seasonal hockey collaboration series; I posted the press release about it a couple of week ago. This week, Harpoon sent two cans to me to sample and review. A blurb about the beer from the … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin this week landed on National Beer Day (April 7), so I took the opportunity to examine a bit of history and pre-Prohibition brewing styles, and suggested a few local beers brewed with this legacy in mind. Prohibition also served as a dividing line between … Continue reading
Beer from Georgia! Wild Heaven Beer is releasing a new flagship beer in its Sunburst IPA, a blend of west coast and hazy styles, which is launching across its distribution channels in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and South Carolina. It replaces the former twin IPA flagships, Wise Blood (a west coast … Continue reading