The Brew Site
Pennsylvania’s Tröegs Independent Brewing released its annual Hop Cyclone double IPA, so named for the brewery’s custom dry-hopping method that keeps the hops in circulation through the dry hopping cycle. It’s a 9% ABV brew available in 16-ounce cans. Press release: Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the release of its Once-A-Year … Continue reading
With The Little Woody having taken place this weekend, I did a deep dive on a single barrel-aged beer from 10 Barrel Brewing: Joyous Limbs, a sour ale aged 10 months in a genever barrel from Oregon Spirit Distillers. Genever is the juniper-flavored traditional liquor of the Netherlands, similar to … Continue reading
This week, Deschutes Brewery sent out samples of Farmstand Fresh, its mango-infused entry into the Fresh Family IPA series. It’s one that’s been out for a while, presumably in development, and has made it into cans available year round. The capsule description from the email I received said, “Farmstand Fresh … Continue reading
More collegiate beer news, with a brewery teaming up with a college to brew a collaboration beer. This time it’s North Carolina’s R&D Brewing teaming up with Appalachian State University to release an American pale ale named Mountain Brew. It’s not the first time R&D has collaborated with universities. Press … Continue reading
Fresh hop beer news from Portland’s Migration Brewing! The brewery is planning to release five fresh hop beers this season, starting with Fresh Outta Portland Fresh Hop IPA, which is out now. That’s the only one available in cans this year; the other four will be draft only at the … Continue reading
Another story featuring Coleman Agriculture, as it pertains to fresh hops—because it’s the season, don’t you know! (See my post on Bill Coleman previously.) Being that it’s essentially from Coleman, it’s a promo piece for the company, but interesting for some info on the hop harvest. The article: While hop … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again when hops harvest is in full swing, so expect a bunch of hop (and fresh hop) news and posts coming your way—starting with this one, featuring Bill Coleman of Coleman Agriculture in St. Paul, Oregon. Coleman was recently awarded the International Order of the … Continue reading
It’s time once again for my annual post obsessively tracking local-to-Central-Oregon fresh hop beers, which I will be updating frequently through at least the next month and a half. Here’s the usual description of my methodology: Breweries are listed alphabetically, then the beers are listed as I learn about them … Continue reading
The latest beer release from New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery gets a bit punny with the name, and who doesn’t appreciate a good pun: Oh! The Humidity, a sour ale with cantaloupe and mango added. Details from the release: Louisiana is ranked as one of the top three most humid … Continue reading
The annual Little Woody Barrel-Aged Beer Cider & Whiskey Festival returns this Labor Day weekend, taking place once again at the Deschutes Historical Museum and featuring barrel-aged specialties from a selection of local and semi-local breweries and cideries. It starts Friday, September 2 at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. for VIP) … Continue reading