The Brew Site
There are two new beers to watch for from Cascade Lakes Brewing: Resurgence Gin Barrel-Aged Ale and Street Dog IPA. Resurgence is a limited-edition specialty, in which the company’s Revival IPA was aged in gin barrels from Gompers Distillery for seven month. Street Dog IPA benefits the nonprofit Street Dog … Continue reading
Yep, I’m posting a bunch of Christmas and winter themed beer reviews in the middle of summer—why not? We’re already seeing fall-themed beers becoming available and it’s only early August, so let’s start dreaming about Christmas beers while we’re at it! I’ve got notes and pictures from several of these … Continue reading
For the past several years Harpoon Brewery has offered its lifestyle-friendly “League” series of low alcohol, lower calorie beers, but hadn’t crossed over into non-alcoholic territory until now. The brewery has introduced Open League, its first NA brew crafted similarly to the other Leagues. Details from the press release: Packed … Continue reading
This Friday, August 12, Bale Breaker Brewing releases the latest variation of its Hot Tub Lifeguard Fruited Sour ale series, featuring Pineapple Mango as the fruit combination. It will initially be available at the brewery’s Yakima and Seattle locations, before reaching the rest of the Pacific Northwest later in the … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen news from Coronado Brewing of San Diego, but this week I received a release from the brewery about its latest foray into hard cider, as well as leadership changes and sales growth numbers. The new cider comes in two varieties: Nice & Dry, a … Continue reading
Recently Pelican Brewing Company surprised me by sending samples of its newest product—Sparkle Hops, the company’s first foray into non-alcoholic, sparkling hop water territory. Hop waters seem to be the new frontier in the (beer-adjacent) no/low alcohol lifestyle space, gaining prominence over the past few years. Sparkle Hops come in … Continue reading
Arrived today: cans of the new Raspberry Cosmic Crisp cider from 2 Towns Ciderhouse, which I posted about here. It joins the other three Cosmic Crisp ciders in the cidery’s Cosmic Explorer series, and is made with raspberries and cranberries blended into the strong (8% ABV) cider base. That base … Continue reading
Georgia’s Wild Heaven Beer released its Valley of Gold recently, a Belgian-style pale ale that the brewery created as an homage to Orval, calling it (not inaccurately) “one of the greatest beers ever brewed.” The description from the email sent to me said: This Belgian Pale boasts a cloud-like head … Continue reading
What was I just saying about it being too early for fall beers to be hitting the shelves? But the market rolls on, and recently Schlafly Beer announced the return of its two fall favorites, Pumpkin Ale and Oktoberfest, which hit the shelves last Friday the 5th. Press release: The … Continue reading
In much of rural Oregon, deer and elk hunting season is still an anticipated annual activity, and for the last few years Cascade Lakes Brewing has released Elk Camp IPA as its nod to the season. The brewery announced the return of Elk Camp, with a portion of the beer’s … Continue reading