The Brew Site
Michigan’s New Holland Brewing released a trio of springtime ales recently, featuring the spring seasonal Full Circle Kölsch-style Ale as well as the 15-packs of both Tangerine Space Machine Hazy IPA and Lightpoint Functional White Ale. The brewery sent me samples of the Tangerine Space Machine and the Full Circle, … Continue reading
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery offers a line of IPAs built around its classic flagship, Brew Free! or Die IPA, including Blood Orange and Tropical versions. The brewery must have felt that Brew Free! or Die was a bit old fashioned, as it announced a reimagining of the beer for … Continue reading
After a two year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Bend Brewfest is making its return this weekend, May 13 and 14, for a two-day springtime festival. It’s also in a slightly new location—still in Bend’s Old Mill District, but not at the amphitheater; it will be taking place on the … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery released a new daquiri-inspired line of hard seltzers, joining its Summer Seltzer variety pack for a burst of tropical summertime flavors. They’re all relatively easy-drinking, ranging from 3.6% to 4.5% alcohol by volume. Details: Urban South Brewery has introduced the Daq Pack, a new hard seltzer variety … Continue reading
Munich brewing icon Paulaner recently announced that it is transitioning its packaging to eco-friendly, sustainable materials. The company plans to phase out all of its plastic packaging within the year. It’s an important and worthwhile step to take even for a brewery like Paulaner that has been focused on protecting … Continue reading
More non-alcoholic beer reviews! I recently received samples from Best Day Brewing, a new producer of NA beer based in Sausalito, California. Best Day leans heavily into the “lifestyle” segment with its northern California image, billing these NA beers as “for doers everywhere” and those with active lifestyles. Quoting founder … Continue reading
Bend’s newest brewery Van Henion Brewing recently teamed up with Kevin Collins of Brother Jon’s Public House to brew up a special collaboration beer to be served exclusively at Brother Jon’s — Brother Van’s IPA. The Public House will be hosting a release party on Wednesday, May 11, from 3 … Continue reading
DC Brau Brewing in Washington, DC, released a number of its summertime beers as well as celebrating its 11th anniversary recently. The beers range from a Belgian pale to a radler to dank IPA and lager. The recent press release: DC Brau, D.C.’s original craft brewery, recently released three of … Continue reading
Happy Cinco de Mayo! To commemorate the day (which originally had nothing to do with drinking—that’s the Americanized version of course), I’ve got reviews of two Mexican-style lagers for you, both of which were just recently released. Cheers! Iron Hill Brewery Lemon Cerveza Mexican Style Lager I had received a … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin happened to fall on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, so what else could I do but write about Mexican lager and Bend’s own Mexican-style beer brand, Tranquilo MSA? While there’s no official definition, Mexican lagers typically fall into the spectrum between pale and Vienna … Continue reading