The Brew Site
The lifestyle beverages flowed through late December and the month of January, and two new entries into the non-alcoholic beer space from Partake Brewing were sent to me to review: Peach Gose and Radler, both styles of which I hadn’t yet seen in the NA segment. You might recall I … Continue reading
This week Rogue Ales sent out samples of its chocolatey, boozy Valentine’s Day offerings, and two cans of Espresso Martini canned cocktail arrived at the doorstep. It’s a brand new seasonal in the company’s canned cocktail lineup, available from January through April. The description says: Inspired by Portland, Oregon’s incredible … Continue reading
Victory Brewing added a new “Monkey” to its lineup of Belgian-inspired beers that started with Golden Monkey: Berry Monkey, a soured Belgian-style tripel with the addition of raspberry. The rollout is part of a new 2022 campaign named, I kid you not, “It’s Monkey Time.” Press release: As fans continue … Continue reading
Dry January is past, so cutting out alcohol may not be top of mind right now (though I’ve also seen the subsequent months recently called Fit February and Moderation March in the same spirit), but that shouldn’t stop you from moderating your alcohol intake if you so choose. In that … Continue reading
A year ago, 2 Towns Ciderhouse debuted Cosmic Crisp® as a year-round cider, an 8% ABV imperial cider created from the (relatively new) Cosmic Crisp apple variety. (Read my review of it here; I really liked it.) Now, the cidery has announced the launch of its Cosmic Explorer Series, featuring … Continue reading
Yakima, Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing announced the latest release in its “Frenz” limited series of collaboration beers. It’s the second beer with the series, and Bale Breaker partnered with Baker City, Oregon’s Barley Brown’s to brew it. The brewery plans a pair of release parties this weekend (Friday the 11th … Continue reading
So this is a fun one: McMenamins and Great Notion Brewing teamed up for a collaboration project but instead of the usual format, where the two breweries create a new beer together, they instead swapped flagship beer recipes and each brewery put its own twist on them. McMenamins took Great … Continue reading
Tröegs Independent Brewing of Pennsylvania released its limited edition Double Nugget Nectar, the, er, doubled-up version of its popular Nugget Nectar which is only available once a year. Although the press release below doesn’t mention the use of fresh-from-last-year’s-harvest hops as in Nugget Nectar, I’m assuming that’s implied. Details: Tröegs … Continue reading
Asheville, North Carolina’s Highland Brewing celebrated the lunar new year—the Year of the Tiger—with the release its third annual collaboration beer brewed with Seattle’s Lucky Envelope Brewing. The duo crafted a cold IPA (this year’s hottest new style, it seems) and Highland hosted a release party on Saturday the 5th. … Continue reading
Big news today from Sunriver Brewing as the company announced the opening of a fourth location (and the second one for Bend): its new Eastside Pub. It’s taking over the space formerly occupied by the eastside location of Jackson’s Corner (a popular restaurant and bakery located on the west side … Continue reading