The Brew Site
Here’s a bit of news more focused on brewery operations than beer itself, from Schlafly Beer out of St. Louis: the brewery dropped over a million dollars into a new canning line that quadruples its packaging capacity. Along with this expansion, Schlafly rolled out a new IPA, Just A Bit … Continue reading
I recently posted the news of Deschutes Brewery’s release of Black Butte Non-Alcoholic, the company’s second NA beer, and a week ago the brewery provided me some cans of both Black Butte NA and Black Butte Porter to sample and compare side-by-side. You can read the details in the press … Continue reading
Untitled Art is a brewery (beverage company?) based in Wisconsin that not only brews beer but also creates hard seltzers, CBD sparkling water, wine spritzes, and more. All of its beers are essentially limited edition one-offs; the company says: Each month exclusive examples of the most favored beers are created … Continue reading
New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery announced the release of its new year-round, low-calorie beer, Paradise Park IPA (one of the highlights in its 2022 calendar). Not only is it lower alcohol and lower calorie, it’s also easy on the wallet, according to the press release below—$7.99 per six-pack. Urban South … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin covers Bend’s newest brewery, Van Henion Brewing, and its first two beers on the market, Helles Lager and India Pale Ale. It’s not the first article you’ve probably seen on the new company, and certainly won’t be the last, but what makes Van Henion … Continue reading
Offshoot Beer Company, the subsidiary company of The Bruery that focuses on hop-forward beers, announced the release of its newest year-round beer: Coast (An Anytime Hazy Pale Ale). It’s something of a more sessionable counterpart to the company’s flagship IPA, Relax, and it’s hitting the market this month. More details … Continue reading
Ecliptic Brewing announced the second of its 2022 collaborations, to be released toward the end of February: Cri-Star IPA with Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews. It’s a mashup of the two breweries’ flagship IPAs. Details from the release: Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing has partnered with Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews to collaborate on a beer, … Continue reading
We now have hazy red ales! Okay to be fair, maybe we already had them, but Cascade Lakes Brewing announced the release of its newest seasonal, Red Haze, billed as a hazy red; I don’t particularly recall seeing one before. The title on the press release calls it “the perfect … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing announced the launch of this year’s F*Cancer fundraising campaign with a new look to the can label and a partnership with DrinkTanks, with proceeds from the sales of F*Cancer IPA and other efforts benefitting cancer-focused organizations. Press release: Silver Moon Brewing has announced the kickoff of its … Continue reading
A couple of years ago on a beer/media trip to Yakima, Washington, I’d picked up a bottle of Jameson Caskmates IPA—the Bale Breaker Brewing edition where Topcutter IPA was conditioned in casks that were then used for Jameson Irish Whiskey. So, whiskey finished in casks that were seasoned with IPA. … Continue reading