The Brew Site
Yes, you read that headline right, Stone Brewing—purveyor of Arrogant Bastard Ale, famously anti “fizzy yellow beer”/mainstream industrial beer—has a hard seltzer(!). Buenavida Hard Seltzer was initially launched in Southern California only, but now the company has announced its nationwide rollout. Press release: After a wildly successful launch in Southern … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery has been working on non-alcoholic beer for about two years now, focusing primarily on its NA Irish Style Dark (which I wrote about here). This past week the brewery announced the next logical step: a non-alcoholic version of one of its flagships, Black Butte Porter. Having an NA … Continue reading
Oskar Blues Brewery first began canning its beer in 2002, the first American craft brewer (or microbrewer if you prefer, which I used here) to do so, and it was its flagship Dale’s Pale Ale that was the first beer to be canned. This year is the 20th anniversary of … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, which was published last week, covers Not Your Usual Barrel-Aged Stout, the collaboration beer from Bend Brewing Company and Newport Avenue Market (with a bit of Bohemian Roastery thrown in the mix); it’s a coffee-infused barrel-aged and blended imperial stout. Newport Avenue Market’s beer … Continue reading
The timing on this release was a bit odd, in retrospect. I received this press release from Cigar City Brewing just over a week ago, and then two days later, the news broke that Monster Beverages was buying CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective—of which Cigar City is a part. So Cigar … Continue reading
Just over a year ago I reviewed the core non-alcoholic offerings from Partake Brewing, a Canadian NA brewer that produces a range of styles from Blonde to Dark (called Stout back when I reviewed it). In addition to having less than 0.5% ABV (to legally qualify as non-alcoholic), they are … Continue reading
Oregon’s Rogue Ales is launching a brand new IPA in partnership with Revival Cycles of Austin, Texas—Knuckle Buster Cold IPA. The Austin launch of the beer will also incorporate a Willy Wonka-esque “golden ticket” style extra with select six-packs. See the press release for details: Award-winning craft brewery Rogue Ales … Continue reading
Last week a surprise packaged arrived at the doorstep, a bottle of Sally Can Wait Dark Export Lager from Double Mountain Brewery. It’s the first seasonal beer of 2022 for the brewery, and this year the seasonal lineup is going to include scannable QR codes on the bottles that will … Continue reading
Last week Ecliptic Brewing announced two new beer releases out this month, starting with the newest addition to its All the Time Series, LIGO West Coast IPA, a beer that sales manager Erin Grey Kemplin describes as “the modern equivalent of the classic West Coast IPA.” The year-round addition will … Continue reading
Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews is celebration a decade of brewing this year, and to celebrate the company is brewing up ten special collaboration beers throughout 2022. And in fact, today (Saturday the 15th), the brewery is hosting the release party for the Georgetown Brewing collaboration beer at its Ballard taproom. (Which … Continue reading