The Brew Site
Last year I started a new job, working remotely (aren’t we all) for an east coast company, doing web and software development with a tech team that also works remote—from Austin, Texas. While the job isn’t beer-related, everyone pretty well knows I’m “the beer guy,” so it’s no surprise that … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company has announced its 2022 canned beer calendar, outlining the package releases slated for the new year. Many of the standards and favorites are returning, and there are some notable new additions appearing in cans this year, including a porter, a Cascadian dark ale, and new sours. Details … Continue reading
That’s a strange headline to write, but that’s what Flying Dog Brewery is doing—packaging its new Super Hook Fruit Punch imperial sour ale in clear glass to showcase it’s pink color. Clearly I’m skeptical, but the brewery claims it has developed “special processes” to keep the beer intact in that … Continue reading
California’s Stone Brewing has a slate of special releases this year in its Stone Fan Favorites, a lineup of throwback recipes that were voted on by the brewery’s fans that will be once again seeing the light of day for 2022. The first, Sublimely Self-Righteous Black IPA, is already out … Continue reading
Back in September, Stone Brewing and Deschutes Brewery teamed up to release a honey-infused collaboration beer, Let’s Bee Homies Hazy IPA. I don’t know how it came about exactly but Deschutes wrote that the beer is a collaboration celebrating both brewery’s investment and commitment to the Hop Research Council and … Continue reading
Pennsylvania’s Tröegs Independent Brewing announced the return of Nugget Nectar last week, its imperial amber ale that showcases the harvest season’s Nugget hops. Tröegs is releasing the beer in a number of formats as well as offering up special draft events. Here’s the press release from the brewery: Tröegs Independent … Continue reading
For the longest time I somehow managed to not drink any beers from one of the most famous New England-style IPA breweries—indeed, contender for inventing the hazy, NEIPA style—The Alchemist of Vermont. This even despite the fact that cans of both Focal Banger and Heady Topper starting showing up periodically … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery of New Orleans announced its 2022 beer calendar, featuring a new low-calorie IPA and surprise specialty seasonal can drops. Here’s the press release with details: Urban South Brewery has released its 2022 distribution calendar, highlighting year-round and seasonal beer releases for the upcoming year. The award-winning craft … Continue reading
Astoria’s Buoy Beer Company released its 2022 beer calendar, announcing the expansion of its package lineup and redesign of its 16-ounce cans for the new year. One of the highlights, a canned lager series kicking off in March. Here’s the full press release with the news: Buoy Beer Company released … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin out this week, the first one for the new year, features Cherries Jubelale from Deschutes Brewery. Because why not kick off 2022 with a big bold brew? I thought I’d start the new year with Deschutes’ latest spin on an old favorite, Cherries Jubelale … Continue reading