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For the month of December, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery released a doubled-up version of its flagship Harpoon IPA, in what it dubs its “Big & Limited Edition” (series? one-off?): Imperial Harpoon IPA. I’d posted about the release and Harpoon sent me a can to sample recently, so I figured since we’re … Continue reading
The Oregon Brewers Guild starts the new year out strong, announcing the launch of its new Mashing Barriers Internship Program, an initiative from its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee to help underserved individuals gain a foothold in the brewing industry. It’s a great start to try to bring more diversity … Continue reading
Von Ebert Brewing’s flagship IPA, Volatile Substance, had a great 2021. In the Oregon Beer Awards in May, it won gold in the American IPA category, edging ahead of two IPAs from Sunriver Brewing. Then in September, it followed that up by winning gold at the Great American Beer Festival … Continue reading
Block 15 Brewing out of Corvallis is, right now, one of Oregon’s best breweries in my opinion, consistently releasing solid, well-brewed beers that span the gamut of styles—not just IPAs. These two beers I’m reviewing represent two great examples of underrated malty styles that you don’t see very often, and … Continue reading
When Hopworks Urban Brewery first announced its 2021 beer calendar (yes, a year ago!), the final beer in its “Ace” series of the year, Ace of Diamonds, was originally slated to be a black IPA. Somewhere along the course of the year, plans changed (didn’t they all, though?), and the … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out this week, on the 30th, and the topic is seeing what lies ahead for 2022—just in time for New Year’s Day! Of course, trying to predict the future and beer trends is always a fraught endeavor, so I started with new Central … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing released its 2022 beer schedule a couple of weeks ago, but it seems appropriate to kick off the new year with the announcement and calendar. Potentially most interesting (at least to me) in the upcoming lineup is the new Moon Room Series of lager beers. Here’s the … Continue reading