Portland’s Von Ebert Brewing consistently crafts solid beers across a range of styles, and this summer the brewery sent me samples from its core lineup to review: Pils, Volatile Substance IPA, and Sector 7 Hazy IPA. I’ve reviewed Volatile Substance in the past already; it’s a multiple award-winning beer, including … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin takes a look at one of Bend’s more under-the-radar breweries that is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year—Oblivion Brewing. I cover a bit of the brewery’s background and its beers, including reviewing the summer seasonal Cultus Sunset India Session Ale, canned for the first … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery’s The Dissident returns for 2023, and the brewery sent me two bottles recently—one of this year’s vintage, and one of the 2019 vintage. Why 2019? Because that was when Deschutes last released a version of The Dissident brewed to its original recipe, with cherries, until this year. In … Continue reading
Earlier this year, Hop Valley Brewing of Springfield released and sent me its Triple Double Imperial IPA pack—a mixed six-pack featuring three of the brewery’s imperial IPAs, including its flagship Alpha Centauri, Cryo Stash, and Stash Bandicoot Imperial Hazy. I’ve already reviewed Stash Bandicoot, last year with the company’s Haze … Continue reading
One of my recent articles for The Bulletin takes a look at mead, with a new Central Oregon meadery, Lazy Z Ranch Wines. Lazy Z is producing its own honey from which is produced its Estate Traditional Mead, and it also concurrently released Lavender Blossom Mead, made with local honey … Continue reading
I recently received a four pack of the latest tinyHaus series specialty beer from 10 Barrel Brewing: Out of Focus Peach Hazy IPA. It’s the fourteenth release in the series, and the description says: In our quest to create the ultimate super juiced Hazy IPA, Tonya added White Peach to … Continue reading