The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin, published last week, reviews a literal pastry stout from Boss Rambler Beer Club—Ocean stRoll, an imperial stout brewed with actual Ocean Roll pastries from Sparrow Bakery. It’s a collaboration beer with Horus Aged Ales of Oceanside, California, and leans heavily into the Ocean Roll’s … Continue reading
Firestone Walker Brewing calls its Hopnosis IPA a “cold IPA” though it wasn’t immediately clear to me whether the brewery was playing on its use of Cryo Hops, or if more was involved. As it happens, there is more to it than deriving “cold” from “cryo” and FW details it … Continue reading
Here are reviews for two recent ciders from 2 Towns Ciderhouse that were released this spring, and for which the company sent me samples. The first, Pristine Peach, is available in the cidery’s new large format stovepipe cans (19.2 ounces), joining Outcider and Strawberade. The other, The Baddie, is a … Continue reading
Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery revamped the look for its line of ciders this year, one that is inspired by matchbook designs from the 1940s and 1950s according to the press release. Along with the new designs, the brewery slated six ciders for release this year, and sent me three … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing has a new variety pack out showcasing imperial IPAs with the Triple Double pack. It’s a six-pack with two cans each of three different strong IPAs, and the brewery recently sent me a sample pack to review. Here’s what included in the pack, based on the brewery’s … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out last week, takes a look at the latest year-round beer from GoodLife Brewing, High Altitude Lager, and frames that within an overview of the American lager style. “We began with an idea to brew a super-light lager because we (production team) all like … Continue reading
Boston’s Harpoon Brewery recently released two new beers, American-style pale lagers whose sales will benefit military families with $1 per case sold: American Flyer Lager and American Flyer Light. The brewery sent me samples of each beer to review as well. Press release: $1 of each case sold will benefit … Continue reading
The Bend edition of the Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer and Doughnut Fest is back, returning on Saturday, May 20 for its second annual edition hosted by Silver Moon Brewing. Like the Portland counterpart, this fest features 13 coffee beers paired with doughnuts and coffee and takes place from 10:00 a.m … Continue reading
I recently received the latest in the radler/hefeweizen series of Schöfferhofer beers from Radeberger Gruppe, and it’s an unusual flavor combination: watermelon and mint. It’s hitting the market positioned as a summertime brew; the website description says: Schöfferhofer Watermelon Mint, the newest flavour sensation in our portfolio, brings a pure … Continue reading
Go Ask Talus is the latest single hop IPA from Double Mountain Brewery, featuring (as you might expect) the Talus hop, a relatively new variety formerly known as HBC 692 that is a daughter of Sabro. I received a bottle of this new beer last week in conjunction with the … Continue reading