The Brew Site
The latest beers from Public Coast Brewing are out for spring, and they feature a brand new fruited double IPA as well as two returning ales. The new beer is a collaboration with Big Dog’s Brewing of Las Vegas, Violent Violet Blueberry Hazy DIPA, joining with Uncle Fred’s German Wheat … Continue reading
This Saturday, April 22, Crux Fermentation Project presents its springtime saison festival — Saisons on the Lawn! Featuring a lineup of nine saisons from Crux and other breweries pouring from noon until 8pm, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Brewers Guild. Here are details from the event page: The mighty saison! … Continue reading
I’m behind on pointing to my latest article for The Bulletin, profiling the specialty Monkuccino ale from Monkless Belgian Ales, a quadrupel-style Belgian ale infused with coffee and raspberries. “The main inspiration for Monkuccino was Curtain Closer, our late-winter seasonal,” he said via email. “We typically age Curtain Closer on … Continue reading
Last week I received a six-pack of Firestone Walker Brewing’s latest beer, a remix of its 805 Beer with a Cinco de Mayo twist—805 Cerveza. 805 is a golden ale that drinks like a lager, and 805 Cerveza is a proper lager brewed with lime, in collaboration with East LA … Continue reading
Avid Cider of Bend, Oregon recently announced a brand refresh, starting with its flagship Blackberry Cider, as well as its newest release—Royal Apricot Imperial Cider. Both ciders are available in six-packs of 12-ounce cans. Royal Apricot joins the company’s Imperial Series which includes Golden Delish; these ciders are 8.5% alcohol … Continue reading
The latest beer released from Public Coast Brewing in its Sour Series is Currant Vanilla Tart Ale, a specialty that was brewed for Oregon Craft Beer Month in February. It’s a “golden ale [that] features a delicate dance of tart berries and creamy vanilla to offer a well-balanced combination of … Continue reading
The newest entry to the “Fresh Family” series of IPAs from Deschutes Brewery is Tropical Fresh IPA, which was released at the beginning of 2023 and was rolling out nationally in March. This new beer is brewed with Mosaic, Simcoe, and Strata hops, as well as a new Experimental 586 … Continue reading
This week’s article for The Bulletin covered Initiative Brewing of Redmond, profiling the brewery through the lens of two of its lagers, Oh Bother Honey Lager and Issue With Authority Smoked Lager. Oh Bother has the classic golden appearance of a helles lager, and is 7.5% alcohol by volume with … Continue reading
This week, Hopworks (Urban) Brewery announced a revamp to its brand identity, and launched two new flagship beers, as it prepares for its 15th anniversary this year. Concurrent with the announcement, the brewery sent out samples of the new beers along with a hat sporting the new concept, which arrived … Continue reading
There’s a new non-alcoholic beer brand out of Austin, Texas, that launched at the end of last year: Rick’s Near Beer. In December I received a press release for the new brand, which launched with a non-alcoholic Pilsner. This week I received samples of the NA Pils which I believe … Continue reading