The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin (which came out a week and a half ago) and it’s a study in pilsners, a great style to drink during this hot weather. I evaluate two side by side, from Sunriver Brewing and Three Creeks Brewing. When brewed properly, these beers are light … Continue reading
The latest seasonal IPA from Double Mountain Brewery is a collaboration beer with Everybody’s Brewing (located across the river from Double Mountain), a west coast IPA dubbed Escape From Indiana. Both brewery owners are originally from Indiana, and have put together a beer featuring New Zealand hops and Thiolized yeast … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin takes a look at Kaffir Lime Sea Salt Gose from Spider City Brewing, and considers lime gose as a base for the beer cocktail known as a beerita. It’s perfect for summer! The concept behind the beerita is simple. Start with a classic margarita, … Continue reading
The 805 Family of beers from Firestone Walker Brewing is a workhorse for the company, accounting for more than 50 percent of the brewery’s production. The mainstay is the 805 Original, a light, easy-drinking blonde ale, named for the 805 telephone area code representing Firestone Walker’s region on the Central … Continue reading
Talus is a relatively new hop, formerly known as HBC 692 before earning its name, developed as a daughter of Sabro and commercially released in 2020. In that time it’s earned some recognition for its tropical fruit and some neomexicanus characteristics, this spring Double Mountain Brewery highlighted it in its … Continue reading
One of the newest beers added to the Deschutes Brewery year-round lineup this year is Symphonic Chronic Double Dank IPA, a resinous and fruity ale that “combines West Coast kettle hopping with East Coast dry hopping” in a big beer with 9% alcohol by volume. While not part of the … Continue reading
Cascade Lakes Brewing of Redmond, Oregon, has been building out a new pub on Bend’s east side, and recently the brewery was finally able to give a limited opening date for the new location—July 19. Located at the corner of 27th Street and Reed Market Road, the buildout was originally … Continue reading
Bell’s Brewery started distributing to the Pacific Northwest this spring, bringing classics like Two Hearted IPA and Oberon Wheat (and possibly others) to the region, and the company sent me samples of its flagship Two Hearted as part of the rollout. I suspect it’s a distribution push made possible because … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 15, Bend’s Deschutes Brewery is hosting its Damn Tasty Beer Fest at its Beer Garden next to the production brewery. It takes place from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and will feature a host of Central Oregon breweries in addition to Deschutes (listed below). Tickets cost $10 to … Continue reading
Here are my reviews on two of the three beers that Public Coast Brewing sent to me a little while back; the third, StackStock Candy Cap Stout, is one I’ve reviewed before so didn’t include it here. Let’s jump in to these other two, Uncle Fred’s and Violent Violet. Uncle … Continue reading