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Pumpkin beer season is here again, and you may have seen pumpkin beers starting to appear on the shelves since the beginning of the month. I already have a bunch in my fridge (of course) and recently I also received two pumpkin ales and an Oktoberfest from Montauk Brewing and … Continue reading
Over the summer, one of the latest in the Zupan’s Markets Farm to Market beer collaborations, a Japanese-style Lager with Portland’s Living Häus Beer, was released to the specialty grocery chain’s stores. It was the 29th beer in the series, in which Zupan’s partners with regional breweries to brew various … Continue reading
The latest non-alcoholic beer to come from Two Roads Brewing is an NA version of its flagship beer, Road 2 Ruin Zero. This NA IPA joins Non-Alcoholic Juicy IPA in the brewery’s lineup, and the company sent me a couple of cans to sample. Here are the details from the … Continue reading
Hard to believe it’s been two decades, but Elysian Brewing’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The two day celebration returns to the Seattle Center on Friday and Saturday, October 4 and 5. This year’s event is presented by The Vera Project, and you can … Continue reading
This month marks the return of Oktoberfest, and among the various McMenamins locations there are a number of Oktoberfest events taking place. Here in Bend, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is hosting its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, September 21. It’s an all-day affair, all ages are welcome, and doesn’t … Continue reading
My latest print article for The Bulletin, published last week, revisits the styles of shandy and radler, which I last wrote about for the paper way back in 2017. Both Deschutes Brewery and Worthy Brewing released examples of these this summer, which I tried and reviewed. The last few weeks … Continue reading
Schilling Hard Cider released a new lineup of hard lemonades recently, with three flavors now available in cans: Imperial Pink Lemonade, Imperial Blue Raspberry, and Guava Lemonade. I believe these start out with a cider base, with additional fruit added. The company sent me all three to sample and review. … Continue reading
For my mid-August article for The Bulletin, I profiled Velvet Wallpaper IPA, the collaboration beer from Double Mountain Brewery and Van Henion Brewing. It’s a west coast style IPA and Double Mountain sent me a bottle to sample in conjunction with the release. It’s the tasting room wallpaper that inspired … Continue reading
The first of my print articles for The Bulletin in August focused on a collaboration beer cooked up between Boneyard Beer and Y.Market Brewing of Japan—Yokozuna IPA, brewed for the Fuji to Hood Festival and released on draft at Boneyard’s pub and taproom. Every collab brewed for the festival incorporated … Continue reading
To celebrate summer, I received four beers from Portland’s Hopworks Brewery, all fruited brews built for the season: Ferocious Citrus IPA, Totally Radler, Blackberry Hazy IPA, and Rindless Watermelon Gose. All four are part of the seasonal and limited lineup, and while I didn’t receive any press release or material … Continue reading