The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin, which does incorporate the pun in the title above, is a profile of Cucumber Gin Fizz, a new experimental ale from Worthy Brewing. It’s one of a number of new beers from Worthy, which just completed an expansion of it draft system from 12 … Continue reading
Recently, Pelican Brewing introduced its newest beer, one that looks like it’s positioned to try to tap into the market dominated by the likes of Corona and Kona—Pelican Beach Beer. It’s a light, crisp golden ale with 4.5% alcohol by volume, packaged in 16-ounce cans, and interestingly available in six … Continue reading
The latest edition of the Zupan’s Markets Farm to Market beer series sees the grocery chain paired with Living Häus Beer to offer up Japanese-Style Lager, the 29th beer in the ongoing series. The beer is available exclusively at Zupan’s locations, and I received two cans to review. Details from … Continue reading
McMenamins is debuting a new beer festival this Saturday, June 8, taking place at the Gearhart Hotel in Gearhart—the GoonFest Brewfest. Because Gearhart is close to Astoria, setting and filming location of the movie The Goonies, it’s a Goonies-themed brewfest, of course! Here’s the description from the event page: Our … Continue reading
The annual Northwest Cider Cup, billed as “the most rigorous cider competition in North America,” is taking place this month, judging commercial ciders from across the Pacific Northwest. Formerly known as the Portland International Cider Cup, the awards party for the NW Cider Cup will be taking place on June … Continue reading
In my latest piece for The Bulletin, which came out last week, I take a look at a perfect summer beer style: Kölsch! I touch on the style and history and offer a few suggestions for local examples of the style. Unlike most styles that developed in Germany — that … Continue reading
This is definitely feeling like the year non-alcoholic beer is blowing up, at least based on the number of pitches and samples I’ve received so far. The latest is Good Time Brewing, a new non-alcoholic beer producer based in New York, which is leading with three NA beers: IPA, Pils, … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve had any beers from Redhook, the Seattle-based brewery that has changed ownership over the years before landing at Tilray last year, but I’m pretty sure the last beer I had was Big Ballard Imperial IPA. As it happens, Redhook has been expanding its Big Ballard … Continue reading
For the 28th installment of the Farm to Market collaboration beer series from Zupan’s Markets, the Portland specialty grocery chain partnered with Laurelwood Brewing to craft a Hazy Double IPA that is available exclusively at Zupan’s locations. The company’s PR agency sent me samples of this Hazy Double, which is … Continue reading
10 Barrel Brewing expanded its canned cocktail line this spring with the addition of three new products: Disco Lemonade, AMF, and the newest, Golf Tea. I received samples of all three. Here’s the pitch on these: These aren’t the highfalutin, pinkies up, suit and tie types you’d usually expect at … Continue reading