The Brew Site
Recently, Seattle-based small-batch distiller Wildwood Spirits reached out with an offer to sample and review a selection of its sprits. I accepted and received three bottles representing a selection of the lineup: Rendition Rye Whiskey, Kur Gin, and perhaps most interestingly, Ginnocence, a non-alcoholic gin. Wildwood touts that it is … Continue reading
The latest beer from Double Mountain Brewery is a collaboration with Perrault Farms of the Yakima Valley, brewed with newer, unnamed hops (all “HBC” numbers) — Grower 397 West Coast IPA. I received a bottle of the new brew recently to review. Here’s the press release with all the details: … Continue reading
Over the spring I’d received samples of three fairly different beers from Cannon Beach’s Public Coast Brewing, one a retooled year-round beer and two seasonal specialties. Time for a review roundup! ’67 Blonde Lager New to the brewery’s core lineup this year, ’67 Blonde Lager is “a reimagined classic of … Continue reading
This Saturday, May 25, the new and upcoming Brewery Xo is hosting a soft opening of its upstairs event space at its location in Toledo, Oregon. Brewery Xo is the project of Jen Kent, longtime head brewer of McMenamins Thompson Brewery in Salem, which I first wrote about four years … Continue reading
Colorado’s Breckenridge Brewery has a new west coast style IPA out, Ridge Runner, which joins is main beer lineup. I recently received samples of the new beer, which is 7.4% ABV, double dry hopped, and available in cans. Press release with details: The Perfect Beer for Toasting The Trail Less … Continue reading
My latest print article for The Bulletin features the side-by-side review I promised of Deschutes Brewery’s Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic against Fresh Squeezed IPA, to highlight the newest NA beer in the company’s lineup. Deschutes’ earlier NA beers were created in Colorado, but with the release of Fresh Squeezed NA, the … Continue reading
New York’s Montauk Brewing recently released its first non-alcoholic beer, N.A. IPA, which joins the lineup of the company’s standards which include a full-strength IPA, pale ale, summer ale, and more. The new NA beer is under 0.5% ABV (the legal limit) and available in 12-ounce cans, a six-pack of … Continue reading
Tsingtao lager now comes in a non-alcoholic version, Tsingtao 0.0, extending the brand’s reach into the NA space as is being promoted as “the perfect beer for summer.” Tsingtao is the top Chinese beer import in the U.S., and the last time I reviewed the regular lager, the brand had … Continue reading
Among the more recent beer releases from Public Coast Brewing of Cannon Beach is this one I received: Raspberry Tart Ale. It’s a springtime seasonal brewed with raspberry purée and is 5.7% alcohol by volume. The description in the press release says: Raspberry Tart Ale offers the vibrant essence of … Continue reading
My recent article with The Bulletin is a roundup of what I’m calling springtime IPAs—no particular style, just IPA newly released in the past several months. It’s a way to showcase a few of the new beers that hit the market this season. I highlighted five beers, with a bit … Continue reading