The Brew Site
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery teamed up with CLS Farms of the Yakima Valley in Washington to release a new double IPA—Close Encounters of a Hop Kind. It’s a summer seasonal featuring newer variety hops, including the brand new X-14 (unnamed) hop. Details: 21st Amendment Brewery and lauded family-owned hop … Continue reading
The newest kid on the non-alcoholic beer block (just behind Best Day Brewing) is Rationale Brewing, based out of California. Rationale currently offers three non-alcoholic brews, which the company sent me to sample recently; all contain less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume (as per legal definition), and the 16-ounce … Continue reading
The third and latest Cosmic Collaboration from Ecliptic Brewing out this year teams the brewery up with Georgetown Brewing to release Summer IPA. It’s an easy-drinking take on the style is hopped with Strata and Idaho 7 hops, and is available now. Details: Ecliptic Brewing is pairing up with Seattle’s … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin considers strawberries and rhubarb, prompted by a new beer from Cascade Lakes Brewing, Strawbeery Rhubarb Sour. It’s strawberry rhubarb pie season, after all, and I also delve into rhubarb a bit as well as getting the background on the beer. Brewmaster Ryan Schmiege shared … Continue reading
The summer beers are flowing, and Ferment Brewing recently announced the release of two new summery/tropical brews of its own: Summer IPA and A Tropical Loose Objective Lager. Both highlight hops that bring tropical fruit character, and both are available in cans. Press release: Ferment Brewing in Hood River today … Continue reading
Time to get outdoors with Tröegs Independent Brewing and the release of its Trail Day Dry-Hopped Pilsner, a special limited-edition beer benefitting Pennsylvania’s Kittatinny Ridge, with a portion of the sales proceeds donated to the Tröegs Trail Day Fund with The Nature Conservancy. Press release: Tröegs Independent Brewing announces the … Continue reading
New (summer) seasonal specialties are out from Urban South Brewery, featuring a hazy milkshake IPA and a fruited gose, both inspired by frozen summertime treats. They are currently available across the company’s distribution footprint. Sunshine Haze Dream: A creamsicle milkshake IPA dry hopped with Citra and Comet hops, Sunshine Haze … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out last week, and in it I reviewed Tropicano IPA from Crux Fermentation Project—labeled as a “tropical IPA” so I explored a bit of what that means. It’s also one brewed with experimental hop HBC 586, so I touch on that as well. … Continue reading
The latest release in the collaboration Farm-to-Market beer series from Zupan’s Markets features the Portland grocery chain teaming up with Laurelwood Brewing to release Mega Mammoth Imperial IPA. To kick off the season and the beer, Zupan’s is hosting its Taste of Summer event featuring tastings at its locations today, … Continue reading
The latest in the Moon Room Series of lagers from Ecliptic Brewing was released last month, and fittingly it was a Maibock. It’s a nicely robust style that’s a nice fit for late spring. Details: Ecliptic Brewing is excited to release the next beer in their new Moon Room Series: … Continue reading