The Brew Site
Why yes, I am still catching up on reviews, why do you ask? I’ve got a notebook filled with notes of various beers I’ve had and many of them haven’t yet made it to the blog—priorities go to my paid writing, sample reviews, my day job, and so on. So … Continue reading
Stone Brewing has been continuing with its limited re-release of fan favorite beers, and RuinTen, its triple IPA originally brewed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ruination IPA (itself originally brewed in 2002) is the latest release. RuinTen was the number one fan favorite in Stone’s fan voting campaign—and it’s … Continue reading
Michigan’s New Holland Brewing released a trio of springtime ales recently, featuring the spring seasonal Full Circle Kölsch-style Ale as well as the 15-packs of both Tangerine Space Machine Hazy IPA and Lightpoint Functional White Ale. The brewery sent me samples of the Tangerine Space Machine and the Full Circle, … Continue reading
San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery offers a line of IPAs built around its classic flagship, Brew Free! or Die IPA, including Blood Orange and Tropical versions. The brewery must have felt that Brew Free! or Die was a bit old fashioned, as it announced a reimagining of the beer for … Continue reading
More non-alcoholic beer reviews! I recently received samples from Best Day Brewing, a new producer of NA beer based in Sausalito, California. Best Day leans heavily into the “lifestyle” segment with its northern California image, billing these NA beers as “for doers everywhere” and those with active lifestyles. Quoting founder … Continue reading
Bend’s newest brewery Van Henion Brewing recently teamed up with Kevin Collins of Brother Jon’s Public House to brew up a special collaboration beer to be served exclusively at Brother Jon’s — Brother Van’s IPA. The Public House will be hosting a release party on Wednesday, May 11, from 3 … Continue reading
DC Brau Brewing in Washington, DC, released a number of its summertime beers as well as celebrating its 11th anniversary recently. The beers range from a Belgian pale to a radler to dank IPA and lager. The recent press release: DC Brau, D.C.’s original craft brewery, recently released three of … Continue reading
Happy Cinco de Mayo! To commemorate the day (which originally had nothing to do with drinking—that’s the Americanized version of course), I’ve got reviews of two Mexican-style lagers for you, both of which were just recently released. Cheers! Iron Hill Brewery Lemon Cerveza Mexican Style Lager I had received a … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin happened to fall on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, so what else could I do but write about Mexican lager and Bend’s own Mexican-style beer brand, Tranquilo MSA? While there’s no official definition, Mexican lagers typically fall into the spectrum between pale and Vienna … Continue reading
Last fall I’d picked up a selection of lagers from out of town and decided it would be interesting to group them together when reviewing them. And because I have a backlog of review notes I’m just now getting around to posting these, but not to worry—two out of three … Continue reading