The Brew Site
Ecliptic Brewing announced the second of its 2022 collaborations, to be released toward the end of February: Cri-Star IPA with Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews. It’s a mashup of the two breweries’ flagship IPAs. Details from the release: Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing has partnered with Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews to collaborate on a beer, … Continue reading
We now have hazy red ales! Okay to be fair, maybe we already had them, but Cascade Lakes Brewing announced the release of its newest seasonal, Red Haze, billed as a hazy red; I don’t particularly recall seeing one before. The title on the press release calls it “the perfect … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery has been working on non-alcoholic beer for about two years now, focusing primarily on its NA Irish Style Dark (which I wrote about here). This past week the brewery announced the next logical step: a non-alcoholic version of one of its flagships, Black Butte Porter. Having an NA … Continue reading
Oskar Blues Brewery first began canning its beer in 2002, the first American craft brewer (or microbrewer if you prefer, which I used here) to do so, and it was its flagship Dale’s Pale Ale that was the first beer to be canned. This year is the 20th anniversary of … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, which was published last week, covers Not Your Usual Barrel-Aged Stout, the collaboration beer from Bend Brewing Company and Newport Avenue Market (with a bit of Bohemian Roastery thrown in the mix); it’s a coffee-infused barrel-aged and blended imperial stout. Newport Avenue Market’s beer … Continue reading
The timing on this release was a bit odd, in retrospect. I received this press release from Cigar City Brewing just over a week ago, and then two days later, the news broke that Monster Beverages was buying CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective—of which Cigar City is a part. So Cigar … Continue reading
Oregon’s Rogue Ales is launching a brand new IPA in partnership with Revival Cycles of Austin, Texas—Knuckle Buster Cold IPA. The Austin launch of the beer will also incorporate a Willy Wonka-esque “golden ticket” style extra with select six-packs. See the press release for details: Award-winning craft brewery Rogue Ales … Continue reading
Last week Ecliptic Brewing announced two new beer releases out this month, starting with the newest addition to its All the Time Series, LIGO West Coast IPA, a beer that sales manager Erin Grey Kemplin describes as “the modern equivalent of the classic West Coast IPA.” The year-round addition will … Continue reading
Last year I started a new job, working remotely (aren’t we all) for an east coast company, doing web and software development with a tech team that also works remote—from Austin, Texas. While the job isn’t beer-related, everyone pretty well knows I’m “the beer guy,” so it’s no surprise that … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company has announced its 2022 canned beer calendar, outlining the package releases slated for the new year. Many of the standards and favorites are returning, and there are some notable new additions appearing in cans this year, including a porter, a Cascadian dark ale, and new sours. Details … Continue reading