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Bend Brewing Company announced the release of its two returning winter seasonals this past week, Sno’d In Winter IPA and Waist Deep Winter Ale, both available on draft and in cans. I wrote about Sno’d In for the Bulletin two years ago, when it had been retooled into its present … Continue reading
It’s still (barely) October, so I thought I’d share reviews on a handful of Oktoberfest beers I’ve had over the past month. No, it’s not even close to how many fresh hop beers I got my hands on, but these lagers are the other sublime brews of the season, and … Continue reading
Working through more of these fresh hop reviews, with three more here to check out. Breakside Brewery – Fresh Hop IPA Breakside brewed a marathon number of fresh hop beers this year, and I only scratched the surface of what they had to offer. This can was the Fresh Hop … Continue reading
Bend’s Deschutes Brewery released its annual winter ale, Jubelale, last month, a perennial favorite that features a new, original piece of artwork for the label. This year, the brewery changed its selection process (detailed the press release below) and the artwork is by Stephanie Littlebird Fogel featuring a winter moonscape. … Continue reading
Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project consistently puts out good and interesting beer, and one of the more interesting undertakings that the brewery has engaged in the past several years is its coolship program. Crux built its own mobile coolship, a broad, shallow, open-top vessel that looks something like a giant cake … Continue reading
Even more Bend fresh hop beers to share, with a wider variety of hops than last time (since the previous three were all hopped with Strata). Bridge 99 Brewery – Fresh Hop IPA Bridge 99 brewed one fresh hop beer this year, with fresh Cascade and Chinook hops from Tumalo … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, tackles triple IPA and GoodLife Brewing’s Lava Cave Triple IPA in particular. Stylistically, there isn’t much to distinguish triple IPA from barleywine. Both feature large amounts of malt, hops and alcohol. Barleywine focuses on rich malt character and full body with … Continue reading
More, more, and yet more fresh hop quick notes! This edition features three Bend breweries (all acquired in the course of writing this article), and all Strata hops. Strata has been a popular fresh hop this year, the most common one used in the local brews (followed by Centennial). Let’s … Continue reading
Another batch of fresh hop lightning round beer reviews to enjoy on this Friday! Cheers! Migration Brewing – Fresh Outta Portland Fresh Hop IPA I remember really enjoying Fresh Outta Portland last year, and was not disappointed with this year’s edition. It’s the fresh hop version of Migration’s flagship Straight … Continue reading
Chipping away at my review notes; almost halfway through the fresh hop beers I’ve tried this year so far (though I’ve still got more to try). Here are the next three! Crux Fermentation Project – Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA Crux was the first Central Oregon brewery to release a … Continue reading