The Brew Site
Pelican Brewing’s latest year-round beer is available now, Paddleback Oceanic Pale Ale, which features Australian and New Zealand hops (collectively making up the “Oceanic” part of the name). The brewery sent me a six-pack of the cans to sample at the end of last week. The press release tagline mentions … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery launched its new Squeezy Rider IPA this month, and as part of the rollout I received samples of the beer this week (three cans). The cans themselves are much less pink than the original press release imagery indicated. It’s a west coast IPA that’s 7% ABV with “mystery” … Continue reading
Seems like everywhere you look, there’s a new hazy pale/IPA/imperial IPA on the market; they’re what sells right now, and breweries are churning through recipes to try to find one or more stick. Most of the beer samples I’ve received of late include at least one hazy ale so there … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin was published last Thursday (or Wednesday online), in which I write about Frontier Justice Coffee Stout from Three Creeks Brewing. Apropos of that article, I’d also received a selection of beers from head brewer Jeff Cornett, including the rum-barrel aged version of Frontier Justice, … Continue reading
Bend’s Newport Avenue Market and Bend Brewing Company teamed up to brew a beer for a good cause: Not Your Usual IPA, the proceeds from which will benefit the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon. Newport Market is one of the best craft beer stores in Central Oregon, with knowledgeable … Continue reading
The latest spring seasonals from Hopworks Urban Brewery arrived this week: Joker Imperial Hazy IPA and High Lift Cherry Sour, two 16-ounce cans of each. Joker is the fourth beer in HUB’s “Ace” series, brewed with Cashmere, Chinook, and Kohatu hops to 8.1% ABV and 55 IBUs; each year’s hop … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery included its new Squeezy Rider IPA in its 2021 release calendar, and now that March is here, the beer is officially launched. Squeezy Rider joins the “Fresh Family” of beers which includes Fresh Squeezed IPA, Fresh Haze IPA, and so on. Here’s the full press release: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading
I have an article coming out this week on beer from Three Creeks Brewing Company, and in conjunction with my questions for head brewer Jeff Cornett, he provided me with a number of beers in the brewery’s lineup. (There were enough beers that I split them into two pictures.) Including: … Continue reading
Dwinell Country Ales is located in Goldendale, Washington, an operation that includes a small brewery, winery, and orchard, quietly producing wild and spontaneously-fermented beers with a rustic, farmhouse sensibility. The brewery’s one-line description is simply, “we make simple, slow fermentations in the Klickitat Valley using local ingredients and native yeast.” … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin this week covers the first packaged, barrel-aged beer (ever) from Cascade Lakes Brewing—Midnight Drift, a bourbon barrel-aged barleywine. It was aged in Oregon Spirit Distillers bourbon barrels for six months, and packaged in 16-ounce cans; the brewery had provided me with a four-pack to … Continue reading