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The hoppy seasonals out from Hopworks Urban Brewery right now are Juicy Bear IPA and Giggle Nuggets Dank IPA, both of which the brewery sent me samples of to review. So let’s jump right into it. Juicy Bear IPA Juicy Bear IPA is HUB’s spring seasonal, a returning semi-hazy that … Continue reading
Not long ago I received a bottle of The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey barrel-aged doppelbock from Harpoon Brewery, which collaborated with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey. It’s a bit of a high-concept spin on the lager style, and since it’s doppelbock season, it’s a good time to review it. Here’s a snippet … Continue reading
The latest article I wrote for The Bulletin came out this week, where I focused on Worthy Brewing’s new Dortmunder-style lager Peace and Salinity. It’s a beer with a twist: Peace and Salinity is a lager brewed with lemon zest sea salt — but that’s not the unusual part. It … Continue reading
Seattle’s Elysian Brewing Company is rolling out its newest beer, Full Contact Imperial Hazy IPA, and on Friday last week I received a six-pack of cans from the company to sample it. It’s an expansion to the brewery’s “Contact” family (you can read my review of Contact Haze here), and … Continue reading
Hopworks Urban Brewery of Portland recently sent out samples of Ace of Clubs Imperial IPA and Stoner Fruit Apricot Sour, two of the first of its newest beers of the year. As detailed on the brewery’s 2021 beer calendar, these are part of the Ace and Fruit Sour series, respectively, … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out this week (bumped from last week), wherein I examine Bend Brewing Company‘s Urgent Fury IRA. You may recall that the beer is the first of the 2021 BBC lineup, and I touch on the India red ale (or red IPA) style while … Continue reading
Double Mountain Brewery is one of the most solidly reliable breweries in Oregon, offering well-brewed beers in its standard lineup as well as its seasonals and specialties. Two of the late winter, early spring seasonals are out now, with Westerly Pilsner and Bullwheel IPA, both of which I’d received samples … Continue reading
Here’s a catch-up on beer samples disclosures for a bunch of beers I received at the end of last week. All of these are from Oregon. Worthy Brewing variety of beers Worthy Brewing has a number of interesting beers out right now, particularly the ones visible in this picture: the … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, Redmond’s Cascade Lakes Brewing released its 2021 beer calendar, coinciding with a new look and brand refresh. This calendar highlights the core and seasonal canned beer releases, and there will be additional specialty releases throughout the year on a monthly basis. These will include the … Continue reading
Sunriver Brewing Company announced today the release of three new canned beers as well as the company’s 2021 beer calendar. The new cans are a three-beer rotator series in 12-ounce format, the first 12-ounce cans to join the lineup since 2017. The calendar showcases a large number of IPA and … Continue reading