The Brew Site
For this 4/20 I’ve got reviews of two brews that Georgia-based SweetWater Brewery sent to me, perfectly themed for the day (was that intentional?): 420 Strain Insane OG Mexican Lager and Lime Haze Hydroponics Seltzer. Even though they fit into the cannabis theme, there is no actual cannabis in these … Continue reading
Breweries are still releasing new beers during the COVID-19 pandemic, though the industry has been shaken up and the old ways of draft and distribution have been tossed out the window during quarantine conditions. Cascade Brewing in Portland has long offered bottled releases of its sour beers, though also pushed … Continue reading
Let’s catch up on some more pandemic beer reviews! Today’s beer is Deschutes Brewery’s first seasonal of the year, Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager. The brewery sent me three bottles of Luna Jo back before the coronavirus lockdown, which I have of course since drank. Deschutes partnered with Riff … Continue reading
A little over a month ago I received a shipment of three different non-alcoholic beers from Grüvi, a non-alcoholic beer company located in Denver, Colorado. The three beers were IPA, Weisse, and Stout, and I received them as part of the company’s promo of the Stout which is its newest. … Continue reading
Even though Deschutes Brewery has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the brewery is still brewing and releasing beer and already had a number of new bottled barrel-aged specialties lined up. The press release about these beers came out this week. If you live in Oregon, or Washington, DC, … Continue reading
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic interfering with normal business operations, many breweries that can are still brewing and releasing beer. Worthy Brewing is among those, and announced today the release of its newest seasonal, Tenmile Dry Hopped Lager. This beer will be available in cans with highly eco-friendly packaging, getting … Continue reading
Boulder, Colorado-based Sanitas Brewing Company recently released a new specialty IPA, Mama Peaches IPA, which was brewed to celebrate the birth of Sanitas co-founder Michael Mimsic’s first child. Last month, before the COVID-19 restrictions hit, I received a six-pack of Mama Peaches as part of the PR roll-out with Sanitas’ … Continue reading
It occurs to me that as we’re all sitting at home drinking beer under the COVID-19 social distancing orders, we may not be getting the daily activity in that we’re used to. (Especially those of us with desk jobs working remotely, like I’ve been for over a week now.) So … Continue reading
I know we’re all under relative lockdown from coronavirus right now, but we can still read about beer, and my latest article for the Bulletin came out on Sunday, in which I profile the new raspberry porter from Silver Moon Brewing, Raspberry Nights: Head brewer Jeff Haskins started by tinkering … Continue reading
Block 15 Brewery, based in Corvallis, Oregon, is one of the best and probably most underrated (and under the radar?) breweries in the state. The brewery consistently puts out a wide range of beers across all styles, from classics to experimental IPAs to incredible sour and wild beers. I have … Continue reading