The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin came out yesterday, wherein I focus on Sisters’ Three Creeks Brewing and the new IPAs out this year: Three Creeks Brewing has three new IPAs. (I don’t write the headlines…) For 2020 the brewery entered the new year focusing on hops, releasing several new … Continue reading
The annual KLCC Brewfest in Eugene returns on February 7 and 8, taking place once again at the Lane Events Center. It’s one of the area’s biggest and longest-running beer festivals, and serves as a fundraiser for Eugene’s public radio station KLCC 89.7 FM. This year’s event looks to be … Continue reading
I’ve written about Sufferfest Beer Company before, the California-based company that brews “functional” or “purpose-brewed” beers (read my review of FKT Pale and Shakeout Blonde here), and recently included its Repeat Kolsch in my article on lifestyle beers. Repeat was one of the beers that arrived along with Head Start … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin was published yesterday, in which I begin to dig into the lifestyle beer segment with a look at Deschutes Brewery‘s WOWZA! Lo-cal Hazy Pale Ale. I also touch on Sufferfest Beer Company with a look at its Repeat Kolsch. Locally, Deschutes Brewery has been … Continue reading
Astoria’s Buoy Beer Company continues to brew some of the best beer in the state, and today the brewery announced its 2020 beer lineup with details on its first seasonal of the year, Baltic Porter. What I like about this lineup is that while there are a couple of IPAs, … Continue reading
The High Gravity Brewfest at Bend’s McMenamins Old St. Francis School takes place this Saturday, and when I wrote about the event previously, the beer list had not yet been finalized and posted. There are over two dozen beers and breweries represented, with ciders as well, which means plenty of … Continue reading
Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing released its 2020 beer schedule this week, as well as announcing its 20th anniversary this year. There are some new beers joining the line up, including a collaboration series for the vicennial. (In fact, “Vicennial” would be a great name for a 20th anniversary beer…) Here … Continue reading
Are you familiar with candy cap mushrooms? These fungi are unique among edible mushrooms due to their intense aromatic quality of maple syrup. From a culinary standpoint, this makes them well-suited for use as a flavoring in desserts and sweet dishes. Candy caps are being used in a similar fashion … Continue reading
Portland-based Green Zebra Grocery recently took a page from the Zupan’s Markets playbook and teamed up with a local brewery to collaborate on a custom “house” private label brand of beer: Green Zebra IPA. Level Beer worked with the grocery chain to craft this first India pale ale, and Green … Continue reading
Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews announced its 2020 beer lineup today, featuring a new year-round beer joining the core offerings and several series and seasonal updates. Not surprisingly, IPAs of various kinds make up a big part of the schedule, and there’s plenty of good stuff coming for the year. Here is … Continue reading