The Brew Site
For the last several years GoodLife Brewing has been teaming up with the band G. Love and Special Sauce to collaborate on the naturally-named Special Sauce IPA series. Last year’s edition was called The Juice IPA, released in conjunction with the band’s album The Juice, and today GoodLife announced the … Continue reading
Sunriver Brewing teamed up with Portland’s Von Ebert Brewing to craft a collaboration beer that will be released later this month: Prospectivus IPA. As a west coast IPA it’s a style that plays to both breweries’ strengths, and will be hitting the taps starting next week. Here’s the press release: … Continue reading
Okay, this is hilarious (and real). Deschutes Brewery announced today the release of a “mega beer” for the upcoming National Protein Day on February 27. It’s a lifestyle beer but at the same time, sort of the “anti-lifestyle” beer in terms of the low-cal, low-carb craze. The idea is akin … Continue reading
This is an important one. Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews, whose top-selling beer is its year-round Crikey IPA, is raising funds with sales of that beer for Australia wildlife fire relief. Starting today (February 3) and running through Sunday, February 9, the brewery is donating a portion of Crikey sales to help … 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
Every year in December, I run my Beer Advent Calendar feature with a new holiday- or winter-themed beer revealed each day. If possible, I like to run a Chanukah (Hanukkah) themed beer to observe the Jewish festival, but there are few Hanukkah beers available. Portland’s Lompoc Brewing brewed 8 Malty … Continue reading
The 7th annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival takes place on Saturday, December 14, hosted once again by GoodLife Brewing. This event is a good showcase of the region’s winter beer offerings and is always a fun time. Of course, it’s a mostly-outdoor beerfest (there’s a heated tent) so you’ll … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company announced this week the release of three new seasonal beers, which will hit the market in 16-ounce cans: Coffee ‘N’ Cream, a coffee-infused blonde ale; Sno’d In Winter IPA; and Windward Export Pils, a collaboration brew with Astoria’s Buoy Beer. Coffee ‘N’ Cream is already out, the … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company announced the release of the latest 16-ounce cans in its High Desert Hop Series of beers, Urban Surfin’ Golden IPA. The name looks to be inspired by Bend’s Whitewater Park, at which you can watch people surfing in the whitewater channel of the park, right in the … Continue reading
Worthy Brewing in Bend recently announced the release of the latest beer in its Hopstar series, Exuberance Summer Sour. Despite the name of the series, this one isn’t hoppy, but a gose with berries. Gose is a great summer style when done right and should be a fun one to … Continue reading