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My latest print article for The Bulletin is out today: The year ahead in beer. In it I offer up a short overview of the turbulent year that was 2019 in the beer industry, and then look to trends for 2020—as predicted by local brewers and industry pros. In particular, … Continue reading
My latest beer article for The Bulletin came out on Sunday, in which I highlight Sno’d In Winter IPA from Bend Brewing Company. I also riff on the concept of “winter IPA” as a style which I’m going to run with. You may be thinking, what is a winter IPA? … 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
TGIF! Are you ready for the weekend? If you’re around Central Oregon there are a bunch of things going on with COBW kicking off for ten days—I’ll be rounding up the various events for each day so plan your schedule accordingly. There is also other Oregon beer news to cover … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company recently announced the release of its Razztafari Sour Ale in 16-ounce cans, joining other pounder sours Ching Ching and Sippin’ On. Included in that announcement were details of the brewery’s upcoming second annual Sour Fest, taking place this Saturday, May 18. Razztafari, as the name might imply, … Continue reading
Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this Monday, May 6 to kick off a new week. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often. And if you have news to share, please contact me and … Continue reading
One more day to go until the end of the week! Here’s the Oregon beer news for this Thursday, April 4, rounding it up with Friday in sight. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news, so check back often. The Bier Stein (Eugene) … Continue reading
This isn’t super “new” news—the original press release was issued a couple of weeks ago and I included the news in my roundup—but it’s worth revisiting: Bend Brewing Company released its popular Ching Ching Sour Ale in 16-ounce cans, along with a new IPA, Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA. I tried … Continue reading
This Friday the 15th marks the Ides of March as well as the start of St. Patrick’s Day weekend which is sure to be full of beer and merriment. Much of this news post will be a roundup of the St. Paddy’s events for the weekend, but I’ll do my … Continue reading