The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin, which published this week, evaluates Black Butte Whiskey, the collaboration from Deschutes Brewery and Bendistillery (from which I’d received samples). Since I normally write about beer for the paper, aside from the obvious beer tie-in of BBW being distilled from a Black Butte Porter … Continue reading
Another in my Boilermaker series of beer-and-whiskey reviews, featuring two Portland giants: Widmer Brother Brewing and Westward Whiskey. It’s a review from last fall, when Widmer’s Brrr Hoppy Red winter seasonal was out, and seemed a fitting matchup for the Westward Single Malt Whiskey. Why? Well, because Westward is one … Continue reading
A new Boilermaker Series review! I received and reviewed Easy Rider last summer, the Kentucky bourbon whiskey from Hood River Distillers, a nice easy bourbon with a bit of boozy heat, and thought that the motorcycle/biker theme of the brand would pair up nicely with Boneyard Beer, in a thematic … Continue reading
A couple of years ago on a beer/media trip to Yakima, Washington, I’d picked up a bottle of Jameson Caskmates IPA—the Bale Breaker Brewing edition where Topcutter IPA was conditioned in casks that were then used for Jameson Irish Whiskey. So, whiskey finished in casks that were seasoned with IPA. … Continue reading
Here’s a new one: a hopped boilermaker. Courtesy of Double Mountain Brewery, it consists of a shot of Double Mountain Hopped Whiskey and a pint of Vaporizer Dry-Hopped Pale Ale. Of course, to properly drink a boilermaker, I believe you’re supposed to do the shot then drink the beer. Or … Continue reading