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When it comes to Christmas treats, stollen is a German traditional cake-like fruit bread containing dried or candied fruits, nuts, and spices, and is coated in powdered sugar; something akin to the ever-popular (or ever-infamous) fruitcake. Because it’s a holiday dessert treat I thought it would be fun to feature … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out today, in which I focus on the springtime style of doppelbock. It’s not a widely brewed style among Central Oregon breweries, for whatever reason, but as it happens, 10 Barrel Brewing is currently pouring two, which I profile in this article. Stylistically, … Continue reading
Not long ago I received a bottle of The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey barrel-aged doppelbock from Harpoon Brewery, which collaborated with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey. It’s a bit of a high-concept spin on the lager style, and since it’s doppelbock season, it’s a good time to review it. Here’s a snippet … Continue reading
Last month, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery teamed up with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey for a second time (I missed the first) to collaborate on a new barrel-aged beer, The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey aged Doppelbock—and this week, a bottle of the boozy collab arrived on the doorstep. It’s a 9% specialty … Continue reading
For this month’s edition of The Session, I volunteered for hosting duties and for a topic I suggested a beer style: Bock! The topic we will be writing about is inspired by a beer style traditionally associated with spring: Bock! The month of March heralds the start of spring, and … Continue reading
For today’s Tuesday Tastings reviews I’m drawing from the Boneyard well—Bend, Oregon’s Boneyard Beer that is. Back in November I’d written a print article on their then-new year-round beer, Incredible Pulp Blood Orange Pale Ale, and while I included some tasting notes in the article, I thought it would be interesting to … Continue reading
This week, I’ve got three strong beers for my Tuesday Tastings reviews, fitting since we’re solidly into winter and strong, warming brews are what you want to drink on those chilly days. I’m even going international, with a beer from Canada. Coronado Brewing Stupid Stout 2015 This is the 9% … Continue reading
Today’s beer pick is a beer which I featured way back during the first year of the Beer Advent Calendar, the Doppelbock Christmas Bier from North Carolina’s oldest craft brewery, Weeping Radish. Strongly influenced by German brewing traditions, Weeping Radish brews all of their beers under the guidelines of the … Continue reading
Welcome to the first day of the Beer Advent Calendar for 2011! This year’s Christmas season starts out with a bang as today’s selection is only the strongest lager in the world: Austria’s Samichlaus Bier, a 14% abv Doppelbock (Quadrupelbock?) brewed once a year on December 6th, Saint Nicholas Day, … Continue reading
Last week I received the new beer from Widmer in their new Brothers’ Reserve series, their Cherry Oak Doppelbock. This is the first in this new line, intended as a showcase for Widmer (in particular, Kurt and Rob Widmer, who are the ones coming up with the beers to be … Continue reading