The Brew Site
Right at the end of last week, I received a bottle of Double Mountain Brewery‘s annual winter ale, Fa La La La La. It’s brewed in the style of a “winter IPA” rather than winter warmer (think Sierra Nevada’s Celebration) with a classic Northwest profile. Here’s the description to accompany … Continue reading
I haven’t seen much about rosé ciders but I did drink two that I’d received a short while back, which made me wonder if they were trending in some way. I don’t have any answers about that but I will talk about these two ciders which took different approaches to … Continue reading
The latest Double Mountain specialty cider came last week: Wickson Crab, made from crab apples. According to the brewery: Wickson Crab apples are small and hardy, making for a phenomenal cider. A late season crab variety, the Wickson has a very tart, earthy, dry, but very juicy quality. When pressed … Continue reading
Late last week the latest release from Double Mountain Brewery arrived, a collaboration IPA with Barley Brown’s Beer: Coyote Sunset IPA. According to the press release: With this West Coast IPA, Double Mountain Brewery is releasing the newest addition to their seasonal beer lineup. A collaboration with Barley Brown’s, this … Continue reading
At first glance that might read as a “black cider” but in fact, Double Mountain Brewery’s latest seasonal cider is made from Arkansas Black apples. And a bottle arrived today, and promises to be dry, and “savory and earthen.” Double Mountains ciders have been quite good, so this will an … Continue reading
A couple of beers arrived in time for the weekend: Deschutes Brewery‘s new Lil’ Squeezy Juice Ale, a gluten-reduced pale ale in the “Fresh Squeezed family,” and Double Mountain Brewery‘s Basic Rights IPA, in support of LGBTQ rights with Basic Rights Oregon. It’s graduation weekened, with family in town, so … Continue reading
Today is the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy by Allied forces to liberate Europe from the Nazis; it’s a day to raise a beer to those that lost their lives, and to those who survived and helped to win the war. And here’s the Oregon beer news … Continue reading
Happy Monday! This first week of June is getting busy—by this weekend, there will be three different city Beer Weeks running simultaneously, which might make June the busiest beer month of the year for Oregon just based on number of events alone. Here’s the roundup of news and events for … Continue reading
Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery has been sending me samples of beers and ciders this year, and so far they have been either all IPAs or ciders. Not that I’m complaining! But it’s a good time to post reviews of the two most recent IPAs I’ve received, worth seeking out … Continue reading
No sooner than I had received the email press release for Double Mountain Brewery‘s new IPA, Simcoe a GoGo, than I receive a bottle the same day (yesterday). The beer is a single hop IPA featuring Simcoe, and is 6.5% ABV with 55 IBUs. Here’s the blurb I ran in … Continue reading