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Today is National Mimosa Day, but of course this being a beer post I’ll put a twist and suggest you celebrate with a beermosa instead! A light and easy-drinking ale or lager with orange juice would hit the spot nicely for brunch and to accompany your Oregon beer news for … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day! This is the day to raise a “green” beer and also raise awareness of environmental issues and support those breweries taking the lead on earth-friendly issues and brewing. The first event listed below is a good start, and I’ll be looking for Earth Day related news throughout … Continue reading
The latest cider to arrive at the house last week: Double Mountain Brewery‘s new Red Fleshed Rosé, a cider made from Red-Fleshed Mountain Rose and Pink Pearl apples that is 5.9% ABV. These varieties of apple are pink inside, rather than white, which gives them an interesting look. The brewery … Continue reading
Happy Tuesday! According to Jay Brooks, it was on this day, April 16, in 1856 that Henry Weinhard arrived in Oregon. Our state’s beer history would be quite different were it not for Weinhard, so raise a glass and toast Oregon’s beer pioneer sometime today! In the meantime, here is … Continue reading
Hood River-based Double Mountain Brewery is generally known for its hop-forward beers as well as some particularly fine regional kriek, also dips its brewing toes into cider, not entirely surprising considering the region is known for its orchards. The brewery had sent me samples of its Dry Cider and Perry, … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Wednesday, March 6, rounding up items and events from around the state. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day so check back occasionally, and if you have any news to share as well, please let me know. Little Beast Brewing … Continue reading
A bottle from Double Mountain Brewery arrived this week, containing its seasonal Juicy, Clearly Not Hazy IPA, a 5.9% ABV and 25 IBU ale. Here’s the blurb from the press release: Double Mountain Brewery & Taproom is releasing the newest addition to our seasonal lineup. This is a Juicy IPA, … Continue reading
Happy Monday! It’s a snow day today across the state—yes, even here in Central Oregon—and a number of pubs and breweries are closing their doors today along with schools and other non-essential services—so any events listed here may get cancelled, check with the location first. If you don’t need to … Continue reading
In my most recent print article for The Bulletin, I surveyed the latest round of (local) brut IPAs. All three of those (from Crux, Silver Moon, and Wild Ride) seemed drier and more in line with what I would consider “brut” since I last visited the style back in August … Continue reading
The latest in Double Mountain Brewery‘s seasonal cider lineup arrived this week: Perry, fermented from 100% pear juice. According to accompanying release, this was created with juice from Starkrimson and Comice pears, all sourced locally from Hood River of course.