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My latest article for The Bulletin that came out this past week takes a look at hazy pale ales. I’ve noticed this spring a number of local breweries introducing new (or returning) hazy pales, some seasonal, some year round; I don’t know if it’s a trend but I thought it … Continue reading
It’s a bit of a slow news day in the Oregon beer news world, at least so far, but here’s what we’ve got going on for this Monday, January 11, 2021. I’ll be updating this post throughout the rest of the day with any updates, so keep an eye on … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin highlights the newly-canned Bavarian Lager from GoodLife Brewing, and digs into the Helles lager style to understand how its different from pilsner. Helles lager, like other pale lagers, is all about subtlety and balance. To casual (and even experienced) drinkers it may be indistinguishable … Continue reading
GoodLife Brewing has offered its Bavarian Lager on draft for some time now, a take on a German-style Helles lager with a Pacific Northwest spin, and the brewery announced recently the year-round availability of the beer in cans. And last week the brewery provided me with a six-pack to sample. … Continue reading
Out today, my latest for The Bulletin, highlighting and reviewing the summer seasonal from GoodLife Brewing, Beach Line Pineapple Pale Ale. Most of us aren’t getting to the beach during the pandemic (you really shouldn’t be traveling, right now, you know?), so my angle in the piece is “GoodLife bringing … Continue reading
For the last several years GoodLife Brewing has been teaming up with the band G. Love and Special Sauce to collaborate on the naturally-named Special Sauce IPA series. Last year’s edition was called The Juice IPA, released in conjunction with the band’s album The Juice, and today GoodLife announced the … Continue reading
Bend’s GoodLife Brewing released its 2020 beer schedule and the nine-year-old brewery has some interesting things on the charts for this year. The core beers are returning, along with the return of The Juice IPA (the G. Love’s Special Sauce IPA from last year), and there are some new specialties … Continue reading
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
The 7th annual Central Oregon Winter Beer Festival takes place on Saturday, December 14, hosted once again by GoodLife Brewing. This event is a good showcase of the region’s winter beer offerings and is always a fun time. Of course, it’s a mostly-outdoor beerfest (there’s a heated tent) so you’ll … Continue reading
About a week and a half ago my latest print article dropped in The Bulletin, where I wrote about GoodLife Brewing’s Man of the Hour Flanders Red Ale, which has the distinction of being the last beer that founder and brewer Curt Plants brewed before he died. GoodLife Brewing Company … Continue reading