Springfield’s Hop Valley Brewing partnered with the Seattle Kraken hockey team as the official brewery (and beer) of the franchise, and released a new pale ale, Hockey Haze, for the NHL Winter Classic game that took place earlier this month. The company sent me a six-pack to review of the limited-edition … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing is the official beer/brewery of the Seattle Kraken hockey team, and recently released a new hazy pale ale, Hockey Haze, in honor of the NHL Winter Classic game taking place next month. Here’s a bit about the new beer from the marketing email I received: Seattle is … Continue reading
Earlier this year, Hop Valley Brewing of Springfield released and sent me its Triple Double Imperial IPA pack—a mixed six-pack featuring three of the brewery’s imperial IPAs, including its flagship Alpha Centauri, Cryo Stash, and Stash Bandicoot Imperial Hazy. I’ve already reviewed Stash Bandicoot, last year with the company’s Haze … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing has a new variety pack out showcasing imperial IPAs with the Triple Double pack. It’s a six-pack with two cans each of three different strong IPAs, and the brewery recently sent me a sample pack to review. Here’s what included in the pack, based on the brewery’s … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing recently released its Hazy Daze Hazy IPA Mixed Pack, featuring four different (you guessed it) hazy IPAs all featuring Cryo Hops and brewed as part of the brewery’s “Stash” family of beers. (Hop Valley is also calling this its Patty-O Pack, after brewer Patrick Whiting who developed … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing has a new mixed pack of hazy IPAs out this month, its Hazy Daze 12-pack. The brewery is positioning it as a vacation pack (ideal for spring break, and so on) with a variety of hazy tropical flavors. I received a 12-pack this week to review. Details … Continue reading
Here’s the Oregon beer news for this Ash Wednesday, February 17. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the afternoon with additional news items as I find them, so come back and refresh occasionally for all the latest. And of course, feel free to contact me with any news … Continue reading
Happy Thursday! I know it’s not quite Friday but it’ll do. Here’s the news in Oregon beer for this January 28 (it also happens to be the full moon), which I’ll be updating throughout the afternoon. Of course, if you have any tips or news to share, feel free to … Continue reading
Happy National Doughnut Day! The first Friday of June celebrates the doughnut, and has roots in the “Doughnut event created by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I.” Be sure to pick up a dozen … 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