The Brew Site
Last week I was invited to the soft opening of The Abbey, the new taproom located at the new Monkless Belgian Ales brewing facility, which the company moved into earlier this spring. The Abbey occupies a remodeled space previously used for storage, and if you’re familiar with The Brasserie (the … Continue reading
My recent article with The Bulletin is a roundup of what I’m calling springtime IPAs—no particular style, just IPA newly released in the past several months. It’s a way to showcase a few of the new beers that hit the market this season. I highlighted five beers, with a bit … Continue reading
I’m behind on pointing to my latest article for The Bulletin, profiling the specialty Monkuccino ale from Monkless Belgian Ales, a quadrupel-style Belgian ale infused with coffee and raspberries. “The main inspiration for Monkuccino was Curtain Closer, our late-winter seasonal,” he said via email. “We typically age Curtain Closer on … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, takes a look at Belgian styled bières de Noël, and Central Oregon’s very own version from Monkless Belgian Ales: Friar’s Festivus, a strong, dark ale for the rest of us. Finally, there are the strong, spiced bières de Noël of Belgium. … Continue reading
Here’s the Oregon beer news to celebrate National Beer Day! National Beer Day observes the return of 3.2% beer heralding the end of Prohibition; the Cullen-Harrison Act which brought it about was enacted by Congress on March 21, 1933, and signed into law by President Roosevelt on April 7. The … Continue reading
My latest print article this week for The Bulletin featured the recently GABF gold medal-winning beer from Monkless Belgian Ales, Dubbel or Nothing. I delve into the style but also emailed owner/brewer Todd Clement for his reaction and notes on the beer. I asked owner and brewer Todd Clement how … 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
For the past several months, Monkless Belgian Ales has been hard at work renovating a restaurant and pub space to open its Monkless Brasserie, and this week the brewery held a soft opening for lunch and dinner. Up until now Monkless has only operated a small tasting room out of … Continue reading
Bend’s Belgian-themed brewery Monkless Belgian Ales announced this week that a lease had been signed for a new restaurant space—a new direction for the brewery which has hitherto operated only as a production brewery with a tasting room. The new space on the edge of Bend’s Old Mill District is … Continue reading
Happy Friday! This last day of May/first weekend of June is looking to be a beautiful one, weather-wise, perfect for patio drinking and outdoor events! Here’s the roundup of news and events for the weekend in the Oregon beer scene; as always, I’ll be updating this post throughout the day … Continue reading