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Bend Brewing Company’s Sno’d In winter seasonal has gone through a couple of incarnations. It started out as an English-style old ale, malt-forward with additions of cocoa, molasses, and holiday spices. Then three years ago, in 2019, the brewery changed it up and reformulated it as a winter IPA; I … Continue reading
The winter seasonals from Double Mountain Brewery are out—released (and sent to me) early last month—and this year’s editions of Fa La La La La Winter Ale and Chocolate Stout are drinking awfully fine. Since it’s now officially December, let’s kick off a season of holiday beer reviews with these … Continue reading
The news of winter beers keeps flowing, and Tröegs Independent Brewing announced the return of its winter IPA, Blizzard of Hops, the winter edition of its Hop Cycle IPA series. It’s 6.4% ABV and brewed with three varieties of hops designed to evoke notes of the season. Details from the … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing is mixing it up this winter with a new seasonal winter IPA: Ice Giant Cold IPA, which replaces the company’s Filament Winter IPA. This new beer began shipping just this month, available in 12-ounce cans and draft. Details from the press release: Ecliptic Brewing is launching a … Continue reading
It’s time to properly start considering winter beers. Bend Brewing Company announced this week the return of its Sno’d In Winter IPA, on draft and in cans, and revealed it has signed with Point Blank Distributing for distribution in the Portland area. Sno’d In is a piney, spicy IPA with toasted … Continue reading
My latest beer article for The Bulletin came out on Sunday, in which I highlight Sno’d In Winter IPA from Bend Brewing Company. I also riff on the concept of “winter IPA” as a style which I’m going to run with. You may be thinking, what is a winter IPA? … Continue reading