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When I received and first blogged about cans of Thorntail Hard Agave, I called them canned cocktails, taking a cue from the company’s press release. After drinking them and taking notes, I realize that these are in fact hard seltzers crafted from an agave wine base. Granted, they are bit … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery recently released Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic IPA, the latest in its NA lineup as well as the first of them to be created entirely in-house in Bend. Deschutes partnered with Sustainable Beverage Technologies to install its BrewVo technology that enables the production of NA beer from full-strength regular beer. As … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out last week, rounds up the Central Oregon winners of this year’s Oregon Beer Awards, and in particular focuses on 2024’s biggest winner—Sunriver Brewing Company. Sunriver won 13 medals this year and topped it off with Large Brewery of the Year. Sunriver Brewing Co. … Continue reading
I recently received cans of the latest non-alcoholic beer from California-based Best Day Brewing, a Mexican style lager with lime and sea salt, Electro-Lime Cerca de Cerveza. This new NA brew joins Best Day’s core lineup which consists of Kölsch-Style, West Coast IPA, and Hazy IPA. Here are details from … Continue reading
Recently, Elysian Brewing hosted a virtual tasting of its new Juice Dust IPA, the “juicy” variant in the Space Dust IPA family. Ahead of the tasting, the company sent out tasting kits which included the beer (a six pack plus an extra can each of Juice Dust and Space Dust) … Continue reading
Double Mountain Brewery doesn’t just brew beer, but also crafts a variety of ciders, and recently the company announced its seasonal cider lineup for 2024. Seven ciders are featured, three of which are new this year (and Double Mountain sent me a bottle of the new Harrison to sample). The … Continue reading
A new beer-ticking digital passport has launched for the town of Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast, the Tap and Brew Trail. Created by Explore Lincoln City, this new passport is out in time for National Beer Day (according to the press release), and features nine locations to start, where … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin covers an unusual style rarely seen in these parts: German-style Leichtbier (“light beer”), one I got to delve a bit into with Van Henion Brewing which released its version of Leichtbier recently. The beer is a collaboration, brewed with hop supplier Hollingbery and Son … Continue reading
There are two upcoming beer events from Grand Craft Beer to check out, taking place in Bend and Portland. The first is The World On Tap, which celebrates “worldwide beer styles” on Saturday, April 6 at the On Tap food cart lot and taphouse in Bend; look for beer styles … Continue reading
A recent article I have in The Bulletin covers terpenes in beer, specifically looking at the new Cross Joint Terpene IPA from Silver Moon Brewing. Terpenes are naturally occurring compounds derived from plants, largely responsible for the aromas and flavors of plants. The term “terpene” is often associated with the … Continue reading