The Brew Site
The first special beer release of the new year from Double Mountain Brewery arrived at my doorstep this week: Molten Lava Imperial IPA. The beer is part of the brewery’s “From the Vault” series, revisiting past brews while updating and tweaking the recipes for modern palates. This new version is … Continue reading
Toward the end of last year, Double Mountain Brewery released Sweet Nothings Blonde Coffee Stout, a so-called “blonde stout” brewed with cocoa nibs and coffee in collaboration with Ranger Chocolate and 10-Speed Coffee Roasters. (I’m always a bit skeptical of the blonde/white stout sub-style.) It’s a bit of a change … Continue reading
For my first article of the year for The Bulletin, out this week, I profiled a new barrel-aged barleywine from Redmond’s Initiative Brewing, released in time for the holidays that the brewery called Non-DenominationALE (a name I think is very clever actually.) According to brewmaster Chris Brumley, it’s the first … Continue reading
The annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Festival is returning next month, bringing the outdoor fest to the pines and cabins of the forest next to Suttle Lake in Central Oregon. Slated for the final weekend in February, the event runs Friday the 23rd through Sunday the 25th, with more than … Continue reading
10 Barrel Brewing revamped its main lineup of India pale ales late last year, both in brewing process and in branding, pulling them into its new HopBurst family line. HopBurst is named for the “hop bursting” method of only adding hops at the end (and after) the boil to extract … Continue reading
The annual Brine, Brew & Barrel Festival is just around the corner, returning to Ashland, Oregon for the third time. The event is taking place January 12 through 14 at the Ashland Hills Hotel, and features a variety of workshops and demos along with a beer dinner and a cider … Continue reading
My final article of 2023 for The Bulletin came out just before Christmas, and in it I profiled a new holiday beer from Wild Ride Brewing—Jingle Hop Winter Red Ale. Released at the beginning of the month, Jingle Hop was brewed at Wild Ride’s Prineville brewery by Prineville brewer Matt … Continue reading
We’ve made it! The final day of the Beer Advent Calendar brings us around to a classic Belgian Christmas ale, Père Noël from Brouwerij De Ranke. This amber-colored holiday treat leans into the hops for bitterness and adds a bit of licorice for complexity. The brewery describes the taste as … Continue reading
Okay, so today’s Advent beer pick is a bit of a cheat, but it’s my birthday and my tradition is to select a “birthday” beer for today, something special that I’d want to drink. For a number of years now I’ve had another tradition where my brother would give me … Continue reading
Today’s Advent beer pick takes us to Japan and the Vertere Brewery, a small brewery 90 minutes west of Tokyo which offers up two flavors of Christmas beer: a Cranberry Pie Sour, and today’s selection, Barley Wine with ginger and cinnamon. There’s even more going on, starting with kveik yeast, … Continue reading