Bend Brewing Company‘s latest beer release is Trade War Export Stout, which is the first canned beer release for 2019. Trade War joins the brewery’s other canned offerings which includes Tropic Pines Juicy IPA, Camp Beer, and Sno’d In Winter Ale.

The brewery is holding a release party on Friday, January 25, and plans to pair three special variants of the stout with cookies. Here is the press release sent to me by head brewer Zach Beckwith:

Bend Brewing Company is proud to announce our first 16 oz can release of 2019, Trade War Export Stout. Trade War Export Stout is a 7.5% ABV foreign style stout brewed with a blend of Golden Promise and Canadian 2-row, 6 different specialty malts and flaked barley. 16 oz cans will be released at our downtown Bend brewpub Friday January 25 with a special release party featuring 3 special Trade War variants (Coconut, Cherry Chocolate, and Cardamom Vanilla) created for the party and paired with cookies from Too Sweet Cakes. Each Trade War Export Stout pint purchase comes with a free honey vanilla chocolate cookie. The party runs from 4-9 PM with live music from Toast and Jam kicking off at 6:30 pm. Trade War Export Stout cans will be available through our distributor partners, Running Man Distributors and Bigfoot Beverage.

Trade War Export Stout is the first of many BBC beers coming to cans for the first time in 2019. In March, our groundbreaking pomegranate and hibiscus sour ale, Ching Ching, will join Tropic Pines IPA in our year round can lineup. March will also see the can debut of Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA as the first release in our High Desert Hop Series.

The cookie pairing is a fun idea, and here are the planned pairings:

Trade War Stout with Cherry & Chocolate
Cookie: Almond & Cherry

Trade War Stout with Cardamon & Vanilla
Cookie: Brown Sugar & Cardamon

Trade War Stout with Coconut
Cookie: Coconut & Toffee

These variants will only be available at the brewpub but watch for the cans of Trade War to his the shelves soon.