In conjunction with this weekend’s SheBrew Beer Fest (more here), Migration Brewing is releasing its Salty Mule Gose collaboration beer with the festival. The German salted sour ale was brewed with with fresh hibiscus, lime, and candied ginger and will be pouring on draft at Sunday’s event (bottles are available … Continue reading
There’s a new beer dropping from Bale Breaker Brewing this first Friday of March (the 3rd)—Daybreak Pale Ale, a year-round offering packaged in 12-ounce cans. The new beer features Simcoe and Mosaic hops, and weighs in a 5.5% ABV. After its initial release at the brewery’s two locations in Yakima … Continue reading
Vermont’s Switchback Brewing released the latest in its DIPA Cat series of double IPAs earlier this month, showcasing the New Zealand Wai-iti hop—Wai-iti Cat. The beer is 9.1% ABV and available on a limited basis in four packs of 16-ounce cans. Press release: New 9.1% DIPA becomes 6th in Cat … Continue reading
Washington’s Bale Breaker Brewing is partnering with friends once again this year as its Frenz Collaboration Series returns for 2023, and the first release in the series is with Georgetown Brewing. Press release: Bale Breaker Brewing Company’s Frenz Collaboration Series is getting a glow-up this year, featuring new can artwork … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, published last week, highlights February as Oregon Craft Beer Month with a Central Oregon angle. Deschutes Brewery is the largest and oldest of Bend’s breweries, having opened its doors in 1988. But it was not the first in Central Oregon; that honor belongs to … Continue reading
Hop Horizon IPA returns from Tröegs Independent Brewing once again this year, which the brewery is positioning as its transitional seasonal for the coming of spring. It’s the first of the four Hop Cycle series IPAs released for the year, loaded with Citra, Mosaic, and Sabro hops. Details: Tröegs Independent … Continue reading
Buoy Beer Company of Astoria, Oregon released the news of its 2023 beer lineup, featuring a new addition to the year-round beers with Double IPA, a new Benefit Series partnership with some new recipes, the second year of its Lager series, and more. Press release with all the details: YEAR-ROUND … Continue reading
The Oregon Brewers Festival was canceled this year, but Hillsboro, Oregon’s “Biggest Beer Fest,” the Hillsbrew Fest, is coming up on the final weekend of this month, from February 24–26. It’s the second annual occurrence of this brewfest that will showcase around 40 craft brewers and cidermakers pouring up to … Continue reading
The mid-winter seasonal Red Haze from Cascade Lakes Brewing returns this month. Red Haze is a hazy red ale brewed with Altus and Cascade hops, designed to bridge the transition from winter to spring over the next several months. It’s 6.4% ABV with 40 IBUs and available on draft and … Continue reading
The first Moon Room series beer of the year from Ecliptic Brewing is out—Altbier, a take on the German “old beer” style from Düsseldorf. It’s available in 16-ounce cans and on draft, and is a 5.7% ABV take on the style. Details from the press release: This month, Ecliptic Brewing … Continue reading