The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin considers Dry January and the local non-alcoholic beer options currently available in Central Oregon (including hop water). Whatever the reason, this Dry January is an excellent time to revisit the non-alcoholic beer options that are available, something I covered in 2021. Since that time, … 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
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
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
One of Bell’s Brewery’s signature beers is its seasonal Oberon Ale, an American wheat ale available every spring and summer that has garnered quite a following over the years. The brewery has released a number of variants on the classic Oberon recipe, including Mango Habanero, Cherry, and Citrus Oberon, all … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin takes a look at the newest in the Coolship Experiment beer series from Crux Fermentation Project, Crux Coolship Experiment No. 6. Crux teamed up with Rogue Creamery of southern Oregon to brew a lambic-style ale in which the same microorganisms used to create Rogue’s … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, published this week, features a profile of Cold Snap, a pastry stout from Bevel Craft Brewing inspired by Mexican hot chocolate. The basic ingredients for hot cocoa consist of cocoa powder, sugar and milk, and it is typically quite sweet. Mexican hot chocolate, on … Continue reading
Earlier this month Double Mountain Brewery released its latest specialty/seasonal beer, Sweet Nothings, billed as a Blonde Coffee Stout. The brewery worked with 10-Speed Coffee Roasters and Ranger Chocolate (a collaborator on Chocolate Stout of the past few years), and sent me a bottle of the new beer to review. … Continue reading
Portland’s Hopworks Brewery always has a fun lineup of seasonal beer specialties, and this year the brewery sent me its fall selection: the tequila barrel-aged version of Rindless Watermelon Gose, the returning Great Gourds of Fire Pumpkin Ale, and of course Fresh Hop Abominable, the fresh Centennial-hopped version of its Abominable … Continue reading