The Brew Site
One of the newest beers added to the Deschutes Brewery year-round lineup this year is Symphonic Chronic Double Dank IPA, a resinous and fruity ale that “combines West Coast kettle hopping with East Coast dry hopping” in a big beer with 9% alcohol by volume. While not part of the … Continue reading
Bell’s Brewery started distributing to the Pacific Northwest this spring, bringing classics like Two Hearted IPA and Oberon Wheat (and possibly others) to the region, and the company sent me samples of its flagship Two Hearted as part of the rollout. I suspect it’s a distribution push made possible because … Continue reading
Here are my reviews on two of the three beers that Public Coast Brewing sent to me a little while back; the third, StackStock Candy Cap Stout, is one I’ve reviewed before so didn’t include it here. Let’s jump in to these other two, Uncle Fred’s and Violent Violet. Uncle … Continue reading
Rick’s Near Beer is a relatively new non-alcoholic beer brand out of Austin, Texas, which hit the scene this year with Rick’s Original Pils as its entry into the lifestyle NA space. Since the launch of Original Pils, Rick’s has also introduced a non-alcoholic Hazy IPA, though the website indicates … Continue reading
For my latest article for The Bulletin, I reviewed the latest collaboration beer from Bend’s Newport Avenue Market and Bend Brewing—Canapalooza Big Top IPA. It was released for the Market’s Canapalooza event a few weeks ago, in which local breweries were on hand pouring samples in a mini-fest for the … Continue reading
This week I received several beers from Public Coast Brewing, representing a summertime trio with two seasonal specialties and a year-round standard. They were sent as part of the company’s summer marketing, and accompanied by the press release below. The beers are the year-round ’67 Blonde Ale, what I’d probably … Continue reading
Parabola is the signature barrel-aged imperial stout from Firestone Walker Brewing, a massive, vintaged beer released each year, sometimes aged in bourbon barrels; I believe I may have a bottle squirreled away among my boxes of beer. The brewery also releases variants based on Parabola, and one of those is … Continue reading
In my opinion, you cannot go wrong with any beer from Germany’s Ayinger, no matter what time of the year you drink it. I happen to think Celebrator Doppelbock is one of the world’s best beers, and the rest of the Ayinger lineup is a world class selection of German … Continue reading
Portland’s Hopworks Brewery is celebrating 15 years this year, and as part of the milestone the brewery announced a branding revamp and a name change, dropping the “Urban” from its name. The first two new packaged beers under the new identity are Beer Time Pils and Overland IPA, both of … Continue reading
Switchback Brewing is located in Burlington, Vermont, and offers several core beers with a range of specialties including its DIPA Cat series of double IPAs that highlight a single hop variety. Switchback beers are available throughout Vermont and New England, and the company sent me samples of three of its … Continue reading