The Brew Site
One nice thing about having samples delivered: I don’t have to go out and risk coronavirus infection to get beer. Or cider, in the case of today’s arrival: Portland Cider Company RazzBerry. RazzBerry features loads of bright raspberries combined with Northwest-grown apples, a touch of lemon zest, and juicy Hood … Continue reading
Late last week among other beer sample arrivals was a pair of cans from Georgia’s SweetWater Brewery: 420 Strain Insane OG Mexican Lager, and Lime Haze Hydroponics Seltzer. Of the 420 Strain, SweetWater says: We turned to a couple true OGs for this collab: Cypress Hill’s B-Real and his Insane … Continue reading
Arriving just before the weekend: the 2020 edition of Wickson Crab Cider from Double Mountain Brewery. As the name implies, this one is made from crab apples to “impart a wonderful earthiness and incredible aromas of ripe honeydew and Meyer lemon.” I’d also received a bottle of this last year, … Continue reading
Modified Theory is the new, non-Deschutes-branded venture from Deschutes Brewery, billed as a “crafted hard bevy” intended for use as a cocktail mixer or other lifestyle drinks, and all three flavors arrived this week in a specialty “mixology” package. Along with a can of each flavor, there’s also a mixing … Continue reading
This week a second package from New Holland Brewing arrived, with the brewery’s Lightpoint Functional White Ale. Only this time, instead of crowlers, I got four cans along with a Lightpoint sweatshirt and—get this—a sweat/headband. (Fully in keeping with the lifestyle, functional, low-cal theme of the beer!) Also a note … Continue reading
The newest beer from Double Mountain Brewery arrived today: The Other Matt IPA, the latest in the Brewer Experimental IPA series. This one is from lead brewer Matt Coughlin (as opposed to owner Matt Swihart) and is brewed with Azacca hops and kveik yeast. I really enjoyed the last beer … Continue reading
The latest marketing samples of beer—or in this case, non-alcoholic beer—reached me yesterday, from Surreal Brewing Company. The brewery sent a six-pack representing five different NA beers: Juicy Mavs Hazy IPA (two cans), Chandelier Red IPA, Natural Bridges Kölsch, 17 Mile Porter, and Pastry Porter. According to the marketing, these … Continue reading
Last week I received a shipment of non-alcoholic beers from Grüvi, a Denver-based company I hadn’t heard of before which produces NA beers and wines. Grüvi is introducing a new alcohol-free Stout, so sent me samples of the Stout, IPA, and Weisse as part of the rollout. It’s interesting timing, … Continue reading
This week, a six-pack of cans of Mama Peaches IPA arrived from Sanitas Brewing Company from Colorado. I received the beers as part of a roll-out announcing Sanitas’ hiring of PR firm Meteorite PR; Mama Peaches was brewed to celebrate the birth of Sanitas co-founder Michael Mimsic’s first child. The … Continue reading
Three bottles of Deschutes Brewery‘s new seasonal beer arrived yesterday—Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager, its collaboration beer with Riff Cold Brewed Coffee. “Lager” and “coffee” is not something I would expect a regular collaboration to arrive at (pastry IPAs or cold cereal sours seem to be all the rage … Continue reading