Latest print article: Crux Fermentation Project, liquor stores collaboration

Latest print article: Crux Fermentation Project, liquor stores collaboration

My latest article for The Bulletin, which came out last week, profiled All Trails Lead to Bend, a barrel-aged imperial stout collaboration between Crux Fermentation Project and two of Bend’s liquor stores, Trailhead Liquor and Bend South Liquor. Occasionally, these projects extend beyond breweries into other areas of the industry. … Continue reading

Recent print article: Specialty stouts from Immersion Brewing

Recent print article: Specialty stouts from Immersion Brewing

My latest article for The Bulletin, which came out last week on Leap Day (the bonus day!), features Immersion Brewing and two recent specialty stouts released by the brewery: Meraki and Onism. Both are blended, barrel-aged stouts, with Meraki a blend of stout and barleywine and Onism a blend of … Continue reading

Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest roundup (2024)

Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest roundup (2024)

This past weekend, the fifth annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest took place under the trees next to Suttle Lake, with good weather, beer flowing, fires crackling, and an overall chill experience. I’d posted the details a little while back, and got a media invite to attend the festival again … Continue reading

ilani Brewfest – The beer and events

ilani Brewfest – The beer and events

Last weekend my wife and I attended the ilani Brewfest that took place at the ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield, Washington; I’d received a media invite to stay at the resort and attend the fest, and in my previous post I wrote about the hotel and resort itself. Now I’m … Continue reading

ilani Brewfest – ilani Hotel and Resort overview

ilani Brewfest – ilani Hotel and Resort overview

This past weekend my wife and I attended the ilani Brewfest in Ridgefield, Washington, an event I’d posted about previously. ilani is a casino resort located on the Cowlitz Reservation, about 30 miles north of Portland, Oregon, which opened in 2017. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe developed, owns, and operates the … Continue reading

Latest print article: February is Stout Month

Latest print article: February is Stout Month

My latest article for The Bulletin features Stout Month, which celebrates stouts throughout the month of February. Along the way I picked up three stouts from Bend breweries to highlight. Did you know that February is Stout Month? It may only be an informal designation, but for many years, Astoria’s … Continue reading

Latest print article: Touching base on Funky Fauna Artisan Ales

Latest print article: Touching base on Funky Fauna Artisan Ales

My latest article for The Bulletin revisits Funky Fauna Artisan Ales of Sisters, with some news about the announced opening of a new Bend taproom, The Doom Lounge, as well as reviews of two of the more recent beers: Forestlike and Gathering of Ghouls. Both are wild saisons conditioned on … Continue reading

Double Mountain Brewery Molten Lava Imperial IPA (from the vault)

Double Mountain Brewery Molten Lava Imperial IPA (from the vault)

Molten Lava Imperial IPA is the first specialty beer release of 2024 from Double Mountain Brewery, emerging from the brewery’s “Vault” as it was last brewed a few years ago. Originally introduced early in the 2010s, this version is a reimagining of the original, with recipe and procedures tweaked for … Continue reading

Hockey Haze Hazy Pale Ale from Hop Valley Brewing (review)

Hockey Haze Hazy Pale Ale from Hop Valley Brewing (review)

Springfield’s Hop Valley Brewing partnered with the Seattle Kraken hockey team as the official brewery (and beer) of the franchise, and released a new pale ale, Hockey Haze, for the NHL Winter Classic game that took place earlier this month. The company sent me a six-pack to review of the limited-edition … Continue reading