The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, touches on smoked lagers with a profile of a nice one brewed up at McMenamins Old St. Francis School: Bamberg Obsession, a helles-style lager brewed with beechwood-smoked malt. I asked [head brewer Vance] Wirtz what inspired the beer. “The inspiration for … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin delves into one of the anniversary beers from Boneyard Beer—but not the IPA. Instead I take a look at Plum Saison, an unusual style for the typically hop-forward brewery. “Saisons rock and I haven’t had much experience with them so… why not?” said owner … Continue reading
The latest article I wrote for The Bulletin came out this week, where I focused on Worthy Brewing’s new Dortmunder-style lager Peace and Salinity. It’s a beer with a twist: Peace and Salinity is a lager brewed with lemon zest sea salt — but that’s not the unusual part. It … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out this week (bumped from last week), wherein I examine Bend Brewing Company‘s Urgent Fury IRA. You may recall that the beer is the first of the 2021 BBC lineup, and I touch on the India red ale (or red IPA) style while … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin dives into the Baltic porter style, and considers Black Lava Sea Salt Baltic Porter from Bend’s Spider City Brewing Company as an example. As the name implies, the style originated in countries surrounding the Baltic Sea, such as Poland, Russia and Finland. During the … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin focuses on a new beer from Bevel Craft Brewing that’s a bit of a departure from the brewery’s usual hop-forward offerings: Max Weight, a wee heavy. Naturally I touch on the style a little bit before getting into Bevel’s brew. Wee heavies are characterized … Continue reading
My latest print article this week for The Bulletin featured the recently GABF gold medal-winning beer from Monkless Belgian Ales, Dubbel or Nothing. I delve into the style but also emailed owner/brewer Todd Clement for his reaction and notes on the beer. I asked owner and brewer Todd Clement how … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin highlights the newly-canned Bavarian Lager from GoodLife Brewing, and digs into the Helles lager style to understand how its different from pilsner. Helles lager, like other pale lagers, is all about subtlety and balance. To casual (and even experienced) drinkers it may be indistinguishable … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out and timely for the holiday weekend: Pairing barbecue courses with beer. (That’s not the title I would have used.) This year, I thought it would be fun to suggest beers to pair with classic Fourth of July food. With the number of … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out today: Super yeast is star of Boss Rambler’s Norwegian Cowboy. I (finally?) explore kveik yeast, with a closer look at Boss Rambler Beer Club’s kveik-fermented Norwegian Cowboy triple dry-hopped hazy IPA. The brewery was also among the first of the local breweries … Continue reading