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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
Bend Brewing Company’s Sno’d In winter seasonal has gone through a couple of incarnations. It started out as an English-style old ale, malt-forward with additions of cocoa, molasses, and holiday spices. Then three years ago, in 2019, the brewery changed it up and reformulated it as a winter IPA; I … Continue reading
Back at it with more reviews of the various fresh hop beers I’ve had this year. Single Hill Brewing with Breakside Brewery – On the Road Again Fresh Hop IPA Single Hill is based out of Yakima and this collaboration fresh hop beer with Breakside Brewery employs a number of … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, which was published last week, covers Not Your Usual Barrel-Aged Stout, the collaboration beer from Bend Brewing Company and Newport Avenue Market (with a bit of Bohemian Roastery thrown in the mix); it’s a coffee-infused barrel-aged and blended imperial stout. Newport Avenue Market’s beer … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company has announced its 2022 canned beer calendar, outlining the package releases slated for the new year. Many of the standards and favorites are returning, and there are some notable new additions appearing in cans this year, including a porter, a Cascadian dark ale, and new sours. Details … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company collaborated with Newport Avenue Market and Bohemian Roastery to release a special beer, Not Your Usual Barrel-Aged Stout, a strong stout aged in bourbon barrels and conditioned on coffee. The beer was released last Friday and is on the market now; here’s the press release: Iconic Bend-based … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company announced the release of its two returning winter seasonals this past week, Sno’d In Winter IPA and Waist Deep Winter Ale, both available on draft and in cans. I wrote about Sno’d In for the Bulletin two years ago, when it had been retooled into its present … Continue reading
More lightning round fresh hop reviews for you. Yes, these are going to keep coming for a bit! Bend Brewing Company – Fresh Hop Grove Pale Ale The second of BBC’s fresh hop ales this year is a fresh version of its new Grove Pale Ale, brewed for the Waypoint … Continue reading
Next up in my quick format fresh hop beer reviews, three Central Oregon fresh hop IPAs. Cascade Lakes Brewing – Koosah Fresh Hop IPA No Sizzle Juice fresh hop ale this year from Cascade Lakes, it’s been replaced with Koosah, named for Koosah Falls on the McKenzie River. I included … Continue reading
More local fresh hop news! The first of three fresh hop ales from Bend Brewing Company was released on draft last week, and today (Friday the 17th) another is released, along with cans of both. Here’s the press release detailing the brewery’s fresh news: Bend Brewing Company is excited to … Continue reading