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For the third year in a row, Cascade Lakes Brewing has released its Pawsitive IPA (previously Pale Ale) to support BrightSide Animal Center of Redmond. The brewery hosted its release party for the brew this past Sunday, and a portion of the proceeds from the beer sales will benefit the … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin considers strawberries and rhubarb, prompted by a new beer from Cascade Lakes Brewing, Strawbeery Rhubarb Sour. It’s strawberry rhubarb pie season, after all, and I also delve into rhubarb a bit as well as getting the background on the beer. Brewmaster Ryan Schmiege shared … Continue reading
Cascade Lakes Brewing released two new beers recently that are perfect for the season: Strawbeery Rhubarb Sour and Sunup Summer Ale. These seasonal brews are both available right now. Strawbeery Rhubarb Sour is a kettle sour with the two fruits to give something of a strawberry rhubarb pie quality, according … Continue reading
There’s a new year-round beer out from Redmond, Oregon’s Cascade Lakes Brewing, a northwest IPA that the company is describing as “adventure-ready”: This IPA. I haven’t tried the beer yet, but it’s a good name, though I wonder how many “Who’s on first?” type situations it will generate. Press release … Continue reading
We now have hazy red ales! Okay to be fair, maybe we already had them, but Cascade Lakes Brewing announced the release of its newest seasonal, Red Haze, billed as a hazy red; I don’t particularly recall seeing one before. The title on the press release calls it “the perfect … Continue reading
Winter beers are rolling out, with many favorites returning to help us through this second year of pandemic winter. This week Cascade Lakes Brewing announced the return of its Slippery Slope Winter Ale, first released in 2011 I believe, replacing Santa’s Little Helper. Slippery Slope is a northwest-inflected winter warmer, … 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
I’m a bit behind on posting this press release from Cascade Lakes Brewing, but in the interest of keeping track of the fresh hop beers coming out of Central Oregon, here are details on the brewery’s Koosah Fresh Hop IPA, available now. Once a year, beer drinkers’ favorite flowers – … Continue reading
Here’s a Friday roundup of the week’s news in beer from around Oregon. I hope everyone has a good weekend in store, but take it easy as COVID-19 levels are on the rise again; counties might be going back to “Extreme” risk within a week. As usual I’ll continue to … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin this week covers the first packaged, barrel-aged beer (ever) from Cascade Lakes Brewing—Midnight Drift, a bourbon barrel-aged barleywine. It was aged in Oregon Spirit Distillers bourbon barrels for six months, and packaged in 16-ounce cans; the brewery had provided me with a four-pack to … Continue reading