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Deschutes Brewery has been working on non-alcoholic beer for about two years now, focusing primarily on its NA Irish Style Dark (which I wrote about here). This past week the brewery announced the next logical step: a non-alcoholic version of one of its flagships, Black Butte Porter. Having an NA … Continue reading
Back in September, Stone Brewing and Deschutes Brewery teamed up to release a honey-infused collaboration beer, Let’s Bee Homies Hazy IPA. I don’t know how it came about exactly but Deschutes wrote that the beer is a collaboration celebrating both brewery’s investment and commitment to the Hop Research Council and … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin out this week, the first one for the new year, features Cherries Jubelale from Deschutes Brewery. Because why not kick off 2022 with a big bold brew? I thought I’d start the new year with Deschutes’ latest spin on an old favorite, Cherries Jubelale … Continue reading
Bend’s Deschutes Brewery released its annual winter ale, Jubelale, last month, a perennial favorite that features a new, original piece of artwork for the label. This year, the brewery changed its selection process (detailed the press release below) and the artwork is by Stephanie Littlebird Fogel featuring a winter moonscape. … Continue reading
I saw that Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA went on tap at Deschutes Brewery’s Bend Pub yesterday (along with Hop Trip!), good timing for this news. Deschutes sent out the press release/media sheet on upcoming beers, including several collaborations, which I’m posting here. Notably, collaborations seems to be the big … Continue reading
The awards for the Great American Beer Festival competition winners were announced this past weekend—there was no actual festival, due to the pandemic, but judging still took place, and the results encompass a wide swath of breweries across the country. Oregon brought home 15 medals this year, and three of … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that Deschutes Brewery first released The Dissident 13 years ago; at the time, it was a revolutionary beer for the brewery that had its roots in English styles. The most recent variant of The Dissident out now is Peach, and I wrote about it this week … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery revealed some of its upcoming packaged beers in a mid-summer media newsletter, which went out last week. Some interesting tidbits to share from that, so I’ll jump right into the beers: Fresh Family – August 5th marks National IPA Day and Deschutes’ Fresh Family has something for every … Continue reading
I finally tackled the topic of non-alcoholic beer for The Bulletin in my latest article, which came out this week. Of course I’ve been covering NA beers here for the past year and a half, but with the availability of two local near beers from Deschutes Brewery and Crux Fermentation … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery officially launched Squeezy Rider West Coast IPA in March, as the newest beer in its “Fresh Family” of IPAs that started with Fresh Squeezed IPA. The brewery sent me samples, and I noted that Deschutes is being coy about IBUs in the beer: What about bitterness units (IBU)? … Continue reading