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The newest packaged beer to join the year-round lineup from GoodLife Brewing is Wave Park Hazy IPA, named for the wave channel of the nearby Bend Whitewater Park. The beer is 6.7% ABV with 65 IBUs, available on draft and in 12-ounce cans; the brewery recently provided me with a … Continue reading
Big news for Bend’s GoodLife Brewing this week, as the company announced that it is expanding into Nevada, with both a statewide distribution deal and a partnership to open a new GoodLife location in Henderson (outside of Las Vegas). The company is taking over the location of Street Burger, rebranding … Continue reading
The Diff’rent Smokes brewfest returns to Bend this Saturday, October 14, taking place this time around at GoodLife Brewing and featuring a variety of smoked beer styles. There will be 20 beers pouring at the fest, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association; tickets are available online for $20 … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out last week, takes a look at the latest year-round beer from GoodLife Brewing, High Altitude Lager, and frames that within an overview of the American lager style. “We began with an idea to brew a super-light lager because we (production team) all like … Continue reading
For the past several years, Bend’s GoodLife Brewing has offered up its Beach Life fruited pale ale series, one that started with Pineapple, continued with Mango, and currently features P.O.G. — passion fruit, orange, and guava. The brewery starts with hops known for their fruit qualities and amps it up … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out this week, featuring a new barrel-aged beer from GoodLife Brewing in its Peach Chardonnay Hybrid Wine Ale. I profile the brew and get some background from Tyler West, GoodLife’s Director of Brewing Operations. “We started with a fresh growth of Brettanomyces (wild … Continue reading
Recently GoodLife Brewing released its latest barrel-aged creation, a blend of saison-style ale with grape must and peaches to culminate in Peach Chardonnay, what the brewery is calling a “Hybrid Wine Ale.” Here’s the description: Saison meets Chardonnay with a Peach forward aroma and subtly sweet finish. Barrel-Aged Saison Style … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, tackles triple IPA and GoodLife Brewing’s Lava Cave Triple IPA in particular. Stylistically, there isn’t much to distinguish triple IPA from barleywine. Both feature large amounts of malt, hops and alcohol. Barleywine focuses on rich malt character and full body with … Continue reading
More, more, and yet more fresh hop quick notes! This edition features three Bend breweries (all acquired in the course of writing this article), and all Strata hops. Strata has been a popular fresh hop this year, the most common one used in the local brews (followed by Centennial). Let’s … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin that came out this past week takes a look at hazy pale ales. I’ve noticed this spring a number of local breweries introducing new (or returning) hazy pales, some seasonal, some year round; I don’t know if it’s a trend but I thought it … Continue reading