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This Saturday, October 28, Beers From the Dead 2 takes place at On Tap in Bend, a Halloween-themed revival of “classic Oregon microbrews” that are, thematically, back from the dead for this special event (zombie beers, if you will). The event features a lineup of 11 beers and a cider, … Continue reading
Happy Halloween! I hope everyone has had a safe and satisfying holiday, and enjoyed some tasty/spooky treats of beers! Here’s what I was drinking tonight:
Here’s some quick Halloween-themed beer news to enjoy: New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery recently released three beers in its “Goodies” series, which are brewed with candy. Starting with a cream ale base, the beers are conditioned on 50 pounds or more of each type of candy. Beers in the Goodies … Continue reading
Halloween season looks a bit different this year (along with everything else!), but at least breweries are having some fun with specialty releases. For instance, this week I saw a story about Buffalo Creek Brewing of Illinois releasing a candy corn beer—a cream ale brewed with actual candy corn candies. … Continue reading
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Brew Site (@brewsite) I was on the road all day long today—driving from Las Vegas to Bend, which took about 12.75 hours—but managed to slip in this McMenamins Black Widow Porter in time for the holiday. This year’s version is … Continue reading
I hope it was a spooky one!
My latest article for the Bend Bulletin’s GO! Magazine came out this week: Beers that will haunt your Halloween. It’s a round-up of (mostly pumpkin-free) Halloween-themed beers—all available locally, of course. I always have fun writing about beers and this holiday. Go check them out and see what you think!
Since we’re solidly in the Halloween season (what, you haven’t seen the pumpkins and black cats and strange lights in windows lately?), one beer you can and should seek out here in the Pacific Northwest is McMenamins’ Black Widow Porter. It’s their Halloween seasonal beer, on tap through the 31st, … Continue reading
Last week McMenamins sent me a fresh bottle of their Black Widow Porter, their Halloween seasonal that hits the taps in October. I believe this is the first year that it’s been bottled, and certainly the first time McMenamins has sent (to me, at least) samples for review. I have … Continue reading