The Brew Site
I’m behind on pointing to my latest article for The Bulletin, profiling the specialty Monkuccino ale from Monkless Belgian Ales, a quadrupel-style Belgian ale infused with coffee and raspberries. “The main inspiration for Monkuccino was Curtain Closer, our late-winter seasonal,” he said via email. “We typically age Curtain Closer on … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, takes a look at Belgian styled bières de Noël, and Central Oregon’s very own version from Monkless Belgian Ales: Friar’s Festivus, a strong, dark ale for the rest of us. Finally, there are the strong, spiced bières de Noël of Belgium. … Continue reading
Here’s the Oregon beer news to celebrate National Beer Day! National Beer Day observes the return of 3.2% beer heralding the end of Prohibition; the Cullen-Harrison Act which brought it about was enacted by Congress on March 21, 1933, and signed into law by President Roosevelt on April 7. The … Continue reading
My latest print article this week for The Bulletin featured the recently GABF gold medal-winning beer from Monkless Belgian Ales, Dubbel or Nothing. I delve into the style but also emailed owner/brewer Todd Clement for his reaction and notes on the beer. I asked owner and brewer Todd Clement how … Continue reading
My latest print article for The Bulletin is out today: The year ahead in beer. In it I offer up a short overview of the turbulent year that was 2019 in the beer industry, and then look to trends for 2020—as predicted by local brewers and industry pros. In particular, … Continue reading
For the past several months, Monkless Belgian Ales has been hard at work renovating a restaurant and pub space to open its Monkless Brasserie, and this week the brewery held a soft opening for lunch and dinner. Up until now Monkless has only operated a small tasting room out of … Continue reading
Bend’s Belgian-themed brewery Monkless Belgian Ales announced this week that a lease had been signed for a new restaurant space—a new direction for the brewery which has hitherto operated only as a production brewery with a tasting room. The new space on the edge of Bend’s Old Mill District is … Continue reading
Happy Friday! This last day of May/first weekend of June is looking to be a beautiful one, weather-wise, perfect for patio drinking and outdoor events! Here’s the roundup of news and events for the weekend in the Oregon beer scene; as always, I’ll be updating this post throughout the day … Continue reading
Here is the news in Oregon beer for this Tuesday, May 21. As usual I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with the latest news as I find it, so check back often for updates. Culmination Brewing (Portland) is celebrating its fourth anniversary all this week, “with a week … Continue reading
My last print article came out last Sunday, actually (and I just turned my next one in today), in which I wrote about Monkless Belgian Ales‘ Curtain Closer, its massive Belgian-style “quintuple ale” aged on raspberries and cocoa nibs. You can call it a quadrupel if you want; brewer Todd … Continue reading