The Brew Site
My latest article for The Bulletin, out last week, rounds up the Central Oregon winners of this year’s Oregon Beer Awards, and in particular focuses on 2024’s biggest winner—Sunriver Brewing Company. Sunriver won 13 medals this year and topped it off with Large Brewery of the Year. Sunriver Brewing Co. … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is on pumpkin beer, one of my all-time favorite categories! I profile three Central Oregon pumpkin (or pumpkin spice, in the case of one of them) ales, as well as delving briefly into the history behind the gourd. Pumpkin beer as we know it … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin (which came out a week and a half ago) and it’s a study in pilsners, a great style to drink during this hot weather. I evaluate two side by side, from Sunriver Brewing and Three Creeks Brewing. When brewed properly, these beers are light … Continue reading
My most recent article for The Bulletin, the first of 2023, hit the stands last week and meandered off into a boozy direction with two rum-infused specialty beers from Sunriver Brewing—Rum Ball Imperial Porter and Rum Barrel Coconut Stout. And because it was the tail end of the holidays, these … Continue reading
Like my fresh hop season reviews, I’ve got a bunch of pumpkin beers I’m drinking this fall that I’m going to write up. The season kicked off early with Elysian’s virtual tasting last month, and 2 Towns Ciderhouse’s Hollow Jack is drinking nicely this year, so let’s jump in for … Continue reading
Two Stratas and a Centennial in this batch of fresh hop beer reviews. There certainly seem to be a lot of fresh Strata brews this year (and there’s more to come). Let go— Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Bondi Fresh Hop IPA This is the fresh hop version of Sunriver’s … Continue reading
More fresh hop beer reviews to keeps the wheels turning! This batch starts off with my homebrew, so let’s jump in. Desert Sage Brewing – Desert Harvest Fresh Hop Ale (Homebrew) I haven’t brewed much beer at home this year, but I did have enough ingredients on hand to brew … Continue reading
Fresh hop season is strong this year, and beers are still coming out. Here are the next three that I’ve had so far, with my notes. Sunriver Brewing – Fresh Hop Vicious Mosquito IPA Sunriver’s fresh hop beers are always top-notch, and the fresh hop version of Vicious Mosquito was … Continue reading
Yep, I’m posting a bunch of Christmas and winter themed beer reviews in the middle of summer—why not? We’re already seeing fall-themed beers becoming available and it’s only early August, so let’s start dreaming about Christmas beers while we’re at it! I’ve got notes and pictures from several of these … Continue reading
Big news today from Sunriver Brewing as the company announced the opening of a fourth location (and the second one for Bend): its new Eastside Pub. It’s taking over the space formerly occupied by the eastside location of Jackson’s Corner (a popular restaurant and bakery located on the west side … Continue reading