Latest print article: Crux Fermentation Project, liquor stores collaboration

Latest print article: Crux Fermentation Project, liquor stores collaboration

My latest article for The Bulletin, which came out last week, profiled All Trails Lead to Bend, a barrel-aged imperial stout collaboration between Crux Fermentation Project and two of Bend’s liquor stores, Trailhead Liquor and Bend South Liquor. Occasionally, these projects extend beyond breweries into other areas of the industry. … Continue reading

Recent print article: Specialty stouts from Immersion Brewing

Recent print article: Specialty stouts from Immersion Brewing

My latest article for The Bulletin, which came out last week on Leap Day (the bonus day!), features Immersion Brewing and two recent specialty stouts released by the brewery: Meraki and Onism. Both are blended, barrel-aged stouts, with Meraki a blend of stout and barleywine and Onism a blend of … Continue reading

Received: Guinness Luck of The Dragon fruit ale

Received: Guinness Luck of The Dragon fruit ale

Recently I received cans of the latest beer to come out of the Guinness Open Gate breweries (both in Baltimore and Chicago) — Luck of the Dragon, a fruited ale brewed to celebrate the Lunar New Year. It’s brewed with dragon fruit powder and tangerine puree and is a collaboration … Continue reading

Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest roundup (2024)

Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest roundup (2024)

This past weekend, the fifth annual Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest took place under the trees next to Suttle Lake, with good weather, beer flowing, fires crackling, and an overall chill experience. I’d posted the details a little while back, and got a media invite to attend the festival again … Continue reading

ilani Brewfest – The beer and events

ilani Brewfest – The beer and events

Last weekend my wife and I attended the ilani Brewfest that took place at the ilani Casino Resort in Ridgefield, Washington; I’d received a media invite to stay at the resort and attend the fest, and in my previous post I wrote about the hotel and resort itself. Now I’m … Continue reading

ilani Brewfest – ilani Hotel and Resort overview

ilani Brewfest – ilani Hotel and Resort overview

This past weekend my wife and I attended the ilani Brewfest in Ridgefield, Washington, an event I’d posted about previously. ilani is a casino resort located on the Cowlitz Reservation, about 30 miles north of Portland, Oregon, which opened in 2017. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe developed, owns, and operates the … Continue reading

Latest print article: February is Stout Month

Latest print article: February is Stout Month

My latest article for The Bulletin features Stout Month, which celebrates stouts throughout the month of February. Along the way I picked up three stouts from Bend breweries to highlight. Did you know that February is Stout Month? It may only be an informal designation, but for many years, Astoria’s … Continue reading