The Brew SiteBend Brewing Company has posted on their website that they’re bottling their HopHead Imperial IPA for release this Friday, November 28th. Needless to say, this is a pretty limited release and while it might not be up to Abyss proportions, I expect they will sell out fairly quickly. HopHead, you … Continue reading
Last week a package arrived from Shipyard Brewing, containing these: Those are the two beers in the Pugsley’s Signature Series of beers being offered by Shipyard: Barley Wine and Imperial Porter. You can read more about them from their blog: Pugsley’s Signature Series is named after Shipyard Brewing Company’s master … Continue reading
I first reviewed Inversion IPA two years ago, not long after it first came out. I quite liked it then, and I like it even better now. I chalk that up not only to it being an excellent beer, but to the fact that Deschutes really put some effort into … Continue reading
Deschutes’ Bachelor ESB is another of their standard beers that, like Cascade Ale, is often overlooked in favor of their higher-profile beers—but is, in fact, one of their most award-winning offerings. At 5.3%, this is actually a bit stronger than the more popular Mirror Pond Pale Ale. This is a … Continue reading
One of the things that impresses me about Deschutes Brewery is the sheer number of varieties of beer they offer—not just the specials, but for the standard lineup as well. There’s a beer for almost any mood or occasion. Want a light lawnmower beer? Cascade Ale. American Amber? Green Lakes … Continue reading
Deschutes’ Cascade Ale is one of their year-round beers that I don’t drink very often. Not because it’s not good—it certainly is—rather, you just don’t see it on tap very often outside of the Brewery, and when I’m buying their bottled beer, I usually go for something darker and heavier. … Continue reading
This Saturday, November 22nd, is Deschutes Brewery‘s annual Garage Sale—where they sell off discontinued merchandise at great prices. Shirts (tees, sweatshirts, cycle jerseys), glassware (pint glasses, four ounce taster glasses, often cool tulips and other stemware), hats, and probably a few other goodies. This year as an added bonus, there’s … Continue reading
Mmmmm, Jubelale… one of my favorites from Deschutes. This is one of the beers I look forward to every year, and the release of Jubelale is the herald of the winter/holiday season. Or at least the herald of seasonal beers… I’ve already written a bit about this year’s Jubel from … Continue reading
I’ve written a lot about Deschutes Brewery over the years—beer and event reviews, speculation, news, and even posted press releases (which I can’t take credit for). I won’t link to everything, but I thought I’d at least point to other reviews I’ve written. Jubelale (2004) Jubelale (2005) Hop Trip (2005) … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery has been making Hop Trip since 2005, making this year’s the fourth iteration of the fresh hop ale. Which also makes the Brewery one of the old hands in the still-young "fresh hop" category. This year’s version is really good—as I wrote in the Brewery’s Fresh Hop Tasting … Continue reading