Received: Double Mountain/Barley Brown’s Coyote Sunset IPA

Received: Double Mountain/Barley Brown’s Coyote Sunset IPA

Late last week the latest release from Double Mountain Brewery arrived, a collaboration IPA with Barley Brown’s Beer: Coyote Sunset IPA. According to the press release: With this West Coast IPA, Double Mountain Brewery is releasing the newest addition to their seasonal beer lineup. A collaboration with Barley Brown’s, this … Continue reading

Going to the Oregon Brewers Festival? Be prepared!

Going to the Oregon Brewers Festival? Be prepared!

The 32nd annual Oregon Brewers Festival is in full swing this week, running Wednesday through Saturday, and if you’re planning to attend I thought it would be a good time to re-up my OBF Survival Guide post from a number of years back. Written in 2012(!) it’s a bit dated … Continue reading

Received: Zupan’s/Zoiglhaus Farm To Market Lager

Received: Zupan’s/Zoiglhaus Farm To Market Lager

I really kind of like that Portland-based Zupan’s Markets has been partnering with local breweries to create new releases in the Farm To Market beer series. The latest release is a lager brewed in partnership with Zoiglhaus Brewing, and I received a six-pack of it this week. Zupan’s Markets has … Continue reading

Received: 10 Barrel Strawberry Crush

Received: 10 Barrel Strawberry Crush

10 Barrel Brewing is adding a new Crush sour flavor, Strawberry, to its lineup this summer, and reached out to me this week to offer me samples. I picked up the case(!) of the beer from the brewery. According to the PR email: R&D Brewmaster, Tonya Cornett, has been experimenting … Continue reading

Suds Brothers Brewery, Evanston, Wyoming

Suds Brothers Brewery, Evanston, Wyoming

About a month ago I was driving through Wyoming with my daughter (on a trip back from Golden, Colorado, which is another post), and decided on a stop at the only local brewery along Interstate 80 west of Laramie: Suds Brothers Brewery in Evanston. So where is Evanston? In the … Continue reading

McMenamins 18th Annual Roadhouse Brewfest returns Saturday, June 20

McMenamins 18th Annual Roadhouse Brewfest returns Saturday, June 20

McMenamins has been hosting a number of brewfests going back over two decades with the original Hillsdale Brewfest and these are fun events, taking place on the grounds of various properties with a wide selection of other McMenamins breweries as well as guest breweries. This Saturday, June 20, the latest … Continue reading

Deschutes Brewery releases two new packaged beers for summer

Deschutes Brewery releases two new packaged beers for summer

Deschutes Brewery announced this week the release of two new limited-release packaged beers for “the heat of summer,” a sour ale and a brut IPA. I suspect they will be on the shelves soon if they haven’t made it there already. Here is the press release with details: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading