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Updated: I updated the beer list below after attending Friday night. This Labor Day weekend marks the 10th anniversary of The Little Woody Barrel-Aged Beer, Cider & Whiskey Festival here in Bend! This event, which highlights specialty wood-aged beers and ciders, began in 2009 as an all-local fest that has … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin dropped on Sunday, in which I write about Crux Fermentation Project’s limited-release Apricot Golden. I found this to be a really nice un-complicated fruit ale with some Belgian inflections, though the online headline on The Bulletin’s site says “reminiscent of Pyramid Apricot Ale” … … Continue reading
I haven’t seen much about rosé ciders but I did drink two that I’d received a short while back, which made me wonder if they were trending in some way. I don’t have any answers about that but I will talk about these two ciders which took different approaches to … Continue reading
The latest Double Mountain specialty cider came last week: Wickson Crab, made from crab apples. According to the brewery: Wickson Crab apples are small and hardy, making for a phenomenal cider. A late season crab variety, the Wickson has a very tart, earthy, dry, but very juicy quality. When pressed … Continue reading
The 2019 Bend Brewfest kicks off Thursday, April 15 and runs for three days, featuring over 200 different beers and ciders pouring at the Les Schwab Amphitheater adjacent to the Deschutes River. The Brewfest follows the standard format, with one token equaling a four-ounce pour of beer along with a … Continue reading
Three bottles of Deschutes Brewery‘s latest seasonal arrived some time last week while I was away: Slightly Exaggerated IPA. It’s a collaboration with Travel Oregon, which is interesting because the brewery also recently released a seasonal collabo IPA for the Deschutes County Fair. Here’s a bit from the press release: … Continue reading
Time to catch up on some backlogged business. (I’d been out of town most of last week.) First up, a bottle of the new Apricot Golden from Crux Fermentation Project. Drink in the golden goodness of summer courtesy of our latest brewing creation. A tad tart with an underlying sweetness … Continue reading
For my last couple of articles for The Bulletin I’ve talked about summer beers styles. A couple of weeks ago it was the classic American wheat ale, with highlights from Sunriver Brewing and GoodLife Brewing, and this past Sunday I wrote about the prevalence of summertime fruited sour ales that … Continue reading
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
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