The Brew Site
My final print article for 2020 is out today, in which I explore a once-in-a-decade beer with Super Jubel from Deschutes Brewery. I dip into a bit of the history behind the beer (stolen keg! Frozen Jubelale!) and review this year’s version. When I interviewed Deschutes’ original brewmaster, John Harris, … Continue reading
Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery released its 2021 beer schedule this week, offering a glimpse into the brewery’s upcoming plans—with what looks like a big push into more cans and retail packaging. Some new beers showing up and an expanded “Ace” lineup look particularly interesting. Here’s the press release to accompany … Continue reading
We’ve made it—Christmas Eve and the final day of the Beer Advent Calendar! Today we celebrate the holiday with a perennial favorite and a beer that shows up on the calendar every year: Christmas Ale from Anchor Brewing. This is a beer I look forward to every season, not only … Continue reading
A few days ago I featured the non-alcoholic Santa Clausthaler on the Beer Advent Calendar, and I mentioned that it’s really good. And it really is, not just when it comes to non-alcoholic beers, but as an overall holiday libation, it works really well. Clausthaler is a German NA brand, … Continue reading
Black Butte Porter is finally going into cans! And Jubelale too, it appears. That’s my main takeaway from Deschutes Brewery‘s release of its 2021 beer release schedule, but there is a lot of other notable news too—more than is evident on the calendar graphic. Let’s get to the press release … Continue reading
Today is the penultimate day for the Beer Advent Calendar, and is special day to me for another reason: it’s my birthday! Every year for my birthday the Advent beer pick is one I choose for “myself” so to speak, not necessarily a holiday-themed beer but a bit more self-indulgent. … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery, located in New Orleans, released its 2021 beer release calendar this week, which includes a bump of its hard seltzers to year-round status as well as a number of new specialty releases. Details: Urban South Brewery, the largest craft brewery in New Orleans, today announced its beer … Continue reading
Arrived yesterday: two cans of Harpoon Brewery‘s From Nova Scotia with Love, its collaboration brew with Canada’s Big Spruce Brewing, which celebrates a longstanding tradition between Boston and Halifax. It’s a big beer (9% ABV) and it arrived just in time for Christmas! Here are details from the press contact: … Continue reading
We’re almost to the end of the Advent calendar, getting close to Christmas, and Santa Claus is getting ready to load up his sleigh. Naturally he has help doing so, so today’s beer is a nod to the elves and others putting in the time: Santa’s Little Helper, an imperial … Continue reading
Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day/longest night of the year, and to mark the occasion today’s Advent beer pick is Winter Solstice Ale from California’s Anderson Valley Brewing, a longstanding classic winter warmer from the craft beer pioneer. Amusingly, though still on the shelves now, this year the … Continue reading