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It was earlier this month when the press releases for pumpkin beers started coming out. Is August too early? With the pandemic still raging I’m going to say no, drink what makes you happy, though I hate to miss the opportunity to link to my Pumpkin Beer Manifesto from a … Continue reading
I don’t often write whiskey reviews, and interestingly enough, of the two or three actual posts reviewing whiskey (and/or a whiskey-based cocktail), one of them was also from Hood River Distillers. This latest review, on HRD’s Easy Rider Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, came out because the distillery launched a new … Continue reading
Out this week, my latest article for The Bulletin examines the specialty Herd Mentality series from Sunriver Brewing, in which Sunriver has been playing with variants to its popular Cocoa Cow Chocolate Milk Stout. I write about the current release, Cherry Vanilla Cocoa Cow, and touch upon the previous two. … Continue reading
First: Yes, it’s still too early for Oktoberfest. But breweries are starting to roll out their various Oktoberfest-styled beers, and this week I received two cans of one of the originals, Oktoberfest Bier from Germany’s Paulaner. This is in the “modern” festbier style, the lighter, golden colored, more drinkable beer … Continue reading
So, Tsingtao. The import rights were recently picked up by Paulaner USA, which sent out samples, surfacing a beer that I hadn’t considered for quite some time. I don’t believe I’ve even seen Tsingtao on the market anytime in the past few years. So, even as a green bottle pale … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out last week, I write about the differences subtle variations to beer recipes can make, and had a chance to highlight a couple of beers from Bridge 99 Brewery. Bridge 99 offers both its Headwaters Hefeweizen and (currently) Blood Orange Hefeweizen, which is … Continue reading
The latest beer release from Double Mountain Brewery is a collaboration with Gigantic Brewing—Wondertwins IPA, a (for lack of better designation) kveik IPA. The beer is out now, and the brewery sent me a bottle this week. Here’s the accompanying press release: Meanwhile, back at the hall, we schemed with … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company’s latest beers dropped last week: Urban Surfin’ IPA and Alpha Blonde, which the brewery announced via press release. These latest brews in the seasonal lineup are available in 16-ounce cans as well as on draft. The brewery included a short blurb about its annual Fresh Hops on … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery revealed some of its upcoming packaged beers in a mid-summer media newsletter, which went out last week. Some interesting tidbits to share from that, so I’ll jump right into the beers: Fresh Family – August 5th marks National IPA Day and Deschutes’ Fresh Family has something for every … Continue reading