The Brew Site
It’s that time of year—holiday-themed gift packs, Advent calendars, and “12 Days Of…” everything—including the return of Stone Brewing’s 12 Days of IPA mixed gift pack. Twelve individual IPAs ranging from the ordinary (Stone IPA) to the exotic (Bair / Ishii / Stone Japanese Green Tea IPA). Press release: This … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing is mixing it up this winter with a new seasonal winter IPA: Ice Giant Cold IPA, which replaces the company’s Filament Winter IPA. This new beer began shipping just this month, available in 12-ounce cans and draft. Details from the press release: Ecliptic Brewing is launching a … Continue reading
I am doggedly determined to get all of these fresh hop beer reviews posted, and that means more are coming! With this batch, we’ve got three IPAs from Oregon and Washington showcasing two classic hops and a brand new one. Single Hill Brewing – Moxee Milieu Fresh Hop IPA Single … Continue reading
Connecticut’s Two Roads Brewing added two new products to its beer lineup as the year winds down: a six-pack Hazy IPA variety pack of 16-ounce cans, the Juicy Box featuring beers in its Juicy Family series; and a new non-alcoholic American IPA to complement its existing NA Juicy IPA. Press … Continue reading
The first new official not-for-profit beer from Cascade Lakes Brewing since the company moved to a not-for-profit model is out—Not-For-Profit Pale Ale. Profits from the beer benefit the Street Dog Hero organization, which serves dogs in need. I didn’t post this in time for the October 27 event, but here … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin was about the Central Oregon Pro-Am People’s Choice tasting event which took place this weekend—not the particulars of the event itself, but looking instead into what’s involved in scaling up homebrew-sized recipes for commercial systems. The article is here: A typical batch size for … Continue reading
This week, Double Mountain Brewery sent out samples of its two returning winter beers, and I received a bottle of each: Fa La La La La Winter Ale and Chocolate Stout. The brewery wrapped them up with its press release for the “cozy season,” with Fa La La La La … Continue reading
The two most recent additions to Zupan’s Markets’ Farm To Market collaboration series saw the Portland grocery chain teaming up with Wayfinder Beer and Bauman’s Cider. Both releases are perfect for fall drinking, and the PR agency sent me samples of them recently. My notes on each are below. Wayfinder … Continue reading
The onset of holiday season means winter and holidays beers and ciders, and 2 Towns Ciderhouse is mixing up its winter offering this year with a specialty cider spiced with mulling spices: Spice Spice Baby. There’s also honey and oak joining the spice party. Press release: Rocking honey and mulling … Continue reading
Time for some reviews I know you’ve been dying for—Harpoon Brewery and Dunkin’ coffee-themed beers! These four Dunkin’ coffee inspired brews returned this year in Harpoon’s Dunkin’ Box O’ Beer, and the brewery sent me cans of each beer to review. It’s the fifth year the two companies have collaborated, … Continue reading