The Brew Site
This week, Hopworks (Urban) Brewery announced a revamp to its brand identity, and launched two new flagship beers, as it prepares for its 15th anniversary this year. Concurrent with the announcement, the brewery sent out samples of the new beers along with a hat sporting the new concept, which arrived … Continue reading
There’s a new non-alcoholic beer brand out of Austin, Texas, that launched at the end of last year: Rick’s Near Beer. In December I received a press release for the new brand, which launched with a non-alcoholic Pilsner. This week I received samples of the NA Pils which I believe … Continue reading
The latest cocktail to join the Craftwell Cocktails lineup (the premium canned cocktail brand from 2 Towns Ciderhouse) is Peach Mojito, introduced earlier this year. These cocktails are created with an apple wine as the base alcohol, and blended with real fruit to achieve the various flavors, and Peach Mojito … Continue reading
Arbor Day is not a holiday you would ordinarily associate with beer, but the inaugural Tree Beer Festival is aiming to change that. The Ale Apothecary is the centerpiece of this new fest, which focuses on beers created with tree- and forest-inspired ingredients. This new fest takes place on Saturday, … Continue reading
A care package from Merchant du Vin arrived this week, containing bottles of spring lager from German brewery Ayinger: Weizenbock and Maibock. (Bock season!) It’s been awhile since I’ve tasted either of these beers and a cursory search shows that I’ve never reviewed them here, which means spring beer reviews … Continue reading
Recently, Switchback Brewing sent me samples of several of its beers, new releases for which I’d posted about: Wai-iti Cat Double IPA, Karsten Premium Lager, and Roasted Red Ale. Karsten Lager is a year-round beer, while Wai-iti Cat and Roasted Red are limited seasonals from the brewery. Wai-iti showcases the … Continue reading
The Baker’s Dozen Coffee Beer and Doughnut Fest is back! For its seventh occurrence, the fest is taking place at John’s Marketplace on SE Powell in Portland, and features 13 specially brewed beers incorporating coffee from different local roasters, paired up with doughnuts from an equal number of bakeries. The … Continue reading
Vermont’s Switchback Brewing has two of its staple beers newly available in cans—Karsten Premium Lager and Roasted Red Ale. Karsten is available year round, while Roasted Red is a spring seasonal, available March to April, and are now available in 16-ounce cans (Karsten is in 12-ounce cans as well). Press … Continue reading
I’ve been sitting on this review of Guinness 0, the non-alcoholic draught version of the iconic Guinness Stout, because even though I received samples in January, as it got closer to March 17 I thought reviewing it for St. Patrick’s Day made sense. Created by the St. James’s Gate brewery … Continue reading
In my latest article for The Bulletin this week, I embrace the St. Patrick’s Day theme and talk about nitro beers—or, more accurately, about nitrogenation as opposed to carbonation and how it works in beer. For many, the defining characteristic of Guinness is its creamy, silky texture and dense, thick … Continue reading