The Brew Site
“tinyHaus” is 10 Barrel Brewing’s “brewery within a brewery,” essentially a 10-barrel pilot brewing system that serves as a bit of a playground for specialty, limited beers that can showcase the brewing team’s creativity. The project is led by brewmaster Tonya Cornett, and releases a number of these beers in … Continue reading
The Diff’rent Smokes brewfest returns to Bend this Saturday, October 14, taking place this time around at GoodLife Brewing and featuring a variety of smoked beer styles. There will be 20 beers pouring at the fest, with proceeds benefitting the Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association; tickets are available online for $20 … Continue reading
Bell’s Brewery introduced a new beer recently, expanding upon its ultra popular Oberon Ale summer seasonal to include a new version—Oberon Eclipse, a citrus wheat beer introduced for the fall and winter months. It’s part of a push to keep the Oberon brand available year round. And I’ve got the … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin hit the stands a week and a half ago, and I wrote about the seasonal ciders from Bend Cider Company, specifically the company’s Guava Hibiscus Cider which was released for summer. Bend Cider opened in 2019, with a cidery and taproom located in Tumalo. … Continue reading
This week I received a fresh hop beer from Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery, the new Iowa Bar Fight Fresh Hop IPA, a collaboration with Solera Brewery of nearby Parkdale. Iowa Bar Fight joins Double Mountain’s fresh hop Killers lineup, brewed with fresh Strata hops sourced from Crosby Hops. Killer … Continue reading
I received a package from 10 Barrel Brewing this week with a sneak peek of a new (re)branded product line the company is introducing—and late yesterday the official email hit my inbox. The short version: 10 Barrel is rebranding its main year-round IPA lineup under a new HopBurst Family label. … Continue reading
Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery is one of the most reliably consistent breweries in the state, best known for its hoppy ales while handling other styles, and even cider, with ease. The brewery sent me several samples to review this summer—two beers and a cider—and while my review notes below … Continue reading
Deluxe Brewing of Albany, Oregon opened its doors in 2013, with a primary focus on brewing lagers. it was also the city’s first brewstillery—brewery and distillery combined in the same building—with the concurrent launch of Sinister Distilling. This week, from September 18 through 24, the company is celebrating its tenth … Continue reading
Bend’s Avid Cider announced the latest addition to its Imperial Cider series this past week, an imperialized version of its classic Blueberry Pom Cider, the third in the series. Blueberry Pom Imperial joins Golden Delish and Royal Apricot in the year-round imperial lineup, with 8.5% ABV. The company also sent … Continue reading
This week, I received several seasonal beers from Hopworks Brewery, including the new Tequila Barrel-aged Rindless Watermelon Gose, a version of the company’s Rindless aged for six months in tequila barrels. It was just released this month and made an appearance at The Little Woody in Bend over Labor Day … Continue reading