The Brew Site
Double Mountain Brewery has a new line of reserve ciders out now, specialty ciders crafted to showcase old world cider traditions and specialty apple varietals. As part of the rollout, the brewery sent me a bottle of Irene Rosé Red Fleshed Cider to sample. Details from the press release: Double … Continue reading
Craftwell Cocktails, the ready-to-drink cocktail brand of 2 Towns Ciderhouse, is releasing a new top-shelf premium cocktail lineup in bottles, featuring four flavors. These premium editions are nearly twice the strength of the original canned cocktails, at 20.5% ABV, and according to the press release they are best served over … Continue reading
For Pride Month, Double Mountain Brewery released its annual collaboration beer with Basic Rights Oregon, Basic Rights IPA. A portion of the beer’s proceeds will benefit Basic Rights Oregon, so the more you drink, the more you help! The brewery sent me a bottle to review for which I will … Continue reading
It’s not beer, but I recently received samples of tonic sodas and mixers from Top Note Tonic, several of which recently won awards in specialty competitions. Several flavors were included in the shipment: the Classic Tonic Water, Grapefruit soda, Bitter Lemon soda, and Indian Tonic Water. These are small(ish) bottles, … Continue reading
A compilation of a number of beers I’ve recently received that I’m behind on posting: Von Ebert Brewing: Pils, Sector 7 Hazy IPA, Volatile Substance IPA Last month, Von Ebert’s Pils won gold at the World Beer Cup in the German-style Pilsener category, and both Sector 7 and Volatile Substance … Continue reading
Cascade Lakes Brewing is celebrating Pride Month with a special edition of its flagship Blonde Bombshell that will raise money for Queer Creators’ Collective in Central Oregon. Pride Blonde Bombshell features Pride flag colors, and the release party is taking place June 7 at the company’s west Bend pub (the … Continue reading
Bend’s Avid Cider Company is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and has a lineup of 10 cider releases along with a slate of events for the month of June. It all culminates on June 30 with the “Cheers to 10 Years” concert and celebration, with all 10 ciders on … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, published last week, reviews a literal pastry stout from Boss Rambler Beer Club—Ocean stRoll, an imperial stout brewed with actual Ocean Roll pastries from Sparrow Bakery. It’s a collaboration beer with Horus Aged Ales of Oceanside, California, and leans heavily into the Ocean Roll’s … Continue reading
Firestone Walker Brewing calls its Hopnosis IPA a “cold IPA” though it wasn’t immediately clear to me whether the brewery was playing on its use of Cryo Hops, or if more was involved. As it happens, there is more to it than deriving “cold” from “cryo” and FW details it … Continue reading
Here are reviews for two recent ciders from 2 Towns Ciderhouse that were released this spring, and for which the company sent me samples. The first, Pristine Peach, is available in the cidery’s new large format stovepipe cans (19.2 ounces), joining Outcider and Strawberade. The other, The Baddie, is a … Continue reading