This isn’t super “new” news—the original press release was issued a couple of weeks ago and I included the news in my roundup—but it’s worth revisiting: Bend Brewing Company released its popular Ching Ching Sour Ale in 16-ounce cans, along with a new IPA, Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA.

I tried the Dank Cabbage during Zwickelmania and it lives up to its name, and was a pretty good IPA to boot. Ching Ching is always solid, one of Central Oregon’s OG sours that has been available in bottles, but this is the first time in cans. BBC has been making the rounds, bringing a “Hops vs. Sours” event to a number of the usual venues—tonight, in fact, the brewery will be at Saraveza in Portland pouring both beers, and this Friday the 22nd will be at Belmont Station.

From the press release:

Bend Brewing Company is proud to announce the long anticipated release of our famous Ching Ching Sour Ale in 16oz cans. Releasing simultaneously will be Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA as the first release in our newly developed High Desert Hop Series. Both beers will be available through our distribution partners, Running Man Distributing and Bigfoot Beverages.

Ching Ching starts with a base of German pilsner and wheat malt and is kettle soured using BBC’s house Lactobacillus culture. Organic Hibiscus flowers are adding in the whirlpool staining the beer a striking pink hue and contributing floral aromatics before a final addition of pomegranate in the fermenter. Wonderfully tart and effervescent, Ching Ching goes equally well with a day at the beach or a 5 course meal. Ching Ching Sour Ale has garnered numerous awards over the years at GABF and World Beer Cup and is recognized as one of the pioneering beers to utilize the kettle souring technique and help define American Sour Ales.

Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA first debuted in summer 2018 as one of the first beers to come out of BBC’s NE Bend production facility. An instant hit with our regulars we decided to bring Devil’s Cabbage back as the first release in our new quarterly High Desert Hop Series. Oregon grown Columbus hops along with Simcoe, Mosaic and Amarillo produce a pronounced “dank” aroma. Brilliantly bright golden colored with clean bitterness, Devil’s Cabbage is the quintessential modern Northwest IPA.