The Brew Site
The first day of spring was pretty nice here in Central Oregon today: it got up to somewhere around 70 degrees I think. Good day for a beer, but an even nicer day for hops: My hops are starting to sprout—today’s the first day I noticed them and some of … Continue reading
Homebrewed Coconut Cream Stout. Hope you’re all drinking something equally delicious.
My Hop Press article for today—“Canvolution“—takes a look at the canned beer segment of craft brewing (something which I have passing familiarity with) to serve as both an introduction and an advocacy piece. Oskar Blues, 21st Amendment, and Canfest all get nods.
Follow my suggestions in my Hop Press article yesterday. There’s still time to run out to your nearest bottle shop (or boutique grocery, or wherever sells craft beer in your area) and stock up.
As active as the beer culture is here in Bend, Oregon, there sure is a scarcity of local beer blogs. For the longest time there was just myself (and of course, now my Hop Press blog as well) and Brewerman. Only two of the breweries have blogs: Deschutes and 10 … Continue reading
I saw this news last week but hadn’t really had time to fully process or address it: online beer retailer Liquid Solutions is closings its doors. It is with a heavy heart that I am closing the business down after nine years of operation. We are shutting down the website … Continue reading
In case you missed it yesterday, my Hop Press articles is a meditation on the aging of beer. When does the aging end and the drinking begin? Do you follow the Pliny school of thought, or the Reserve Series? Lately I’ve been drifting a bit from the Reserve Series column … Continue reading
It came to my attention that the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference is coming to Walla Walla, Washington, this June, and it got me reflecting on that fact that there even is a Wine Bloggers Conference. I don’t read any wine blogs (I should probably start) but it seems to me … Continue reading
I’ve decided to change up Theme Week a bit starting this month; instead of starting on the third Monday (third full week) of each month, instead it will be the last full week of each month. It’s a minor change, but gives me a bit more time to track down … Continue reading
As promised, here are some additional bits about my meeting/interview with Greg Koch of Stone Brewing. Call them “liner notes” or “special features” or something. Anyone who’s had a Stone beer is familiar with the text on the labeling—the paragraph of text first made famous on the Arrogant Bastard bottle … Continue reading