The Brew Site
Two relatively new beers from Crux Fermentation Project to consider as Oregon enters its two (or more) week “freeze” from the pandemic, if you’re looking for ways to support your local breweries directly: Solar Sailor IPA and Shakeside Stout. Both were added to the year-round lineup at the end of … Continue reading
Starting in 2008, The Bruery began releasing annual Christmas beers inspired by the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” featuring a variety of strong styles and ingredients. I’ve always admired the ambition behind it, though you’d have had to really plan ahead to save a bottle each year for … Continue reading
The Abyss is back from Deschutes Brewery for 2020, its seminal barrel-aged imperial stout, and this year it’s packaged in a new format. Every year previous, The Abyss has been bottled in wax-dipped 22-ounce bombers; this year, it’s going into 12-ounce bottles, and sold in four packs. Details from the … Continue reading
It’s a truism these days that every craft brewery should have an IPA (usually more than one), so much so that it’s notable when a brewery doesn’t offer one. The trick, of course, is that since there are so many IPAs available, they really need to be brewed well to … Continue reading
Massachusetts’ Clown Shoes Beer is getting into the holiday spirit—and the pandemic-friendly take-home space—with the release of its first-ever mix pack, The 12 Beers of Christmas. Available now, the specialty pack features 12 different beers, nine of which are only available in this package. I’m always a fan of fun … Continue reading
My latest print article this week for The Bulletin featured the recently GABF gold medal-winning beer from Monkless Belgian Ales, Dubbel or Nothing. I delve into the style but also emailed owner/brewer Todd Clement for his reaction and notes on the beer. I asked owner and brewer Todd Clement how … Continue reading
I think we could all use a barleywine to get through this crazy election season (as well as this whole year in general), and Deluxe Brewing Company, of Albany, Oregon, is offering up its American Barley Wine as “the right answer for 2020.” Deluxe is best known for its lagers, … Continue reading
It’s time to properly start considering winter beers. Bend Brewing Company announced this week the return of its Sno’d In Winter IPA, on draft and in cans, and revealed it has signed with Point Blank Distributing for distribution in the Portland area. Sno’d In is a piney, spicy IPA with toasted … Continue reading
Here’s some quick Halloween-themed beer news to enjoy: New Orleans’ Urban South Brewery recently released three beers in its “Goodies” series, which are brewed with candy. Starting with a cream ale base, the beers are conditioned on 50 pounds or more of each type of candy. Beers in the Goodies … Continue reading
Halloween season looks a bit different this year (along with everything else!), but at least breweries are having some fun with specialty releases. For instance, this week I saw a story about Buffalo Creek Brewing of Illinois releasing a candy corn beer—a cream ale brewed with actual candy corn candies. … Continue reading