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I have to admit, I was out of touch with this year’s Great American Beer Festival with everything going virtual. So I was unaware that the GABF’s first-ever virtual award ceremony was taking place last Friday afternoon, so I missed a bunch of it. (Poor excuse for a beer blogger, … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company turns 25 this year, and while COVID-19 has scrapped any plans for a giant party, the brewery still has a special beer and merchandise available over a four-day celebration from October 21–25. Here is the full press release announcing the toned-down celebration and beer: Bend Brewing Company … Continue reading
Sad news for Prineville, Oregon’s first brewery since 1906: Ochoco Brewing Company announced on Facebook this evening that this Saturday, October 10, would be its last day. Ultimately, it was the COVID-19 pandemic that took its toll, and Ochoco becomes the first Central Oregon brewery to close due to it. … Continue reading
This is late to post, but I just received the sample beers yesterday: Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing is asking consumers to help choose the next Voodoo Ranger Rotational IPA by voting on a number of aspects of the new beers in what the company is calling the Thirsty Games. September … Continue reading
Arrived yesterday afternoon: a mixed 12-pack of 10 Barrel Brewing Crush series beers, and a six-pack of the new Nature Calls Mountain IPA. My timing is off: theoretically I should have received these before September 27, which was National Crush a Can Day, but I’d been late in replying to … Continue reading
Pelican Brewing in Pacific City announced the release of a new year-round IPA, Cape Crasher, and last week a six-pack arrived on my doorstep from the brewery to sample. Technically, the brewery is calling this a PNW (Pacific Northwest) IPA, so not hazy or juicy and such. Here are details … Continue reading
Jubelale returns from Deschutes Brewery! Even better, because it’s that once-a-decade time again, Super Jubel returns also! Deschutes announced the details this week for the winter beers, along with Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA and the full lineup of fresh hop beers that will be on tap at the pubs. … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company today sent out a press release announcing the three fresh hop beers it will be releasing this year, along with news about this year’s Fresh Hops on the Pond event. Short version—due to COVID-19 that event is canceled but BBC has an alternative option. Here’s the press … Continue reading
Three new canned beers from Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project are on the market now, and I’ve received samples of all three from the brewery: Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA, Solar Sailor IPA, and Shakeside Stout. I had already also purchased a couple of cans of Pert Near for my first … Continue reading
September marks a number of new beer offerings from Deschutes Brewery, detailed in a press release from the brewery last week. The new releases (not counting the general release of Rip City Lager which is also on shelves in cans) include a new year-round beer in the “Fresh” series, a … Continue reading