The Brew Site
Wallenpaupack Brewing Comany is a production brewery and brewpub located in Hawley, Pennsylvania, established in 2017. In the recent receipt of sample beers from Bolide Communications, a selection of Wallenpaupack brews were included, with an emphasis on seasonal summer drinking. I also got a follow-up shipment of Smallmouth Low-Cal IPA, … Continue reading
Bend’s Worthy Brewing is doing the work in the community to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Last month the brewery tapped its contribution to the Black is Beautiful collaboration beer effort, an 8.5% ABV imperial stout that follows the Weathered Souls recipe with “some house favorites Crisp Pale Chocolate … Continue reading
It’s been awhile since I’ve had beers from Elysian Brewing, probably since the last time the Great Pumpkin Roadshow came through town, because—let’s be honest—the AB InBev ownership is a deterrent, especially with so many other great local options available. But there’s no doubt Elysian brews good beer, and recently … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery has been adding lifestyle or “better for you” beers into its lineup over the past year, and this week announces the latest addition that also pushes it into a new space: Non-Alcoholic Irish Stout. It’s an interesting move and an intriguing style to start with for an NA … Continue reading
32 years ago this Saturday, June 27, Deschutes Brewery opened its doors in downtown Bend. This year’s COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on anniversary celebrations but the brewery is still releasing its anniversary specialties. Here are the details from the press release: Deschutes Brewery, Bend’s original craft brewery born … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out last week, in which I examine Worthy Brewing‘s new(ish) Tenmile Dry Hopped Lager in detail. “Honestly, we had had so much fun working on Sol Power Pils that we wanted to design a beer that would be just as crushable yet see … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery announced the release of two new beers to support the hospitality industry and local brewers guild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: Virtual Beer Hug and All Together IPA. Portions of the sales of each beer will be donated to World Central Kitchen and the Central Oregon … Continue reading
Friday, May 15, is the first day of Phase One of Oregon governor Kate Brown’s re-opening plan, in which 31 Oregon counties can start easing COVID-19 restrictions. Among the businesses that can start easing restrictions are restaurants, breweries, bars, tasting rooms, and distilleries, under the following guidelines: Limit the occupancy … Continue reading
Back when Crux Fermentation Project released Gypsy Coolship No. 2 in March, two other newly canned beers were introduced as well: Bubble Wrap Hazy IPA and Battlestar IPA. I’d gotten samples of each and included a short bit about them in my article on the Coolship—but they are pretty tasty … Continue reading
Harpoon Brewery in Massachusetts is releasing a special “community ale” for COVID-19 pandemic relief this month, a revisiting of the brewery’s first beer from 1986 with proceeds from the sales benefiting several local organizations. Good stuff happening, on top of Harpoon also producing hand sanitizer since last month. Here is … Continue reading