The Brew Site
Of the 12(!) fresh hop beers that Deschutes Brewery will be brewing this year, only two are making it to bottles: Hop Trip, which has of course been their go-to fresh hop ale since (at least) 2005, and a new one: Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA. This is replacing last … Continue reading
During the Oregon Brewfest weekend we visited one of Portland’s newest breweries, Gigantic Brewing, which has become the darling of the Portland beer scene (since even before they opened officially in April) for their fantastic IPA and the big personalities of the two principals, Ben Love and Van Havig. Interestingly, … Continue reading
I haven’t been in to Crux Fermentation Project nearly enough since they opened, when I was able to sample their very first beer (Just in Time Northwest Pale Ale), and in that time they’ve brewed some five or six beers—including the most recent, a Bavarian Hefeweissen that was the first … Continue reading
The first evening of the Oregon Brewers Festival weekend (Thursday) we visited Breakside Brewery for dinner and (more) beer—my first time there in fact, though I had been pining for a visit for a long time. We were not disappointed: even after a day of sampling beers and walking the … Continue reading
A little over a week ago the Bend Bulletin newspaper ran the story of another possible Bend brewery (unfortunately behind their paywall) in the making. No name as yet, but Dan Leach, a resident of nearby Deschutes River Woods, met with city planners to discuss the possibilities. From the article: In … Continue reading
This past weekend in Portland, aka Beervana, was primarily about the Oregon Brewers Festival but we also used the opportunity (while the kids were with the grandparents) to visit as many breweries and beer spots that we could manage. That turned out to be quite a bit! I’ll have longer … Continue reading
Today was Deschutes Brewery’s big release of this year’s anniversary ale, Black Butte XXIV—with bottles for sale all day, a special menu, and samples starting at 5—we swung down to try the new beer in a kind of “pregame” for the OBF tomorrow. I didn’t pick up any bottles (yet) … Continue reading
Paul over at The Ale Apothecary has another beer sale going on today, while he’s also hollowing out the spruce trunk (the kuurna) for his “Sahati” at the same time: This is what I’m doing today! I’ve also got 20 cases of La Tache (6% ABV Apothecary brew) I’m peddling … Continue reading
It seems that Central Oregon’s newest brewery, Sunriver Brewing Company (which I first reported on here) is open as of this week! This is based on this Facebook post which is just a couple of hours old: We are now opened and enjoying our first week. Please come see us … Continue reading
Changes are afoot in the Central Oregon brewing scene: Three Creeks Brewing has a new head brewer, Zach Beckwith, formerly of Pints Brewing in Portland (who he was only with for a few months; Ezra reported the news first). Prior to Pints, Beckwith also brewed at Oak Creek Brewing in … Continue reading