The Brew Site
Big news today from Sunriver Brewing as the company announced the opening of a fourth location (and the second one for Bend): its new Eastside Pub. It’s taking over the space formerly occupied by the eastside location of Jackson’s Corner (a popular restaurant and bakery located on the west side … Continue reading
Here’s a bit of news more focused on brewery operations than beer itself, from Schlafly Beer out of St. Louis: the brewery dropped over a million dollars into a new canning line that quadruples its packaging capacity. Along with this expansion, Schlafly rolled out a new IPA, Just A Bit … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin covers Bend’s newest brewery, Van Henion Brewing, and its first two beers on the market, Helles Lager and India Pale Ale. It’s not the first article you’ve probably seen on the new company, and certainly won’t be the last, but what makes Van Henion … Continue reading
Silver Moon Brewing announced the launch of this year’s F*Cancer fundraising campaign with a new look to the can label and a partnership with DrinkTanks, with proceeds from the sales of F*Cancer IPA and other efforts benefitting cancer-focused organizations. Press release: Silver Moon Brewing has announced the kickoff of its … Continue reading
Seattle’s Reuben’s Brews is celebration a decade of brewing this year, and to celebrate the company is brewing up ten special collaboration beers throughout 2022. And in fact, today (Saturday the 15th), the brewery is hosting the release party for the Georgetown Brewing collaboration beer at its Ballard taproom. (Which … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company has announced its 2022 canned beer calendar, outlining the package releases slated for the new year. Many of the standards and favorites are returning, and there are some notable new additions appearing in cans this year, including a porter, a Cascadian dark ale, and new sours. Details … Continue reading
Urban South Brewery of New Orleans announced its 2022 beer calendar, featuring a new low-calorie IPA and surprise specialty seasonal can drops. Here’s the press release with details: Urban South Brewery has released its 2022 distribution calendar, highlighting year-round and seasonal beer releases for the upcoming year. The award-winning craft … Continue reading
Astoria’s Buoy Beer Company released its 2022 beer calendar, announcing the expansion of its package lineup and redesign of its 16-ounce cans for the new year. One of the highlights, a canned lager series kicking off in March. Here’s the full press release with the news: Buoy Beer Company released … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin came out this week, on the 30th, and the topic is seeing what lies ahead for 2022—just in time for New Year’s Day! Of course, trying to predict the future and beer trends is always a fraught endeavor, so I started with new Central … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing released its 2022 beer schedule a couple of weeks ago, but it seems appropriate to kick off the new year with the announcement and calendar. Potentially most interesting (at least to me) in the upcoming lineup is the new Moon Room Series of lager beers. Here’s the … Continue reading