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The awards for the Great American Beer Festival competition winners were announced this past weekend—there was no actual festival, due to the pandemic, but judging still took place, and the results encompass a wide swath of breweries across the country. Oregon brought home 15 medals this year, and three of … Continue reading
My latest article for the Bend Bulletin out this week features The Ale Apothecary and a wild ale representing one of its unique and unusual brewing processes: Oregon Compound, a rum barrel aged wild ale. The brewing process is the same for all brewers…. After boiling and cooling, there is … Continue reading
On Wednesday the 26th, Elysian Brewing Company hosted a virtual Zoom-based tasting events for press and media folks to promote the company’s 25th anniversary and The Box, a 23-beer-and-extras pack being sold in Washington state (and which was shipped out to media, myself included). Obviously we didn’t taste all 23 … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company has been working on a new location on the west side of Bend, named Waypoint, and today is the day the spot officially opens up. The press release dropped late this morning, and Waypoint opens its doors at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. Here’s the full release: Bend … Continue reading
Portland’s Ecliptic Brewing announced big news this week—it’s opening a second location, dubbed The Moon Room, which will be taking over the former Base Camp Brewing location in southeast Portland. Base Camp closed its doors last summer in the wake of covid, and early this year the owner announced he … Continue reading
Bend’s Newport Avenue Market and Bend Brewing Company teamed up to brew a beer for a good cause: Not Your Usual IPA, the proceeds from which will benefit the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon. Newport Market is one of the best craft beer stores in Central Oregon, with knowledgeable … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery included its new Squeezy Rider IPA in its 2021 release calendar, and now that March is here, the beer is officially launched. Squeezy Rider joins the “Fresh Family” of beers which includes Fresh Squeezed IPA, Fresh Haze IPA, and so on. Here’s the full press release: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading
File this announcement under “I didn’t see this coming”: “Oregon Based Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard Beer Announce ‘Dream Team’ Joint Venture.” Brewbound is calling this an acquisition, which it likely is, though the press release doesn’t say that specifically. I’ve got an email out for clarification, so I’ll hopefully have … Continue reading
Double Mountain Brewery is one of the most solidly reliable breweries in Oregon, offering well-brewed beers in its standard lineup as well as its seasonals and specialties. Two of the late winter, early spring seasonals are out now, with Westerly Pilsner and Bullwheel IPA, both of which I’d received samples … Continue reading
A couple of weeks ago, Redmond’s Cascade Lakes Brewing released its 2021 beer calendar, coinciding with a new look and brand refresh. This calendar highlights the core and seasonal canned beer releases, and there will be additional specialty releases throughout the year on a monthly basis. These will include the … Continue reading