The Brew Site
Late last week two cans of Grapefruit Radler, the latest creation from Paulaner’s USA arm, arrived on the doorstep. It’s a 50/50 blend of the brewery’s classic Münchner Lager with grapefruit lemonade, and only 2.5% ABV. The PR copy that I received with it says: Natural. Fruity. Not too sweet. … Continue reading
Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery has a new collaboration beer out, brewed with E9 Brewing Company of Tacoma, Washington: Hi Friend! IPA. The brewery sent me a bottle to sample, which arrived last Friday. Details from the press release: Double Mountain Brewery & Cidery is excited to release Hi Friend! … Continue reading
2 Towns Ciderhouse’s Two Thorns returns for another year with the return of soccer, a fan favorite cider made with raspberries and rose petals in honor of the Portland Thorns FC soccer team. The cidery sent me a six-pack to review last week, which seems like a natural fit to … Continue reading
The latest Farm to Market collaboration beer from Zupan’s Markets, this time teaming up with Von Ebert Brewing, arrived over the weekend: Modern Citra Pilsner. It’s the 14th beer in the series, which sees the Portland-based grocery chain teaming up with local breweries to offer exclusive beers. The PR agency, … Continue reading
Michigan’s New Holland Brewing is growing its hard seltzer line with the release of Dragon’s Share, a hard seltzer aged in bourbon barrels. There are four flavors: Original, Blackberry, Cherry, and Orange. The brewery sent me samples—a full half-case worth, with all four flavors. Here is the press release on … Continue reading
This weekend I received the latest samples from Pelican Brewing Company with its Slide Tackle Hazy IPA, a collaboration beer with the Portland Thorns soccer team. Originally designed and slated to be released a year ago, it was put on hold with covid and the cancellation of the Thorns’ season. … Continue reading
Last fall I reviewed the Fantasy League mix-pack of low-alcohol, “better-for-you” lifestyle beers from Harpoon Brewery, four beers with a maximum of 4% ABV and brewed with ostensibly healthy ingredients, buckwheat kasha, chia, and sea salt. The key feature of these beers, of course, being low alcohol, and thus low … Continue reading
This week Worthy Brewing offered up a press kit featuring its Easy Day Hazy IPA beers—the brewery’s entry into the low calorie, low alcohol lifestyle market segment (while still sticking only to beer). I’d received earlier versions of these beers before, and have review notes for those earlier cans; I’m … Continue reading
The latest cans from Portland’s Hopworks Urban Brewery arrived at the doorstep: Pig War Hazy IPA and Beestly Organic Honey Porter. Pig War is the returning seasonal for April, while Beestly is a new year-round offering starting this month. From the 2021 release calendar, this is what HUB said about … Continue reading
I received the latest seasonal/specialty beer from Double Mountain Brewery which arrived last week—Burnside Skatepark IPA. The beer was brewed in tribute to the Burnside Skatepark in Portland, and to benefit the nonprofit organization that manages the park—details in the press release below: Thirty years ago, a group of skaters … Continue reading