The Brew Site
Pelican Brewing’s latest year-round beer is available now, Paddleback Oceanic Pale Ale, which features Australian and New Zealand hops (collectively making up the “Oceanic” part of the name). The brewery sent me a six-pack of the cans to sample at the end of last week. The press release tagline mentions … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery launched its new Squeezy Rider IPA this month, and as part of the rollout I received samples of the beer this week (three cans). The cans themselves are much less pink than the original press release imagery indicated. It’s a west coast IPA that’s 7% ABV with “mystery” … Continue reading
The latest spring seasonals from Hopworks Urban Brewery arrived this week: Joker Imperial Hazy IPA and High Lift Cherry Sour, two 16-ounce cans of each. Joker is the fourth beer in HUB’s “Ace” series, brewed with Cashmere, Chinook, and Kohatu hops to 8.1% ABV and 55 IBUs; each year’s hop … Continue reading
I have an article coming out this week on beer from Three Creeks Brewing Company, and in conjunction with my questions for head brewer Jeff Cornett, he provided me with a number of beers in the brewery’s lineup. (There were enough beers that I split them into two pictures.) Including: … Continue reading
Last week, Crux Fermentation Project provided me samples of its latest beers, including a first look at the newest spontaneously-fermented Gypsy Coolship. Here’s a quick roundup of each: Kia Kaha — 5% hazy pale, brewed with New Zealand Motueka hops. Now available in 12-ounce cans year-round. Lost Love — Banished … Continue reading
Seattle’s Elysian Brewing Company is rolling out its newest beer, Full Contact Imperial Hazy IPA, and on Friday last week I received a six-pack of cans from the company to sample it. It’s an expansion to the brewery’s “Contact” family (you can read my review of Contact Haze here), and … Continue reading
Here’s a catch-up on beer samples disclosures for a bunch of beers I received at the end of last week. All of these are from Oregon. Worthy Brewing variety of beers Worthy Brewing has a number of interesting beers out right now, particularly the ones visible in this picture: the … Continue reading
Last week I received a bottle of the new Bullwheel IPA from Double Mountain Brewery, which you might recall was brewed in collaboration with Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort. I’d posted the press release about the beer previously; it’s 6.3% ABV with 45 IBUs, and is described as “somewhere between … Continue reading
Back in the fall of 2019 (what seems a lifetime ago, now), on a media trip to Yakima, Washington, we were introduced to the brand-new Cosmic Crisp® apple. Over two decades, Washington State University developed the new variety, a cross between Enterprise and Honeycrisp, and one of the interesting characteristics … Continue reading
A surprise package arrived yesterday from Hopworks Urban Brewery: two cans each of Ace of Clubs Imperial IPA and Stoner Fruit Apricot Sour, the newest seasonals out for this year. Here are details from the company’s press release for these new 2021 brews: “Imagine you’re stranded on a tropical island, … Continue reading