The Brew Site
Last month, Boston’s Harpoon Brewery teamed up with WhistlePig Rye Whiskey for a second time (I missed the first) to collaborate on a new barrel-aged beer, The Bock Hog, a rye whiskey aged Doppelbock—and this week, a bottle of the boozy collab arrived on the doorstep. It’s a 9% specialty … Continue reading
Last week I posted the press release from Double Mountain Brewery about its new Westerly Pilsner, a hoppy pils brewed with a bit of rye and some west coast bitterness. Westerly Pilsner – 5.2% ABV 25 BU Goin’ out west, where they appreciate a lager with some extra hops. This … Continue reading
Non-alcoholic beers have been on the rise over the past year—at least, based on what I’ve seen and tasted so far—and I’ve just received the largest selection of them yet from Scotland-based BrewDog. The company’s “Tasty AF” (AF of course, open to interpretation from “alcohol free” to “arrested fermentation” to … Continue reading
Arrived yesterday: two cans of Harpoon Brewery‘s From Nova Scotia with Love, its collaboration brew with Canada’s Big Spruce Brewing, which celebrates a longstanding tradition between Boston and Halifax. It’s a big beer (9% ABV) and it arrived just in time for Christmas! Here are details from the press contact: … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery recently provided me with a four-pack of this year’s version of Super Jubel, the “once a decade” barrel-aged imperial winter warmer that released last month. It’s the brewery’s answer to the original accidentally-freeze-distilled keg of Jubelale that was stolen from the pub 30 years ago, returned for 2020. … Continue reading
Portland Cider has released its Crangerine cider for the holidays, combining cranberries and tangerines in a not-so-subtle nod to the ubiquitous cranberry sauce we have in on the table this time of year. It’s also the first in the company’s lineup with updated, upcycled packaging allowing the cidery to move … Continue reading
This week I received a bottle of Chocolate Stout from Double Mountain Brewery, the new seasonal collaboration with Ranger Chocolate Company. Not only is it the brewery’s final seasonal release of 2020, but it’s a new style of refillable bottle; still 500ml, but taller and thinner than the previous ones. … Continue reading
At some point with the non-alcoholic beer trend, I was wondering if a seasonal or holiday themed one would be released. Yes, as it turns out, and it’s from Germany’s own Clausthaler. Two bottles arrived from the brewery’s U.S. PR rep, Bolide, this week: Santa Clausthaler. (I love the name!) … Continue reading
‘Tis the season for the winter and Christmas beers to start being considered, and to that end Pelican Brewing sent out its annual holiday seasonal—Bad Santa Cascadian Dark Ale. You’d better watch out, you’d better not cry, you better not pout and here’s telling you why—Bad Santa has arrived. Brewed … Continue reading
A can of Paulaner Pils arrived yesterday, from Paulaner USA, which imports beers from Paulaner Brewery and others. The Paulaner USA promotion is that it’s bringing back the classic German pilsner to the U.S.; I don’t know if Pils is part of the regular Paulaner lineup (it doesn’t show up … Continue reading