The Brew Site
Three new canned beers from Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project are on the market now, and I’ve received samples of all three from the brewery: Pert Near Fresh Hop IPA, Solar Sailor IPA, and Shakeside Stout. I had already also purchased a couple of cans of Pert Near for my first … Continue reading
I posted last week about Deschutes Brewery’s latest beers coming out, including Royal Fresh Imperial IPA, and yesterday three bottles arrived at the doorstep. As a reminder, Royal Fresh joins the “Fresh Family” series that started with Fresh Squeezed IPA. Here’s the blurb from the press release: “Royal Fresh has … Continue reading
At the end of last month, Deschutes Brewery announced Rip City Lager, its co-branded beer in partnership with the Portland Trail Blazers NBA basketball team. Available initially on draft, the brewery is rolling out cans of Rip City across Oregon and Washington starting September 1st. And, the brewery sent me … Continue reading
Pelican Brewing launched a new marketing campaign around its Updrift IPA, and accordingly sent me a six-pack of the beer this past week along with some swag. Updrift is 7.1% ABV with 71 IBUs and features Magnum, Galaxy, Citra, and El Dorado hops. Spoiler alert: I popped a can yesterday … Continue reading
Double Mountain Brewery‘s Clusterf#*k IPA is back this year, and it’s hazy this time. The brewery sent me a bottle last week to sample. The beer uses Cluster hops, one of the oldest American hops, and not one you see highlighted too often. The brewery’s press release blurbs the beer: … Continue reading
After receiving a package of beers from Public Coast Brewing a little over a week ago, I was surprised to receive another package from the brewery last week. This one also contained Blueberry Hard Seltzer and NW Honey Red Ale, but instead of the Blonde and Stout it included Coastal … Continue reading
Massachusetts-based Harpoon Brewery released a new seasonal mix pack into the “lifestyle/better for you” category containing four variants of its Rec. League low-cal beer. When I knew I was received samples, I expected a single can each of the four beers, though in fact an entire half-rack (12 pack) of … Continue reading
I know I’ve been posted a lot of “received” disclosure posts lately, and there are still more to go, but I’ve been getting a lot of samples sent my way. On Friday, the first of two packages arrived, from Public Coast Brewing, containing the brewery’s new Blueberry Hard Seltzer along … Continue reading
On the heels of receiving several beers from Wallenpaupack Brewing back east, the agency also sent out the brewery’s latest beer, its Smallmouth Low-Cal IPA. Three cans arrived last week. According to the press release: Smallmouth IPA is the latest addition to the Wallenpaupack Brewing Company’s lineup, arriving at 4.4% … Continue reading
A big package from 2 Towns Ciderhouse arrived at the doorstep this week, containing not only the latest seasonal cider from the Corvallis cidery, but also wine and mead. Wine and mead? Yes—2 Towns recently partnered with Stoller Wine to release a canned wine collaboration with Bold Leaf Wine. And … Continue reading