The Brew Site
Boston’s Harpoon Brewery recently released two new beers, American-style pale lagers whose sales will benefit military families with $1 per case sold: American Flyer Lager and American Flyer Light. The brewery sent me samples of each beer to review as well. Press release: $1 of each case sold will benefit … Continue reading
I recently received the latest in the radler/hefeweizen series of Schöfferhofer beers from Radeberger Gruppe, and it’s an unusual flavor combination: watermelon and mint. It’s hitting the market positioned as a summertime brew; the website description says: Schöfferhofer Watermelon Mint, the newest flavour sensation in our portfolio, brings a pure … Continue reading
Go Ask Talus is the latest single hop IPA from Double Mountain Brewery, featuring (as you might expect) the Talus hop, a relatively new variety formerly known as HBC 692 that is a daughter of Sabro. I received a bottle of this new beer last week in conjunction with the … Continue reading
Last week I received cans of a new beer from Deschutes Brewery—Symphonic Chronic Double Dank IPA. It’s an amped up version of the brewery’s Symphonic Chronic, first brewed several years ago, and weighs in at 9% alcohol by volume with 60 IBUs. Interestingly it’s only available in 19.2-ounce cans. The … Continue reading
For most of its existence, Bell’s Brewery had not distributed its beers to Oregon (or the rest of the Pacific Northwest), so for those of us living in the PNW, having the opportunity to drink any of its acclaimed and highly-rated beers meant jumping over a number of hurdles. But … Continue reading
Three beers from Public Coast Brewing arrived last week—the three spring seasonals that I’d posted about here. Technically it was a four-pack, containing two cans of Uncle Fred’s German Wheat, along with one can each of StackStock Candy Cap Stout and the new Violent Violet Blueberry Double Hazy IPA. I’ve … Continue reading
Last week I received a six-pack of Firestone Walker Brewing’s latest beer, a remix of its 805 Beer with a Cinco de Mayo twist—805 Cerveza. 805 is a golden ale that drinks like a lager, and 805 Cerveza is a proper lager brewed with lime, in collaboration with East LA … Continue reading
Avid Cider of Bend, Oregon recently announced a brand refresh, starting with its flagship Blackberry Cider, as well as its newest release—Royal Apricot Imperial Cider. Both ciders are available in six-packs of 12-ounce cans. Royal Apricot joins the company’s Imperial Series which includes Golden Delish; these ciders are 8.5% alcohol … Continue reading
This week, Hopworks (Urban) Brewery announced a revamp to its brand identity, and launched two new flagship beers, as it prepares for its 15th anniversary this year. Concurrent with the announcement, the brewery sent out samples of the new beers along with a hat sporting the new concept, which arrived … Continue reading
There’s a new non-alcoholic beer brand out of Austin, Texas, that launched at the end of last year: Rick’s Near Beer. In December I received a press release for the new brand, which launched with a non-alcoholic Pilsner. This week I received samples of the NA Pils which I believe … Continue reading