The Brew Site
Arrived today: cans of the new Raspberry Cosmic Crisp cider from 2 Towns Ciderhouse, which I posted about here. It joins the other three Cosmic Crisp ciders in the cidery’s Cosmic Explorer series, and is made with raspberries and cranberries blended into the strong (8% ABV) cider base. That base … Continue reading
A surprise package arrived late last week from Hood River’s Double Mountain Brewery, containing a bottle of the latest seasonal/limited IPA that is apparently a collaboration with Solera Brewery (located in Parkdale not far from Hood River): Ring My Bell Fresh Hop Cryo IPA. “Wait a minute,” you might be … Continue reading
If you’ve been following this blog for the past couple of years, you’ve been witnessing the rising prominence of non-alcoholic and lifestyle alt-beer/malt beverages along with me as I’ve explored them. The latest trend seems to be hop water—essentially, zero calorie hop-infused water, often sparkling. Think La Croix with hops. … Continue reading
Arrived this week: three bottles of Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Perry from Nashi Orchards of Vashon Island, Washington. I posted about this recently, it’s the first in a new series of non-alcoholic libations from the orchard-cidery, dubbed its “Hana” series. Clip about it from the press release: Nashi Orchards celebrates its 10th … Continue reading
I recently posted about Lolo Hops, the new Portland, Oregon-based line of non-alcohol sparkling hop beverages, and since I’ve been checking out the NA, lifestyle drink segment lately (you might have noticed), I reached out to the company to see if samples were available. Lolo Hops sent me a six-pack, … Continue reading
Recently GoodLife Brewing released its latest barrel-aged creation, a blend of saison-style ale with grape must and peaches to culminate in Peach Chardonnay, what the brewery is calling a “Hybrid Wine Ale.” Here’s the description: Saison meets Chardonnay with a Peach forward aroma and subtly sweet finish. Barrel-Aged Saison Style … Continue reading
Three different beer packages arrived last week, from the eastern half of the country (or rather, countries). Valley of Gold Belgian Pale Ale – Wild Heaven Beer This specialty brew from Georgia’s Wild Heaven was created as an homage to “one of the greatest beers ever brewed” — that being … Continue reading
I don’t know if this heralds an actual trend yet, but it seems one of the latest directions that non-alcoholic offerings from breweries is heading is hop water—zero calorie, zero alcohol carbonated water infused with hops, and last week I received a surprise package from Pelican Brewing containing cans of … Continue reading
Last week I received a four-pack of the latest beers in the Dragon’s Milk Reserve series from New Holland Brewing, labeled 2022-2. This limited-edition series takes the bourbon barrel-aged imperial stout and blends it up with specialty ingredients to release new variants. This 2022 Reserve 2 variant is a riff … Continue reading
Yesterday I picked up a selection of samples of new canned beers from Crux Fermentation Project, four of the brewery’s latest releases: Boss Battle IPA – the collaboration with Portland’s Level Beer El Crucero Mexican-style Lager Crux Farmhouse – the classic saison is back Tropicano Tropical IPA – the very … Continue reading