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California’s AleSmith Brewing released the latest specialty edition of its iconic Speedway Stout in cans—Salted Caramel Brownie. The beer starts with the coffee-infused Speedway and includes vanilla beans, sea salt, cacao nibs, and cocoa powder, all topping out at 12% ABV. Press release with the details: AleSmith Revs Its Engine … Continue reading
A bit of a last minute announcement, this, but the latest specialty beer festival, Flannel Fest, is taking place in Bend this Saturday, February 4 at the Midtown Yacht Club taphouse and food cart lot. It’s the latest brainchild from Brian Yaeger’s Grand Craft Beer, and besides pouring a variety … Continue reading
San Francisco Beer Week returns for 2023, slated for the second week of February and featuring a full lineup of beer events across the greater Bay Area. There will be five Kick Off celebrations taking place around the region on the 10th and 11th, and the SF Beer Week calendar … Continue reading
Oregon’s Clackamas County Tourism & Cultural Affairs launched the Mt. Hood Territory Tap Trail back in 2018, joining the growing number of regional “beer trail” activities promoting tourism and the craft beer industry. Recently the group announced the launch of a new mobile passport app for the Tap Trail, starting … Continue reading
Cider news from 2 Towns Ciderhouse as the company announced the release of its The Bad Apple imperial cider in cans for the first time. The Bad Apple is 10.5% ABV and is one of the company’s flagship brands. Press release: The #1 independent cidery in the country, the Pacific … Continue reading
You may recall that 2 Towns Ciderhouse offers a line of canned cocktails under its Craftwell Cocktails brand; the new venture launched last spring with an initial offering of four apple wine-based cocktails. (I reviewed them here.) The company announced the latest flavor to join the lineup: Peach Mojito, made … Continue reading
Sad news about the Oregon Brewers Festival for 2023, as the team behind the long-running brewfest announced recently that it would not return for this year. I don’t envy the organizers for having to make this decision, but I respect it and after reading the statement, I agree it’s the … Continue reading
The first beer of the year in the Cosmic Collaboration series from Ecliptic Brewing sees the company teaming up with Fort George Brewery to release Black Cold IPA, which is just as it sounds—a mashup of black and cold IPA styles. The beer will be released on January 18 on … Continue reading
This is more of a “business of beer” news item, rather than on the liquid itself, highlighting Two Roads Brewing seeing the need to adapt to keep visible and relevant after being around for ten years—something every brewery needs to adjust to as they grow and age. The company announced … Continue reading
Malt news! I received this press release from Palatia Malz GmbH, which produces the BESTMALZ line of malt, about the revival of an historic German malting barley variety, named Alexis. One of the notable features about this malt is its “exceptional foam stability” and the release goes into to detail … Continue reading