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Yes, you’re getting inundated with fresh hop news right now because that’s the season and I’m getting caught up! Right now, the Portland Fresh Hop Pop-Up Beer Fest is taking place (concurrent with the dates of Oktoberfest, actually, which is fitting), and it’s an outdoor beer garden setting, which helps … Continue reading
I saw that Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA went on tap at Deschutes Brewery’s Bend Pub yesterday (along with Hop Trip!), good timing for this news. Deschutes sent out the press release/media sheet on upcoming beers, including several collaborations, which I’m posting here. Notably, collaborations seems to be the big … Continue reading
Can’t pass up the opportunity to post more fresh hop beer news! Hopworks Urban Brewery released Fresh Hop Abominable Ale late last month (I just posted a short review with it yesterday), and last week announced its other two fresh hop beers of the season: Fresh Hop Ace of Spades … Continue reading
More local fresh hop news! The first of three fresh hop ales from Bend Brewing Company was released on draft last week, and today (Friday the 17th) another is released, along with cans of both. Here’s the press release detailing the brewery’s fresh news: Bend Brewing Company is excited to … Continue reading
I’m a bit behind on posting this press release from Cascade Lakes Brewing, but in the interest of keeping track of the fresh hop beers coming out of Central Oregon, here are details on the brewery’s Koosah Fresh Hop IPA, available now. Once a year, beer drinkers’ favorite flowers – … Continue reading
The latest beer release from Double Mountain Brewery is a collaboration with Gigantic Brewing—Wondertwins IPA, a (for lack of better designation) kveik IPA. The beer is out now, and the brewery sent me a bottle this week. Here’s the accompanying press release: Meanwhile, back at the hall, we schemed with … Continue reading
Bend Brewing Company’s latest beers dropped last week: Urban Surfin’ IPA and Alpha Blonde, which the brewery announced via press release. These latest brews in the seasonal lineup are available in 16-ounce cans as well as on draft. The brewery included a short blurb about its annual Fresh Hops on … Continue reading
The Bend Ale Trail launched in 2010 by Visit Bend, featuring seven breweries in what (at the time) was among the first-of-its-kind adventure maps taking visitors on something of a brewery scavenger hunt around Central Oregon. It served as a self-guided tour by which participants collected stamps from each brewery … Continue reading
A bit over a week ago I received the latest beers from Hopworks Urban Brewery, the summer seasonals: Ace of Spades Imperial IPA, When Life Gives You Blueberries Sour, and Sunset Fuel IPA. Note, however, that HUB announced the release of Evelyn Sunshine West Coast IPA, so I don’t know … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is a bit multifaceted, covering both “The Oregon I Am” project initiative (for which I’ve included the press release below) and the latest coolship brew from Crux Fermentation Project: Nothing says Central Oregon like brewing beer next to the river. On a sunny afternoon … Continue reading