The Brew Site
This weekend I received the latest samples from Pelican Brewing Company with its Slide Tackle Hazy IPA, a collaboration beer with the Portland Thorns soccer team. Originally designed and slated to be released a year ago, it was put on hold with covid and the cancellation of the Thorns’ season. … Continue reading
Right on schedule, Bend Brewing Company this week announced the return of two of its popular seasonals to 16-ounce cans: Devil’s Cabbage Dank IPA and Razztafari Sour Ale. Devil’s Cabbage is part of the ongoing High Desert Hop Series from BBC, while Razztafari falls into its Pub Series beers. Here’s … Continue reading
Last fall I reviewed the Fantasy League mix-pack of low-alcohol, “better-for-you” lifestyle beers from Harpoon Brewery, four beers with a maximum of 4% ABV and brewed with ostensibly healthy ingredients, buckwheat kasha, chia, and sea salt. The key feature of these beers, of course, being low alcohol, and thus low … Continue reading
Pelican Brewing’s latest year-round beer is available now, Paddleback Oceanic Pale Ale, which features Australian and New Zealand hops (collectively making up the “Oceanic” part of the name). The brewery sent me a six-pack of the cans to sample at the end of last week. The press release tagline mentions … Continue reading
Bend’s Newport Avenue Market and Bend Brewing Company teamed up to brew a beer for a good cause: Not Your Usual IPA, the proceeds from which will benefit the Hunger Prevention Coalition of Central Oregon. Newport Market is one of the best craft beer stores in Central Oregon, with knowledgeable … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery included its new Squeezy Rider IPA in its 2021 release calendar, and now that March is here, the beer is officially launched. Squeezy Rider joins the “Fresh Family” of beers which includes Fresh Squeezed IPA, Fresh Haze IPA, and so on. Here’s the full press release: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading
File this announcement under “I didn’t see this coming”: “Oregon Based Deschutes Brewery and Boneyard Beer Announce ‘Dream Team’ Joint Venture.” Brewbound is calling this an acquisition, which it likely is, though the press release doesn’t say that specifically. I’ve got an email out for clarification, so I’ll hopefully have … Continue reading
Sunriver Brewing Company announced today the release of three new canned beers as well as the company’s 2021 beer calendar. The new cans are a three-beer rotator series in 12-ounce format, the first 12-ounce cans to join the lineup since 2017. The calendar showcases a large number of IPA and … Continue reading
I’ve posted a bit about Oregon Fruit Products in the past, and featured the company in several print articles, as the company provides aseptic fruit purées that are used by a large number of (relatively local) breweries. For fermentation purposes, the smallest package the company offered was 42-pound “bag-in-box” purée, … Continue reading
Back in the fall of 2019 (what seems a lifetime ago, now), on a media trip to Yakima, Washington, we were introduced to the brand-new Cosmic Crisp® apple. Over two decades, Washington State University developed the new variety, a cross between Enterprise and Honeycrisp, and one of the interesting characteristics … Continue reading