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Happy Cinco de Mayo! To commemorate the day (which originally had nothing to do with drinking—that’s the Americanized version of course), I’ve got reviews of two Mexican-style lagers for you, both of which were just recently released. Cheers! Iron Hill Brewery Lemon Cerveza Mexican Style Lager I had received a … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin happened to fall on May 5, Cinco de Mayo, so what else could I do but write about Mexican lager and Bend’s own Mexican-style beer brand, Tranquilo MSA? While there’s no official definition, Mexican lagers typically fall into the spectrum between pale and Vienna … Continue reading
Last fall I’d picked up a selection of lagers from out of town and decided it would be interesting to group them together when reviewing them. And because I have a backlog of review notes I’m just now getting around to posting these, but not to worry—two out of three … Continue reading
Craftwell Cocktails is the new canned cocktail venture from 2 Towns Ciderhouse, featuring a new line of four wine-based cocktails that I originally posted about here. The company sent me cans of each flavor to sample and review. The front of the can reads “wine cocktail” and the finer print … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day (weekend)! My latest print article for The Bulletin is out this week, and while it’s not tied directly to Earth Day, I did consider the observance when coming up with ideas for it. I wrote about Goschie Farms Estate Beer from The Ale Apothecary, which leans heavily … Continue reading
Hop Valley Brewing recently released its Hazy Daze Hazy IPA Mixed Pack, featuring four different (you guessed it) hazy IPAs all featuring Cryo Hops and brewed as part of the brewery’s “Stash” family of beers. (Hop Valley is also calling this its Patty-O Pack, after brewer Patrick Whiting who developed … Continue reading
Because it’s 4/20, you know there’s a, shall we say, terpene-themed beer to write about. (After all, I had themed posts the past couple of years.) This time around, it’s Elysian Brewing providing the dank with its newest IPA officially released today, Dank Dust IPA. Elysian had sent out a … Continue reading
Brave Noise is a worldwide brewing collaboration project that aims to bring attention to the treatment of women within the beer industry as well as raise funds for relevant charitable or non-profit organizations. It spun out of last year’s explosive revelations of sexism in the industry when Notch Brewing’s then-production … Continue reading
Another in my Boilermaker series of beer-and-whiskey reviews, featuring two Portland giants: Widmer Brother Brewing and Westward Whiskey. It’s a review from last fall, when Widmer’s Brrr Hoppy Red winter seasonal was out, and seemed a fitting matchup for the Westward Single Malt Whiskey. Why? Well, because Westward is one … Continue reading
2 Towns Ciderhouse expanded its Cosmic Crisp® line of ciders this year, adding two new fruited varieties to join the original Cosmic Crisp imperial cider made from Cosmic Crisp apples. The cidery dubbed the new series its Cosmic Explorer Series, all of which are 8% alcohol by volume. The new … Continue reading