The Brew Site
I’m a bit late posting this review of Goat Thievin’ Low Life, the cocktail-inspired sour ale I received from 10 Barrel Brewing; it came with the brewery’s Sugar High Pastry Stout, which I wrote about for the local paper, but GTLL slipped through. Time to rectify! Both beers came out … Continue reading
Back in early 2020, the Suttle Lodge hosted its first Suttle Lodge Winter Beer Fest, and it was one of the last beer events we attended before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After everything locked down in March of that year, we pulled way back and over the past (nearly) three … Continue reading
When Rogue Ales announced and released its new Dead Guy IPA, there was consternation among fans that the new beer was replacing the original Dead Guy Ale. Not so! The new IPA is a line extension to the brand, while the original Dead Guy (brewed in the style of a … Continue reading
I am unabashedly a fan of McMenamins beers, as long-time readers are probably aware, and the company’s annual Christmas beer, Kris Kringle, is a favorite during the holiday season. It’s a malty, classic American winter warmer, released in November to accompany the holidays. Each of the various breweries across the … Continue reading
The first seasonal beer of 2023 from Double Mountain Brewery is Never Too Loud, a German-style Schwarzbier that the brewery released last month. As Double Mountain has done in the past, the beer is paired with a playlist of music that you can find on Spotify, that was compiled by … Continue reading
To finish out 2022, Zupan’s Markets teamed up with Ferment Brewing to release the 22nd collaboration beer in the chain’s Farm to Market beer series, named No. 22 Stout. (I don’t know if all the “22”s were intentional?) It’s a big barrel-aged stout, with 14.3% alcohol by volume, aged in Colorado … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, published last week, considers that rare form of beer in America—cask ale, and highlights Central Oregon’s own purveyor of English-style cask-conditioned ales, Porter Brewing. Contemporary cask ale derives almost entirely from British pub traditions, and the best examples naturally are to be found in … Continue reading
The Guinness Open Gate Brewery near Baltimore, Maryland doesn’t just brew the ubiquitous Guinness Stout; it’s also home to an experimental brewery and taproom that cranks out a variety of distinctly non-Guinness-Stout beers. Like this Old Fashioned Inspired Ale that the brewery sent to me to review. Based on the … Continue reading
It’s the final four beers in the Clown Shoes Beer 12 Beers of Christmas mixed pack reviewed! I drank these four last since they were among the strongest, with potentially the strongest flavors (yes, I somewhat categorized by strength and style as I went). All in all, this was a … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, which published this week, evaluates Black Butte Whiskey, the collaboration from Deschutes Brewery and Bendistillery (from which I’d received samples). Since I normally write about beer for the paper, aside from the obvious beer tie-in of BBW being distilled from a Black Butte Porter … Continue reading