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With The Little Woody having taken place this weekend, I did a deep dive on a single barrel-aged beer from 10 Barrel Brewing: Joyous Limbs, a sour ale aged 10 months in a genever barrel from Oregon Spirit Distillers. Genever is the juniper-flavored traditional liquor of the Netherlands, similar to … Continue reading
Bend’s 10 Barrel Brewing joins the ranks of non-alcoholic beer companies with the introduction of NA IPA, its first NA brew. The company also announced the release of two new canned cocktails, Ranch Water and Golf Tea. Press release excerpt on the NA IPA: BEND-BASED BREWERY ADDS ALCOHOL- FREE ANYTIME … Continue reading
This Saturday, July 30, 10 Barrel Brewing Company’s Beer Wars event returns to its West Side Pub in Bend, after taking a couple of years off due to covid. It features a lineup of Central Oregon breweries facing off in a people’s choice competition across three style categories. Details from … Continue reading
Some non-beer/beer-adjacent news from Bend’s 10 Barrel Brewing, as the company introduced a canned sparkling wine recently. The company’s Sparkling Rosé and Sparkling White join the other non-beer canned offerings of hard seltzer, cider, and cocktails. Details from the press release: Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing is excited to welcome canned … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin is out today, in which I focus on the springtime style of doppelbock. It’s not a widely brewed style among Central Oregon breweries, for whatever reason, but as it happens, 10 Barrel Brewing is currently pouring two, which I profile in this article. Stylistically, … Continue reading
The latest beer in 10 Barrel Brewing‘s “Drink It Forward” program that raises money for non-profit organizations, is a collaboration beer with Portland’s Danner Boots: Rock Hop Cold IPA. Proceeds from sales will benefit Trailkeepers of Oregon. Press release: Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing and Portland-based Danner announce a brand collaboration … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin, out this week, features an exotic wood-aged imperial pastry stout from 10 Barrel Brewing, Soul Candy. It’s a limited-release specialty from the company’s Tiny Haus innovation brewery, and the focus is on the wood—Amburana wood, from Brazil. The latest is Soul Candy, an imperial … Continue reading
Here’s the roundup of Oregon beer news for Saturday, June 12, catching up on happenings over the past several weeks (whew!). As always, news and info can be shared anytime, and I’ll try to keep this post updated this weekend as availability allows. Cheers!
Here’s a Friday roundup of the week’s news in beer from around Oregon. I hope everyone has a good weekend in store, but take it easy as COVID-19 levels are on the rise again; counties might be going back to “Extreme” risk within a week. As usual I’ll continue to … Continue reading
Allagash Brewing has declared its annual Saison Day, for today, April 14, 2021, and while this isn’t Oregon-specific news, you can join the digital Saison Day celebration with Allagash at 5pm EST / 2pm PST. Is there any saison-specific Oregon beer news for today? If so I’ll definitely highlight it … Continue reading