Deschutes Brewery Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager

Deschutes Brewery Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager

Let’s catch up on some more pandemic beer reviews! Today’s beer is Deschutes Brewery’s first seasonal of the year, Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager. The brewery sent me three bottles of Luna Jo back before the coronavirus lockdown, which I have of course since drank. Deschutes partnered with Riff … Continue reading

Beer TV: PINTS: Flagship on the River

Beer TV: PINTS: Flagship on the River

Another video on the background and history of Deschutes Brewery, which debuted earlier this year. It’s really well done and because it’s recent, touches on current (well, pre-COVID-19 “current” at least) trends in craft beer with the need to be nimble and confront the new, small, hyper-local competition of recent … Continue reading

New Small Batch Barrel-Aged Beers from Deschutes Brewery

New Small Batch Barrel-Aged Beers from Deschutes Brewery

Even though Deschutes Brewery has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the brewery is still brewing and releasing beer and already had a number of new bottled barrel-aged specialties lined up. The press release about these beers came out this week. If you live in Oregon, or Washington, DC, … Continue reading

Received: Modified Theory mixers in three flavors

Received: Modified Theory mixers in three flavors

Modified Theory is the new, non-Deschutes-branded venture from Deschutes Brewery, billed as a “crafted hard bevy” intended for use as a cocktail mixer or other lifestyle drinks, and all three flavors arrived this week in a specialty “mixology” package. Along with a can of each flavor, there’s also a mixing … Continue reading

Received: Deschutes Brewery Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager

Received: Deschutes Brewery Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager

Three bottles of Deschutes Brewery‘s new seasonal beer arrived yesterday—Luna Jo Cold Brew Coffee Lager, its collaboration beer with Riff Cold Brewed Coffee. “Lager” and “coffee” is not something I would expect a regular collaboration to arrive at (pastry IPAs or cold cereal sours seem to be all the rage … Continue reading