The Brew Site
News about new beer releases from four different Bend breweries came down the wire today, so I thought I’d round it all up into one aggregate post. There’s some great stuff coming out of Bend (as usual!) so you’re going to want to be here to check things out. Boneyard … Continue reading
My latest article for The Bulletin was published yesterday, in which I begin to dig into the lifestyle beer segment with a look at Deschutes Brewery‘s WOWZA! Lo-cal Hazy Pale Ale. I also touch on Sufferfest Beer Company with a look at its Repeat Kolsch. Locally, Deschutes Brewery has been … Continue reading
My latest print article for The Bulletin is out today: The year ahead in beer. In it I offer up a short overview of the turbulent year that was 2019 in the beer industry, and then look to trends for 2020—as predicted by local brewers and industry pros. In particular, … Continue reading
Bend, Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery released its 2020 beer release calendar, revealing changes to its core lineup as well as some new offerings for the year ahead. One of the interesting changes is what’s not in the schedule. Notably: Inversion IPA has been dropped from the year-round core lineup. This is … Continue reading
Arrived this week: Deschutes Brewery Jubelale and Chasin’ Freshies Fresh Hop IPA for 2019. The artist for Jubelale’s label this year is Bend’s Mark Rada; here’s some detail from the press release: This year’s packaging was created by local Bend, Oregon artist Mark Rada. Mark pulls inspiration from the outdoors, … Continue reading
The latest bottled IPA from Deschutes Brewery arrived yesterday: HandUp IPA. It’s a Cyclocross-inspired IPA dedicated to the late Colby Nightingale, a brewery employee who was a cycling enthusiast. One dollar per barrel sold of the beer will be donated to non-profit organization that support pancreatic cancer research. Along with … Continue reading
Three bottles of Deschutes Brewery‘s latest seasonal arrived some time last week while I was away: Slightly Exaggerated IPA. It’s a collaboration with Travel Oregon, which is interesting because the brewery also recently released a seasonal collabo IPA for the Deschutes County Fair. Here’s a bit from the press release: … Continue reading
Deschutes Brewery announced this week the release of two new limited-release packaged beers for “the heat of summer,” a sour ale and a brut IPA. I suspect they will be on the shelves soon if they haven’t made it there already. Here is the press release with details: Deschutes Brewery … Continue reading
June is a big month for Bend brewery anniversaries, with GoodLife, Crux Fermentation Project, and Deschutes Brewery all celebrating within a couple weeks of each other. This year, Deschutes turns 31, and is celebrating with a 31st Anniversary Luau Party on Thursday the 27th, and two special beer releases. One … Continue reading
A couple of beers arrived in time for the weekend: Deschutes Brewery‘s new Lil’ Squeezy Juice Ale, a gluten-reduced pale ale in the “Fresh Squeezed family,” and Double Mountain Brewery‘s Basic Rights IPA, in support of LGBTQ rights with Basic Rights Oregon. It’s graduation weekened, with family in town, so … Continue reading