Latest print article: Touching base on Funky Fauna Artisan Ales

Latest print article: Touching base on Funky Fauna Artisan Ales

My latest article for The Bulletin revisits Funky Fauna Artisan Ales of Sisters, with some news about the announced opening of a new Bend taproom, The Doom Lounge, as well as reviews of two of the more recent beers: Forestlike and Gathering of Ghouls. Both are wild saisons conditioned on … Continue reading

Latest print article: The beers of Funky Fauna Artisan Ales

Latest print article: The beers of Funky Fauna Artisan Ales

My latest article for The Bulletin is about one of Central Oregon’s newest brewery operations, Funky Fauna Artisan Ales in Sisters. Opened at the end of 2021, Funky Fauna focuses primarily on small batch wild fermentation with a house-cultured yeast, often supplemented by barrel aging. All of the beers are … Continue reading

Latest print article: Looking ahead to 2022

Latest print article: Looking ahead to 2022

My latest article for The Bulletin came out this week, on the 30th, and the topic is seeing what lies ahead for 2022—just in time for New Year’s Day! Of course, trying to predict the future and beer trends is always a fraught endeavor, so I started with new Central … Continue reading