The Brew Site
Here’s a fun new IPA from Double Mountain Brewery, in which the company collaborated with Bend’s own Van Henion Brewing: Velvet Wallpaper IPA. Fittingly, it’s a west coast style IPA, playing to the strengths of both breweries, and takes its name from the same velvet wallpaper pattern present at both … Continue reading
My most recent print article for The Bulletin, out the week before last, spotlights a pair of summer specialties from Kobold Brewing—Hyperborean Expedition, a dry-hopped lager, and Searing Smite, a spiced stout brewed with five different chili peppers. You might wonder how a chili-spiced stout works as a summertime beer, … Continue reading
For my Bulletin article that hit the paper on July 4 this year, I took to considering American styles of beer to celebrate Independence Day. But not the plethora of IPAs, pilsners, and others that were adopted and adapted by American brewers; rather, I looked at the indigenous styles such … Continue reading
I’ve gotten behind on pointing to my recent print articles so it’s time to get caught up. Last month, I was invited to attend and cover the Northwest Cider Cup awards party in Portland to do a writeup for The Bulletin, and I was pleased to be able to highlight … Continue reading
This year seems to be the year that non-alcoholic beer (and other options) are taking off; I’ve received a number of NA brews as well as wines and even a gin, and observing more hitting the market seemingly weekly. I wrote about Deschutes Brewery’s Fresh Squeezed NA IPA in May, … Continue reading
Public Coast Brewing recently released its first-ever shandy, incorporating blueberries from the Public Coast Farm to come up with Blueberry Fields Forever. Shandy is traditionally a 50/50 blend of beer and lemonade or lemon/citrus soft drink, though Public Coast’s version tweaks this recipe during the brewing process. It’s complimentary with … Continue reading
In one of my recent articles for The Bulletin, I started out with the intent of writing about Firestorm Red Ale from Three Creeks Brewing, a pub classic which had just been released recently, but not too long after I started working on that piece that news broke that the … Continue reading
This weekend, on Friday, June 28 and Saturday, June 29, Silver Moon Brewing and Grand Craft Bend are hosting the inaugural Bend Bands & Brewers Bash, a collaboration event between breweries and bands to create beers inspired by how the various bands’ music sounds. 10 pairs of bands and breweries … Continue reading
Last week I was invited to the soft opening of The Abbey, the new taproom located at the new Monkless Belgian Ales brewing facility, which the company moved into earlier this spring. The Abbey occupies a remodeled space previously used for storage, and if you’re familiar with The Brasserie (the … Continue reading
Colorado’s Breckenridge Brewery is one of the craft breweries over the past decade that was bought by Anheuser-Busch (in 2016) but then changed hands again last year, as AB sold a number of them to Tilray Brands. Breckenridge was among eight beverage brands in the sale, which also included Widmer … Continue reading