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Montauk and Blue Point pumpkin, fall specialties - The Brew Site

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Fall has wound down and we are welcoming the first day of winter, and while I’ve been enjoying winter beers already (of course!), there are still plenty of fall beers available that drink per…

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 21: McMenamins Longest Night of the Year - The Brew Site

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Today is the winter solstice, when we experience the shortest day and the longest night of the year, so befitting the observance, today’s Advent beer pick comes from the McMenamins chain of b…

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 20: Reuben’s Brews Festive Ale Winter Warmer - The Brew Site

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We head into Seattle, Washington for today’s selected Advent beer, and visit Reuben’s Brews to sip on one of several holiday beers — in this case, Festive Ale Winter Warmer. It&#8…

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 19: Gordon Xmas - The Brew Site

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Today’s Advent beer pick takes us back to Belgium, to Brewery John Martin for its Gordon Originals series — Gordon Xmas. It’s a big beer with 8.8% alcohol by volume brewed to be r…

on Thu, 5PM

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 18: Untitled Art Non-Alcoholic S’mores Dark Brew - The Brew Site

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More than ever before, non-alcoholic beer and alternatives are being sought out by drinkers, and this year especially seems to have seen NA beer become much more mainstream. Naturally I wanted to h…

on Wed, 5PM

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 17: Saint Arnold Brewing Christmas Ale - The Brew Site

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Today’s Advent beer pick throws it back to a rich and hearty classic holiday old ale that was first brewed nearly 30 years ago—Christmas Ale from Saint Arnold Brewing of Texas, billed a…

on Tue, 5PM

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 16: Southern Tier Brewing 2XMAS Spiced Double Ale - The Brew Site

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Spiced strong ales are a staple among Christmas beers, as are mulled wines, so in a nod to those traditions, today’s Advent beer pick takes to New York and Southern Tier Brewing for the compa…

on Mon, 5PM

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 15: Schlafly Beer Christmas Ale - The Brew Site

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Today’s Advent beer pick is an old favorite hailing from St. Louis, Missouri: Christmas Ale from Schlafly Beer. It’s a big American winter ale brewed with a blend of spices that comes i…

on Sun, 5PM

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 14: Hoppin’ Frog Brewery Roasted Chestnut Winter Warmer - The Brew Site

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It’s Roast Chestnuts Day today, December 16! Roasting chestnuts has been associated with Christmas (at least here in the U.S.) probably since Nat King Cole released “The Christmas Song&…

on Dec 14

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 13: Birra Baladin Nöel Orange & Cacao - The Brew Site

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A classic Christmas treat is the chocolate orange, chocolate candy with orange flavor that comes in the shape of an orange, wedges and all. There are various beer versions of this confection, but f…

on Dec 13

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 12: Magnify Brewing Gingerbread Marshmallow Mind Over Matter - The Brew Site

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Today is Gingerbread House Day, one of those unofficial just-for-fun type “holidays” we enjoy, and in the spirit of the season our Advent beer pick is also gingerbread themed: Gingerbre…

on Dec 12

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 11: Three Floyds Brewing Alpha Klaus - The Brew Site

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For today’s Advent beer pick we visit an old standby from Indiana and Three Floyds Brewing—Alpha Klaus, the company’s nod to Christmas and “celebration in a glass.” It…

on Dec 11

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 10: Meanwhile Brewing Jolly Winter Lager - The Brew Site

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December 10 is National Lager Day, celebrating the most popular category of beer in the world, so it’s fitting to have an Advent beer that matches the theme: Jolly Winter Lager from Meanwhile…

on Dec 10

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 9: Saltaire Brewery White Christmas - The Brew Site

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Today’s Advent calendar selection hails from England and the Saltaire Brewery, which brews up a lighter, lively pale ale spiced for the season—White Christmas. It’s an easy-drinki…

on Dec 9

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 8: Engel Weihnachtsbier - The Brew Site

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In Germany, Christmas is known as Weihnacht and the beers crafted for the holiday are naturally called Weihnachtsbiers. These specialties are typically maltier, stronger lagers, and many like today…

on Dec 8

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 7: Bløm Mead + Cider Christmas Mead - The Brew Site

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In all of the years of doing this Beer Advent Calendar, somehow I have never featured a mead! Let’s change that today with a visit to Bløm Mead + Cider of Michigan, which offers up its festiv…

on Dec 7

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 6: Four Saints Brewing Saint Nicholas Winter Ale - The Brew Site

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It’s St. Nicholas Day today, following up on Krampusnacht, in which children in European countries wake up to see if St. Nicholas left them a present under their pillows or in their shoes; th…

on Dec 6

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 5: Gigantic Brewing Krampus Chocolate Stout - The Brew Site

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Tonight is Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night, named for the mythic figure of European folklore said to accompany St. Nicholas on visits to children on the eve of St. Nicholas Day. While St. Nick rewar…

on Dec 5

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 4: Bent Paddle Brewing Christmas Cookie Cream Ale - The Brew Site

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December 4 is National Cookie Day, and since it’s the holiday season that of course means one thing — Christmas cookies! So today’s Advent beer selection fits the theme of the day…

on Dec 4

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 3: Gouden Carolus Christmas - The Brew Site

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You can’t talk about Christmas beer without considering the Belgian bières de Noël that are classics in their own right, so today’s Advent beer pick takes us straight to Belgium for jus…

on Dec 3

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Advent Beer Calendar 2024: Day 1: Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale - The Brew Site

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Happy December! It’s the first day of the month so that means it’s time for the return of the annual Beer Advent Calendar here on the site, wherein a new Christmas or winter-themed beer…

on Dec 1

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Reviewing Wildwood Spirits Rye, Gin, & NA Gin - The Brew Site

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Wildwood Spirits is a Seattle-based small-batch distiller, billed as the “only known Chef-Sommelier owned spirits company” spirits company in the United States. Founded in 2014 by somme…

on Dec 1

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Latest print article: Deschutes Brewery’s Kernza non-alcoholic brew - The Brew Site

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My latest article for The Bulletin talks about Kernza, a newish, processed grain derived from a perennial intermediate wheatgrass, and its use in brewing — specifically, in two new beers from…

on Nov 22

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Received: Non-alcoholic spirits from Abstinence Spirits - The Brew Site

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Abstinence Spirits is a maker of non-alcoholic spirits and aperitifs from South Africa’s Cape Floral Kingdom, offering a variety of NA options created from botanicals sourced from the region.…

on Nov 21

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McMenamins Old St. Francis School at 20 – photos - The Brew Site

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This month marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of McMenamins Old St. Francis School in Bend, Oregon, which I wrote about recently for The Bulletin. As a lead-up to the anniversary, I was invi…

on Nov 19

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Left Coast Wine launches Pinot for the People charitable wine sale (received) - The Brew Site

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I don’t always write about wine here on the beer blog, but here’s a good reason to do so: Left Coast Estate, a winery based in Rickreall, Oregon, launched its Pinot for the People chari…

on Nov 13

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Received: Graham + Fisk’s Canned Wine Advent Calendar - The Brew Site

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We’re heading into the holiday season, which means of course it’s time to start considering Advent calendars! I recently received an unusual one featuring canned wine from Graham & …

on Nov 12

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Latest print article: Celebrating McMenamins’ 20th anniversary - The Brew Site

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My latest article for The Bulletin this week covers the birthday weekend of Bend’s McMenamins Old St. Francis School — the location is celebrating both the 88th birthday of the St. Fran…

on Nov 9

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Latest print article: Beers for Halloween - The Brew Site

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My latest article for The Bulletin was published this week in time for Halloween, and in honor of the holiday I’ve got suggestions for suitably-themed beers and breweries to enjoy this Hallow…

on Nov 2

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Diff’rent Smokes Rauchbierfest returns this Saturday, October 26 - The Brew Site

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The annual Diff’rent Smokes Rauchbierfest, a festival featuring beers smoked elements incorporated in some way, is returning for its third go-round this Saturday, October 26, and it’s t…

on Oct 24

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First look at the new Terranaut Beer and taproom - The Brew Site

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Terranaut Beer, Bend’s newest brewing company, launched this summer with the release of several beers at locations around town, before opening its taproom earlier this month. It was launched …

on Oct 19

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Wild Rye foraged dinner and wine pairing at Brasada Ranch (review) - The Brew Site

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Even though this is a beer blog, it’s not always about beer; sometimes I delve into wine, spirits, and other beverages. Often they go hand-in-hand with food, and this past weekend was one suc…

on Oct 18

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Reviewing Redhook’s Big Ballards - The Brew Site

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Redhook is in an interesting position in the beer world, being one of the original American microbreweries (founded in 1981 in Seattle) that somehow is easy to forget is still around. I don’t…

on Oct 3

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Double Mountain Grower 397 IPA and Harrison Hard Cider - The Brew Site

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Double Mountain Brewery is one of those breweries that, to me, consistently brews solid, drinkable beers almost without exception (you can see my past reviews for example), and this extends to the …

on Oct 2

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Received: Pumpkin beers from Montauk, Blue Point Brewing - The Brew Site

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Pumpkin beer season is here again, and you may have seen pumpkin beers starting to appear on the shelves since the beginning of the month. I already have a bunch in my fridge (of course) and recent…

on Sep 28

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Received: Killer Green Fresh Hop IPA from Double Mountain Brewery - The Brew Site

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The fresh hop beers from Double Mountain Brewery have returned, and in conjunction with the releases, the brewery sent me a bottle of this year’s Killer Green Fresh Hop IPA. The other standar…

on Sep 28

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Latest print article: The fresh hop roundup, 2024 edition - The Brew Site

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My latest print article for The Bulletin (published last week) is my annual fresh hop roundup—or rather, because there are so many fresh hop beers being released and I have limited space in t…

on Sep 28

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Living Häus + Zupan’s Farm to Market Japanese-style Lager - The Brew Site

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Over the summer, one of the latest in the Zupan’s Markets Farm to Market beer collaborations, a Japanese-style Lager with Portland’s Living Häus Beer, was released to the specialty groc…

on Sep 19

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Two Roads Brewing expands non-alcoholic offerings with Road 2 Ruin Zero (received) - The Brew Site

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The latest non-alcoholic beer to come from Two Roads Brewing is an NA version of its flagship beer, Road 2 Ruin Zero. This NA IPA joins Non-Alcoholic Juicy IPA in the brewery’s lineup, and th…

on Sep 19

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The 20th annual Great Pumpkin Beer Festival is coming - The Brew Site

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Hard to believe it’s been two decades, but Elysian Brewing’s Great Pumpkin Beer Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The two day celebration returns to the Seattle Ce…

on Sep 18

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Oktoberfest returns to Bend’s McMenamins Old St. Francis School - The Brew Site

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This month marks the return of Oktoberfest, and among the various McMenamins locations there are a number of Oktoberfest events taking place. Here in Bend, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is host…

on Sep 15

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Recent print article: Revisiting Shandy and Radler - The Brew Site

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My latest print article for The Bulletin, published last week, revisits the styles of shandy and radler, which I last wrote about for the paper way back in 2017. Both Deschutes Brewery and Worthy B…

on Sep 12

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Schilling Cider adds a series of hard lemonades to its lineup (received) - The Brew Site

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Schilling Hard Cider released a new lineup of hard lemonades recently, with three flavors now available in cans: Imperial Pink Lemonade, Imperial Blue Raspberry, and Guava Lemonade. I believe these…

on Sep 7

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Print article: Boneyard Beer’s Japanese collaboration - The Brew Site

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The first of my print articles for The Bulletin in August focused on a collaboration beer cooked up between Boneyard Beer and Y.Market Brewing of Japan—Yokozuna IPA, brewed for the Fuji to Ho…

on Sep 7

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Print article: Reviewing Velvet Wallpaper IPA from Double Mountain & Van Henion - The Brew Site

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For my mid-August article for The Bulletin, I profiled Velvet Wallpaper IPA, the collaboration beer from Double Mountain Brewery and Van Henion Brewing. It’s a west coast style IPA and Double…

on Sep 7

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Received: Fruited summer beers from Hopworks Brewery - The Brew Site

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To celebrate summer, I received four beers from Portland’s Hopworks Brewery, all fruited brews built for the season: Ferocious Citrus IPA, Totally Radler, Blackberry Hazy IPA, and Rindless Wa…

on Aug 26

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Double Mountain Brewery teams up with Van Henion Brewing on Velvet Wallpaper IPA (received) - The Brew Site

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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 I…

on Jul 29

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Print article: Kobold Brewing’s beers of summer - The Brew Site

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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 Sm…

on Jul 29

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Print article: Avid Cider wins at the Northwest Cider Cup - The Brew Site

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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 …

on Jul 28

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Print article: Indigenous American styles with 10 Barrel - The Brew Site

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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 …

on Jul 28