Bison Organic Brewing Meet the Brewer & Tasting Events featuring Brewmaster Daniel Del Grande
Berkeley, CA’s 100% Certified Organic Brewery Visits Portland Area
This week, Bison Organic Brewing of Berkeley, CA hits the road and visits Portland for three unique and delicious events. Read More…
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This post was written by Angelo on May 22, 2012
By D.J. Paul
The day finally arrived for the much-anticipated collaborative beer, “Collage”, from two of Oregon’s most coveted breweries, Deschutes Brewery and Hair of the Dog Brewing Company. As was previously mentioned here on Brewpublic, the official bottle release is took place on May 15, 2012 at both the Bend and Portland Deschutes Brewpubs. After this initial release the bottled beer will be making its way through the Deschutes distribution system but availability will be extremely limited. Read More…
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This post was written by DJ on May 18, 2012
Breakside Brewery has announced that they are throwing quite the party for their second anniversary. On May 12, 2012 the restaurant will remain open normal hours with the addition of several house brewed beers flowing from all taps as well as more outside. Many of the featured beers are not to be missed one-of-a-kind treats. There will be live music as well. A commemorative glass will be featured for this ticketed event. Here’s the details from lead brewer Ben Edmunds: Read More…
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This post was written by Angelo on May 12, 2012
The 2nd Annual Eugene Beer Week is already proving to be one wild ride. And speaking of wild, the folks at The Bier Stein (345 E. 11th Ave., Eugene, OR) have lined up an amazing array of funky and sour ales to wow the palates of even the most hardcore beer geek. Join The Stein today for the second and final day of their incredible Sour Beer Funk Fest. Details: Read More…
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This post was written by Angelo on May 9, 2012
It’s been two years, but at last, the much awaited collaborative brew between two of Oregon’s most respected breweries nears its release. The first brew in Deschutes Brewery‘s Conflux Series, dubbed “Collage”, was brewed with Portland’s Hair of the Dog Brewing. This inaugural brew in this collaborative series spearheaded by the Bend brewery showcases a barrel aged marriage of four sought after strong ales, Deschutes’ The Stoic Quad and Dissident Oud Bruin, and Hair of the Dog’s Fred and Adam. These beers were aged in a variety of barrels including rye whiskey, cognac, sherry, pinot noir, bourbon, and oak. The final product is guaranteed to be something that beer enthusiasts from around the world will surely seek out with great anticipation. On May 15, Deschutes will release 12-ounce bottles of Collage at their Bend and Portland brewpubs. Here’s the full scoop from the folks at Deschutes: Read More…
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This post was written by Angelo on May 8, 2012
Breakside Brewery has announced that they are throwing quite the party for their second anniversary. On May 12, 2012 the restaurant will remain open normal hours with the addition of several house brewed beers flowing from all taps as well as more outside. Many of the featured beers are not to be missed one-of-a-kind treats. There will be live music as well. A commemorative glass will be featured for this ticketed event. Here’s the details from lead brewer Ben Edmunds:
…we are throwing a huge party for our second anniversary on Saturday, May 12 from 1 until 7. (The restaurant will be open regular hours, but the special events are for the designated times). The party will feature live music, special release beers, and guest ‘celebrity’ chefs at the outside grill. To celebrate the big day, we’ll be pouring from all the draught lines inside plus an addition 8-10 beers outside. Here’s what to expect on tap:
Bourbon Barrel-Aged 1st Anniversary Wheat Wine: Last year, for our 1st anniversary, I brewed a strong wheat ale, a portion of which has now been aging in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels for 13 months. We released a very small amount for Lucky Lab’s Barleywine fest, and this beer is tasting great. It will be a real treat.
Gin Barrel-Aged 2nd Anniversary Sour Golden: My brew to commemorate our 2nd anniversary is a barrel-aged version of our Summer Golden. The base beer (a slightly sour golden ale made with ginger and kaffir lime leaf) has been aging in an Old Tom Gin barrel with additional kaffir lime leaves and juniper berries.
Passionfruit Berlinerweisse: In what will become a Breakside tradition, our assistant brewer Sam Barber has also brewed his own anniversary beer. A 100% sour mashed Berlin-style wheat beer made with passionfruit.
Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cherry Aztec: We regularly age our flagship strong beer, Aztec Ale, in bourbon barrels. For this batch, we’ve been aging it on Oregon cherries to create a layered, fruity, spicy dessert beer.
We’ll also be releasing the final kegs of our Bourbon Barrel-Aged Tripel and our Gin Barrel IPA. Our regular lineup of beers will be available as well, and we expect to have a handful of seasonal beers still around, including the latest two beers in our Chef Collaboration series: Apizza Alt, a traditional altbier made with Brian Spangler of Apizza Scholls and Lincoln Kolsch, a Northwest take on a German-style kolsch brewed by Jenn Louis of Lincoln and Sunshine Tavern.
The ticket package will be $15 for a commemorative tasting glass and 5 drink tickets for our outside tent. As a party plus, we’ll be selling mixed six packs of all of the anniversary and barrel-aged beers for that day only. Additionally, we’re getting special release ‘birthday beers’ from our friends at Upright, Burnside, Widmer Bros. and The Commons. Live music will include Denver, the country/western/indie band who we collaborated with for this year’s Malt Ball, and Catholic School, brewer Sam Barber’s crunk folk duo.
We’re also excited that some of the chefs/restauranteurs with whom we’ve collaborated over the last year have agreed to man a grill in our beer tent, offering chalkboard specials throughout the day. Expect to see Rodney Muirhead (Podnah’s Pit), Paul Kasten (Wildwood), Andy Arndt (Truss), Adam Robinson (The Bent Brick), and Yetta Vorobik (The Hop and Vine) behind the grill, as they celebrate with us. And just for good measure, the kitchen and restaurant will be running regular lunch and dinner service as well.
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This post was written by admin on April 30, 2012
This week’s Tap It Tuesday is LIVE: Black Raspberry Reserve, a favorite of the blenders. This NW style sour ale started out as blond ale that was barrel aged for one year before spending just 10 days on 60 pounds of blackcap raspberries: think Nouveau Boujoulais with blackberries. Vinous aromas of tart blackberries start this beer off. Sharp, acidic notes of tart berries on the palate lead to a sharp, dark berry taste that results in a finish with a prolonged dry fruit note. 7.25% ABV / $7.50 glass
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This post was written by admin on April 9, 2012
The Bier Stein of Eugene (345 E. 11th Ave.) celebrates strong ales with Starkbierzeit (German meaning “strong beer season) in the tradition of the Munich festival that begins each year on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. According to the German Beer Institute, Starkbierziet is “a noble tradition started by none other than pious Paulaner monks hundreds of years ago.” The tradition of the Benedictine monastery lives on today with great celebrations throughout the world.
The Eugene Starkbierziet event at the Bier Stein is happening on April 4 and 5, 2012 and showcases many big, boozy, and flavorsome treats that are brewed stateside and highly revered internationally. Here’s the lowdown from the Stein’s uber geek Dave Stockhausen on the event and beers you can expect to find:
starkbierzeit –
noun
a. a festival in celebration of strong ales
b. an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus
c. gaiety, conviviality
Featuring strong (9% to 18%) and vintage ales around the US that we have been cellaring for the last few years.
Each draft is individually priced or available in a flight The Bruery Cuir 3rd Anniversary Ale, Deschutes Dissident 2010, Dogfish Head 120 Minute, Stone Vertical Epic 11-11-11, Block 15 Pappy’s Dark, Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life and Limb 1, Firestone Walker Parabola 2011, Full Sail Topsail Imperial Porter 2012, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010, Flat Tail Bourbon 6 a.m. Stout
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This post was written by admin on April 5, 2012
The Bier Stein of Eugene (345 E. 11th Ave.) celebrates strong ales with Starkbierzeit (German meaning “strong beer season) in the tradition of the Munich festival that begins each year on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19. According to the German Beer Institute, Starkbierziet is “a noble tradition started by none other than pious Paulaner monks hundreds of years ago.” The tradition of the Benedictine monastery lives on today with great celebrations throughout the world.
The Eugene Starkbierziet event at the Bier Stein is happening on April 4 and 5, 2012 and showcases many big, boozy, and flavorsome treats that are brewed stateside and highly revered internationally. Here’s the lowdown from the Stein’s uber geek Dave Stockhausen on the event and beers you can expect to find:starkbierzeit –
noun
a. a festival in celebration of strong ales
b. an often periodic celebration or program of events or entertainment having a specified focus
c. gaiety, conviviality
Featuring strong (9% to 18%) and vintage ales around the US that we have been cellaring for the last few years.
Each draft is individually priced or available in a flight The Bruery Cuir 3rd Anniversary Ale, Deschutes Dissident 2010, Dogfish Head 120 Minute, Stone Vertical Epic 11-11-11, Block 15 Pappy’s Dark, Sierra Nevada/Dogfish Head Life and Limb 1, Firestone Walker Parabola 2011, Full Sail Topsail Imperial Porter 2012, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2010, Flat Tail Bourbon 6 a.m. Stout
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This post was written by admin on April 4, 2012
There are a lot more new beers making their way down the pipeline here in the Pacific Northwest. Deschutes Conflux No. 1 Release, a collaboration with Hair of the Dog called “Collage” is soon to be released in bottles. This 11% ABV beer is a malt beverage aged in distilled spirit and wine oak barrels and has been highly anticipated for more than a year. The label refers to this blend of several sought after brews as an “artistic expression.”
Widmer Brothers continues to wear their collective creative cap and lead the way with more experimental India Pale Ales. Next up, X-443. They’ve also got an oyster stout dubbed “Cloyster”, an 8%ABV draught only selection. The brewhouse continues to impress not only with imagination but with execution. Look for their Rotator Shaddock IPA (brewed with grapefruit), Hibiscus Gose, Raspberry Imperial Stout, and Old Embalmer ’12 Barleywine Ale (featuring Bravo hops) from their Alchemy Project.
Looks like Hopworks Urban Brewery will be kegging up a new series of single hop IPAs known as the IPX India Pale Ale series. Further in the hoppy realm, Pike is not only releasing draught of a new 4.9% Hop Session Ale, their gearing up for their 25th Anniversary with a special bottle release of their Space Needle Golden Anniversary 2012 Vintage IPA, a 6.5% ABV 58 IBU brew with an array of Yakima Valley Hops. Elysian Brewing also of Seattle is gearing up to release the next brew from their Read More…
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This post was written by Angelo on April 2, 2012
