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The Brew Site is a beer blog dedicated to all things beer and brewing, with a particular focus on Oregon, featuring reviews of beers and breweries, industry news and events, articles on homebrewing, and more.
The Brew Site
2d ago
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. Francis School property itself, and the 20th anniversary of McMenamins opening. This weekend, McMenamins Old St. Francis School is ..read more
The Brew Site
1w ago
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 Halloween season. Funky Fauna Artisan Ales Funky Fauna embodies the spirit of Halloween as seen through the name and ..read more
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3w ago
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 by former 10 Barrel brewer Bryon Pyka, along with his partners Peter Brantley and Katie Dunbar. My latest article in this ..read more
The Brew Site
3w ago
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 such occasion, as we attended a dinner and wine pairing at Brasada Ranch resort here in Central ..read more
The Brew Site
3w ago
Last weekend in Seattle (October 4 and 5), the Great Pumpkin Beer Festival returned for its 20th edition. This long-running event from Elysian Brewing started out as a relatively small brewfest in 2005 with a mere 12 pumpkin beers, and grew over the years to be a multi-day festival featuring ..read more
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3w ago
While Oktoberfest in Munich is over, many breweries are still celebrating all month long and many Oktoberfest beers are currently available. My recent article for The Bulletin covers the two beer styles associated with the festival, Märzen and Festbier, with examples from Wild Ride Brewing and Sunriver Brewing. Märzen is ..read more
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1M ago
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 ciders that Double Mountain produces as well. I happen to be on a media list in which I ..read more
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1M ago
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 the article, a look at a handful fresh hop beers to get an idea of what to ..read more
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1M ago
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 standards are back as well—Killer Red Fresh Hop IRA, and Fresh Hop Iowa Bar Fight—and this year, there’s ..read more
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1M ago
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 recently I also received two pumpkin ales and an Oktoberfest from Montauk Brewing and ..read more