Oregon Beer News, 02/17/2012
Happy Friday! Here’s the news in Oregon beer for the end of the week and the weekend. I’ll be updating this news post throughout the day, please contact me if you have some news you would like to share.
Is everybody set for Zwickelmania tomorrow? This year’s (fourth) edition looks to be the best yet, with lots of breweries participating and many going above and beyond to offer up a great experience. And remember, if you’re in Portland, Eugene, or Central Oregon there are shuttles that can take you touring to the various breweries.
GoodLife Brewing (Bend): In addition to the Zwickelmania festivities, tomorrow they are also holding their bottle release party celebrating the release of their Mountain Rescue Pale Ale in 22-ounce bottles.
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Oregon Beer News, 02/16/2012
Here’s the Oregon beer news for Thursday, February 16th. As usual I’ll be periodically updating this post throughout the day, so if you have some news to share please contact me and I’ll get it posted.
McMenamins (Portland): Saturday the 25th is the Hillsdale Brewfest, and this year it’s the 19th annual edition of this “grandaddy” of McMenamins beer events. This is the fest where 22 original McMenamins beers are entered from their different breweries, the winner of which (based on people’s choice) represents McMenamins at the Oregon Brewers Festival. Read the full press release here.
Lompoc Brewing (Portland): Tomorrow, Friday the 17th, is Lompoc’s Batch 69 Baltic Porter Release Party from 4 to 10pm at their main Lompoc location. In addition to this perfect cold-weather beer, they’ll have a number of other delicious-sounding beers on tap: “Batch 69 Baltic Porter is a strong dark beer with hints of chocolate and black licorice. It was brewed with a lager yeast, giving it a much cleaner smoother finish than a traditional porter. We’ll also be serving up New Olde Ale, an old ale brewed with an English style Windsor yeast resulting in a beer that’s rich and full bodied with a deep mahogany color and rich malt fruitiness; Sour Willy, a blend of five different beers for a light, complex, slightly sour beer with a fruity aroma and mellow cherry, oak flavors; Rosemary Stout, our Sockeye Stout that sat on rosemary sprigs for five days, lending a slight rosemary aroma with a licorice and chocolate flavor; C-sons Greetings; and Fool’s Golden Ale.”
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Boulevard Brewing refunding some bottles of Chocolate Ale
Boulevard Brewing has issued an apology and refund announcement regarding their recently-released Chocolate Ale (a beer which generated the kind of intense interest in Kansas City that Deschutes The Abyss does in Bend and Three Floyds Dark Lord Imperial Stout does in Munster):
This week, some post-release checks of Chocolate Ale, our current Smokestack seasonal offering, revealed that certain batches of the beer had begun to exhibit flavors and aromas not intended by our brewers, attributes not detected prior to the January release of the beer.
As you might imagine, we are dismayed by this discovery, and are conducting exhaustive investigations in an effort to pinpoint the problem. At this point we know enough to confirm that it was limited to three batches of Chocolate Ale bottles – it did not extend to other Chocolate Ale bottles, to Chocolate Ale draft beer, or to any other Boulevard beers. We can also confirm that the batches in question are not harmful to consume, but may simply display an undesirable flavor.
We stand behind all of our beers, and accordingly are offering a full refund to any consumer who purchased a bottle of Chocolate Ale from the following batches: 2011-1, 2011-2, or 2011-3. The batch number can be found on the back label of the bottle, in the upper right-hand corner (click here to view image – the batch number is indicated by the last digit on the top line.). To receive a refund, send us the name of the store where you purchased the beer, the purchase price, your name and mailing address, and a scan or photo of the back label from your bottle of Chocolate Ale, batch 2011-1, 2011-2, or 2011-3. If you purchased more than one bottle, please include a photograph of all bottles together.
You can e-mail this information to refund@boulevard.com, or mail it to “Chocolate Ale Refund, Boulevard Brewing Company, 2501 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108.†You can expect a check within 2 to 4 weeks of your submission.
I had a bottle of Chocolate Ale last weekend and it was one of this batch; instead of chocolate, it tasted very much like a chili beer (though not spicy hot). Kudos to Boulevard for recognizing and getting in front of the problem, it’s always good to see a brewery (particularly a big one) willing to do what it takes to maintain their quality and treat their customers right.
Now I just hope the bottles that made it to Bend aren’t all in that batch!
Oregon Beer News, 02/15/2012
Here’s the Oregon beer news for Wednesday, February 15th. Getting another late start today! But I’ll be updating this post periodically throughout the rest of the day, and if you have some news you’d like to share, please contact me.
The Bend brewing scene is seeing a flurry of activity lately; in addition to the bits about Worthy Brewing‘s groundbreaking and GoodLife‘s bottling that I posted yesterday, two more of our upcoming breweries are rolling right along:
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Oregon Beer News, 02/14/2012
Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re looking for Valentine’s beer ideas, might I suggest something dark and chocolatey? Or lighter with fruit? Or a combination? At any rate, here’s today’s beer news from around Oregon, which I will periodically update throughout the day. If you have some news to share please contact me and I will get it updated.
Hopworks Urban Brewery (Portland): Sanjay over on the Not So Professional Beer Blog reports that Hopworks has received approval and is getting ready to can their Organic IPA! I don’t know if this was previous news that I missed but I find it really exciting for HUB and canned craft beer in general. The cans will be 16-ounce “pounders”, similar to the ones Fort George and others are releasing, and Sanjay has a nice image of the approval HUB IPA can label over on his blog; it looks good and those cans will definitely stand out on the shelves.
Speaking of Fort George Brewery (Astoria), this Saturday the 18th as part of Stout Month they are holding their “Festival of Dark Arts: A Carnival of Stouts” from 2 to 10pm: “Stout Beer Fest and festival of all dark arts. The Festival of Dark Arts is sure to appease all the senses. Over 15 Stouts to taste, all of which not previously showcased in Stout Month! The Fest is ALL AGES/FREE ADMISSION. $8 for festival tasting glass. $1 a taste. Also for your senses will be: Belly dancing, fire dancing, fire eating, a live blacksmith forge, on site tattoo artists, dark cuisine, music, tarot card reading, and a HUGE art show featuring some of Astoria’s great artists showcasing their “dark art.â€Â This is not your Mom’s beer fest. This is an all day Stout Carnival.” They have an absolutely fantastic tap list lined up—if you’re anywhere near Astoria on Saturday, get thee to the Carnival!
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