Acting on anonymous tip that the Bond Street location had re-openend, MicroCosmos made our way down to the Deschutes Brewery for a late lunch today and discovered a bigger bolder pub in place of our longtime watering hole. The brewery has yet to formally announce its grand re-opening, look for that later this week, so the crowd was light, allowing MicroCosmos to survey the new digs and snap a few photos before diving into a Reuben.
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Winter Beer Tasting: How to, with photos
Host your own seasonal beer tasting.
We’ve been writing about winter seasonals a lot recently. And for good reason: A) it’s winter; B) winter beers are delicious.
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Precursor from 10 Barrel: 2011 Small Batch Series
Bourbon-barrel conditioned Imperial Red Ale? Yes please.
The latest special release from the fellers at 10 Barrel Brewing Company, which received a hearty thumbs-up from everyone here in editorial, is now available for purchase. Precursor Imperial Red Ale—they only made 2,600 of ’em!
Finding the delicious 10%, 85 IBU beer won’t be easy, though.
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This Rudolph Will Light You Up: Rudolph’s Imperial Red Ale
Three Creeks Brewing’s winter brew is easy to warm up to.
One of the best things about the holidays are the delicious high-alcohol winter seasonals that breweries start to roll out beginning in November. These boozy, heavily-spiced beers often divide our beer loving staff and the community at large: there are those who love the flavorful, wintery touch and those who would just as rather have another piney IPA in their clutches.
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It’s on TV Tonight: American Horror Story
American Horror Story, starring Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton debuts tonight on FX.
Slip that butcher knife underneath the couch pillow, because tonight marks the debut of the new Ryan “Glee, Nip/Tuck” campy psychosexual spook fest, American Horror Story (FX, 10 pm). Here’s a description from this week’s I Love Television™:
The plot: An unhappily married couple (Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott) and their teen daughter (Taissa Farmiga) are intent on pulling their family back together.
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Fresh Hop Beers, Explained: Silver Moon video clip
You know fresh hop beers are delicious, here’s why.
What are fresh hop beers and why are they so darn good?
The answer is relatively simple: Beers made with fresh hops (duh). The brewing process is similar, but instead of using dried, or preserved hops, wet/raw/fresh hops are utilized to impart a distinct earthy, fresh, vibrant taste.
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Deschutes Reveals Jubelale Label Art
A look at the 2011 Jubelale label art by Cara Thayer and Louie Van Patten.
It’s not quite fall, let alone winter.
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More Musings on the Malty Merriment: Little Woody day 2
“Ssampling” at the Barrel-Aged Brew Fest.
Nothing was able to usurp Deschutes’s Solace Rose at Little Woody, but some came damn close.
Already a great beer, Ninkasi’s Maiden the Shade which was aged in a Ransom Distillery Old Tom Gin barrel, became heavenly. Light on malt and still plenty hoppy, its time in the wooden gin barrel did something magical to the popular brew.
The Bourbon Ace of Spades from HUB was pretty righteous. And still on my sour/saison-style beer kick, I thought the La Ferme Du Funk from Oakshire lovely. Though you did look like a complete wanker drinking what appeared to be a rosey blush.
There were plenty of folks who got a good head start on Saturday’s festivities (see below). If you weren’t there, we hope you were doing something worthwhile.
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Barrel-Aged is Best: Little Woody, day 1
A short list of favorites after the first day of tasting.
Beer carefully produced from established brewers that has spent the last 6-18+ months in a barrel, absorbing flavors from the Pinot Noir/bourbon/gin /rum that previously lived in said barrel is generally pretty awesome.
That’s my take after spending 2.
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The Little Woody: The Beers
A list of breweries on hand at the Little Woody Barrel-Aged Brew Festival.
The focus downtown right now is the massive Masters Road National Championships that’s closed off pretty much every important intersection and the area is packed with fans cheering on the riders.
But don’t let those road closures keep you from making it down to the Little Woody Barrel-Aged Brew fest.
