Thursday, July 02, 2009

 

*** Good new, more good new, yet even more good news and…well…. some bad news. ***


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*** Good news, the Deschutes Black Butte XXI is in ***


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Deschutes Black Butte XXI 22oz:


Good news, this years Deschutes Black Butte XX (XXI) is in.
We have plenty to cover the existing pre-sells with some left over. The price was correct and it will not need to be adjusted. If you have not ordered any yet you can do so now and are assured delivery. We are working hard to get all of the orders boxed up.




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*** More good news…Stone 13th Anniversary is also in. ***


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Stone 13th Anniversary Ale 22oz:


This is an ultra red ale. It comes in at 9.5%, is a beep red color and the head is thin and tan. The aroma is almost completely of lime and pine hops from the double dry hopping. The flavor bitter up front with pine hop and toffee / cake malt. The finish is bitter and hoppy with long staying power. This is the kind of thing Stone is known for and it does not disappoint.


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*** Yet even more good news… 21st Amendment is now available. ***


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21st Amendment IPA 12oz:


This micro brew in a can pours a rich gold color with a tint of orange. The head is white and sudsy and settles to a thin layer. The aroma is floral in the hops and honey in malt. The flavor lightly malty up front with a grassy fruity hop and a 70 IBU bitter finish. This is a tasty, well-constructed IPA that truly has malt to hop balance. I know many beers say that but it is rarely true.


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21st Amendment Watermelon 12oz:


This beer has quite a following and has won the “Most Popular” beer award at the Oregon Brewers Festival many times. The color is straw yellow with a yeast haze. The head has the appropriately large billowy character you expect from a good wheat beer. The aroma is grainy wheat and watermelon. The flavor has a crisp Weiss wheat flavor and a melon finish. There is NOTHING artificial tasting, they use only real watermelon and it shows. It is not fruity sweet rather it has a big wheat / malt flavor up front with a mellow watermelon underpinning. As it states on the can “Yeast inside, agitate before opening.” This is important (I did it after opening because I did not want to ware the beer) because putting the yeast in with the beer dramatically changes the flavor and mouth-feel. If you do not do this you lose the crispness in the flavor and have a thinner feel.


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*** Some bad news….. too hot to ship. ***

We are working hard to get all of the pre-sell orders boxed up and stay on top of our existing order queue but it is too hot to release them to UPS. If you want to take the chance and have me release your order anyway please let me know but with the weekend coming and the 4th holiday in there I think that it would be sitting in the back of a trailer truck for too long and end up cooking. If you really want me to release your order please shoot me an email with “Release order XXXXX now” and I will get it out the door. Sorry for the delay but I think it is for the best.

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*** Back In Stock ***


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Rodenbach Flemish Sour 750ml:


Ahhhh, the return of a classic. Deep mahogany in color with a small but persistent head. The aroma is oaky with a light sweetness and raspberry / cherry notes. The beer is light on the tongue with just a hint of caramel malt to play off of the lactic tartness and just a hint of damp earth. The finish is dry with minerals and fruit skin. Try this side by side with the Verhaeghe Duchesse d Bourgogne and see which you like best.


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Rodenbach Grand Cru 750ml 750ml:


This Rodenbach has been aged in oak for 18 months. It pours reddish brown with a thin head. The aroma is woody and earthy with a touch of minerals and wine. The flavor is very tart and fruity up front with plum and cherry. There is some malt in there but it finishes dry, tart and woody.


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Alaskan Smoked Porter 2008 22oz:


** This may be our last shipment of 2008 the supply is running thin. ***

Alaskan Smoked Porter is credited with helping revive the German rauchbier style, or smoke-flavored beers, in the United States. The most award-winning beer in the history of the Great American Beer Festival, Alaskan Smoked Porter has a dark, robust body and pronounced smoky flavor. This unique beer is produced in limited vintages each year and may be aged in the bottle much like fine wine. It ages very well and will continue to mellow and increase in complexity for some time. For those of you who love the hops, you will probably like it better young, for the rest of us aging it for a year or two smoothes and mellows it.



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Stone Sublinely Self-Righteous Ale 22oz:


This Black IPA / American Strong Ale is yet another fine brew from Stone. It pours black (really a very dark brown) with a medium head. The aroma is very hoppy with pine, and citrus rind, other scents include a light fruitiness and coffee from the dark malts. The flavor up front is of resinious hops then moves into the dark roasty malt. There is a bit of sweetness but the finish is of that Stone style bitterness.


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Sunday, June 28, 2009

 

*** Ninkasi ***

Very glad to have Ninkasi back in the lineup. Not only do we have their three main brews but a hop-o-licious summer brew as well. Enjoy!!!

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Ninkasi Radiant Summer 22oz:


This wonderfully dry hopped amber pours a red copper color with a thin tight head. The beer has the intoxicating smell of a bale of Liberty hops and deep crystal malt. The flavor had a mid level bitterness from start to lingering finish. The body is creamy and the malt is light caramel and bread. Yet another striking brew from the folks at Ninkasi.


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Ninkasi Tricerahops Double IPA 22oz:



This 9.6% hop fest is a masterpiece of brewing. It pours light amber in color with a small cap of dense foam. The aroma is huge with orange hops and just a hint of malt sweetness. The flavor is also big on the orange hop profile but the malt brings in some chewy caramel without being overly sweet. The mouthfeel is smooth and has a medium body. This is one of my favorite double/Imperial IPAs.


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Ninkasi Total Domination IPA 22oz:



Hazy orange in color this hop driven brew pours with a small white head. The aroma is big and fruity, all hops with an orange, tropical and floral smell. The flavor has a fresh hoppy quality to it with orange rind, and some grapefruit along with some grassiness. There is a touch of caramel malt in there someplace but make no mistake, it is all about the hop.


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Ninkasi Believer Double Red 22oz:


Dark amber / red in color, its aroma is hoppy upfront with toasted malts. The flavor is well bittered with a citrusy earthy hop. The malt is lightly of chocolate cake and bread. I’m a big fan of the Believer as it is aggressively flavored but well balanced malt to hops.


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Saturday, June 20, 2009

 

*** Pre-Sell ***


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Deschutes 20th Annv. Black Butte XX 22oz:


I just got word that the Deschutes Black Butte XX is due in the first part of July. We are now taking pre-sell orders. That means we will fill the order sequentially and it’s first come first served until our allotment is gone. The price is tentative; there may be a small adjustment up or down. I’ll let everyone know if the price is higher.

This was the review from last year. I"ll post a new one for this year as soon as I can.
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Here is what the brewery has to say about it......

Black Butte XX is a tribute to Black Butte Porter, the revolutionary Deschutes Brewery beer that has excited beer enthusiasts since its release in 1988. This special Reserve Series brew is an extreme version of Black Butte Porter that the Deschutes brewers enhanced with several pounds Bellatazza coffee, Theo’s Chocolate cocoa nibs and by aging parts in Stranahan’s whiskey barrels. These regional partners from Bend, Seattle and Denver, respectively, each provide quality artisan ingredients that give this commemorative beer a truly handcrafted complexity.


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*** New Beers ***


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Southern Oregon Brewing Woodshed Red 22oz:


A deep mahogany color, this beer pours with one to two fingers of head that settles to a thing layer. The aroma is toasty with some mellow toffee. The flavor is nutty caramel malt and an earthy floral hop. The finish has a midrange bitterness and the mouth feel is smooth and full. Overall drinkability is high, great with food and quaffable all by itself.


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Trade Route Infedel Lime IPA 22oz:


Don’t worry this is not a Miller Chill type of beer. This is a real IPA made with kaffir lime leaves added. The color is a rich golden. The head is thin. The aroma has a slight sweet malt, piney hop, and an herbal note from the leaves. The flavor is crisp with a easy bready malt, citrus/lime from the leaves and hops. It has a good hop bitterness and the leaves provide a unique bitterness all their own. Fun, different, and not at all like those cheap ass lime beers you see from the mega breweries.


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Red Branch Diabhal 16oz:


I know they bill this brew as a Belgian strong golden but make no mistake this is a golden braggot. If you don’t know, a “Braggot” is mead (honey wine) made with malt (tastes more like a mead than a beer) while a “Honey Beer” is a beer made with honey (tastes more like a beer than a mead). Trust me when I say that this is an excellent golden braggot (and I used to make gallons of the stuff in my younger days). The main thing is to set you expectations in line with drinking a mead not a beer.

The color is golden and a thin head that leave nice lace. The aroma is floral and orange from the honey, a bit of yeast and some oaty malt. The flavor has some sweetness to it but it is tart. For those of you who have had semi-dry to dry mead you know what I’m talking about. Mead is nautrally more acidic than beer and therefore will have a flavor that is more tart and that comes just from the fermentation of a lot of honey. Lightly malty with a crisp fruity component from the honey and finish that is sweet with a hint of yeast.

If you are interested in trying a more typical “Brown Braggot” try Dansk “Old Danish”
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Rogue Sesquicentennial Series

This beer was made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the state of Oregon. They now do this wonderful brew in a series of labels that portray some of our fine cities.

First, the original Rogue Sesquicentennial….

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Rogue Sequicentennial Ale 22oz:


I can think of no better way for Oregon to celebrate its 150th year as a state than to raise a pint of beer that was made especially for the purpose. This hoppy amber ale pours a copper in color with two fingers of head. The aroma is grassy and orange from the Willamette hops (only home grown hops for this Oregon brew). The flavor is bitter up front and moves to the balancing maltiness from the Munich barley. The finish is hoppy with citrus flavor and a parting bitterness.


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Rogue Sesquicentenial Portland 22oz:



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Rogue Sesquicentennial Eugene 22oz:



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Rogue Sesquicentennial Newport 22oz:



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Rogue Sesquicentennial Ashland 22oz:



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Thursday, June 11, 2009

 

*** New Beers ***


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Mate Veza Yerba Mate IPA 22oz:


Brilliant golden / orange in color, this beer brewed with yerba mate’ pours with a good head that falls quickly. The aroma is big and citrus with a floral note and a touch of brown malt. The flavor has a matte bitterness up front with grapefruit hop flavors and ends with a smokey nutty finish. The bitterness is unique (from the mate’) and the flavors work well together to pull together as a satisfying and distinctive brew. The caffeine from the mate’ is just an extra added bonus.


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Mate Veza Yerba Mate Gold 22oz:


Pale yellow color with a medium head is brewed with yerba mate’. The aroma is a mix of flowers and lime with a nice bitter component. The flavor has a light mate’ bitterness along side the hops with a pale malt and a touch of woodiness. And again the caffeine from the mate’ is just an extra added bonus.


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*** New Meads ***


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Rabbits Foot Sweet 750ml:


Full of floral aromas of wildflowers and fragrant jasmine and a wonderful lingering sweetness. The flavor may be sweet but the body is not as heavy as some so it is flavorful and very drinkable.


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Rabbits Foot Dry Mead 750ml:


Light gold in color and an aroma berry and vanilla. Made with raspberry honey the flavor is crisp and light with an easy acidity and a toasty oak. This tasty 13% mead pairs well with lighter meat dished such as chicken or shrimp.


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Rabbits Foot Apple Cyser 750ml:


Crisp, apple, and medium dry honey. Infinitely more complex then cider, not as sweet as most meads. It is the best of both worlds.


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Rabbits Foot Raspberry 750ml:


Fragrant nose of ripe raspberry with a smooth warming finish, an exceptional after-dinner wine. Excellent with poached fruit, or enjoy after a fine meal as a dessert on its own.


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*** Back in Stock ***

We were lucky enough to get some more of the following beers with our last delivery. I’m not sure how much more we will be able to get so if you missed these the first time grab them now.

Deschutes Mirror Mirror 22oz:

New Belgium Lips of Faith 22oz:

New Belgium La Folie 22oz:

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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

 

*** Back In Stock ***


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Russian River Consecration 750ml:


Four more cases came in today. This beer has been one hot ticket and I was glad / surprised to see a little more show up.

This strong dark ale aged for 6 months inside used cabernet sauvignon barrels with currants added. Rusty brown in color it pours with little head. The aroma is big, sour, and fruity. Classified as a “Wild” ale; the brett notes come through with a touch of that barnyard goodness. The flavor is a mix of berry black current (of course) and hints of cherry and raspberry. I’m so excited to see Russian River’s barrel aged product make it up my way. Stuff like this is obviously limited but I get as much as I can. No bottle limits on this one. 10.5%ABV / 1.092 O.G


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*** New Beers ***


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New Belgium La Folie 22oz:


This amazing Flanders Red style brew was aged 1 to 3 years in French oak to achieve”Mouth Puckering Perfection”. Reddish brown in color it pours with little head. The aroma is sour and sharp but with rich caramel and a touch of fruit. The flavor is very sour as well with light fruit (cherry/raspberry) and earthy wood. I think it is an outstand Flanders style and it holds up agains many of the classics (Rodenbach Grand Cru, Duchesse De Bourgogne, or Vichtenaar)


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Cascade Lakes Paulina Pilsner 22oz:


This local, fresh, clean, crisp pilsner pours a light gold with a sudsy head. The aroma is of biscuit malt and floral hops. The flavor is bready with a spice hop with a clean flora finish.


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Big Sky Moose Drool Can 12oz:


Now this Montana classic comes in a convenient can to accompany you on all of your outdoor recreations.

This American brown ale is one of those beers that is just so easy to drink. Brown in color with a tint of red, its aroma nutty and lightly malty sweet. Smooth in texture with a tad touch of hops.


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Sunday, May 31, 2009

 

*** Now Available ***


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Russian River Consecration 750ml:


This strong dark ale aged for 6 months inside used cabernet sauvignon barrels with currants added. Rusty brown in color it pours with little head. The aroma is big, sour, and fruity. Classified as a “Wild” ale; the brett notes come through with a touch of that barnyard goodness. The flavor is a mix of berry black current (of course) and hints of cherry and raspberry. I’m so excited to see Russian River’s barrel aged product make it up my way. Stuff like this is obviously limited but I get as much as I can. No bottle limits on this one. 10.5%ABV / 1.092 O.G


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*** New Beers ***


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Blue Frog The Big DIPA 22oz:


Hazy amber gold with a orange citrus hop aroma and a toffee malt and an appropriate bitterness.


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Six Rivers IPA 12oz:


This copper IPA has a woody biscuit aroma and a flavor that is deep toffee in malt with medium hop bitterness that comes in late on the palate.


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Santa Cruz Mt. IPA 22oz:


Straw golden in color with an ivory head, this beer has an aroma of toasty malt and fruit hops. The flavor is of piney earthy hops and a creamy pale malt.


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Santa Cruz Mt. Coffee Porter 22oz:


A dark brown that pours with a thin tan head. The aroma is big coffee (duh!) with roasted malt and light hop. The flavor is bitter sweet chocolate, big roast and citrus hop.


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Schnider Hopfen Weisse 500ml:


This hopped up weisse beer is cloudy and straw yellow with a big wheat head. The aroma and flavor lives up to the idea of a well (over??) hopped wheat beer is with fruity, lemon, grass hops that play well with the tangy wheat and the fruity yeast ester.


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Belhaven Scottish Stout 500ml:


Black / brown in color with a creamy beige / tan head. The aroma is chocolate, toffee and vanilla. The flavor follows the aroma with some coffee tones and dry roast / light hop bitter finish.


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Stone Levitation Ale 12oz:


Copper in color with a medium head that leaves some nice lace. It is one of the hopiest ambers I have ever seen. The aroma is nutty with a big spice and floral hop. The flavor comes through with a bit of caramel and brown malts with a substantial bitterness.


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Thursday, May 28, 2009

 

*** Featured Wine ***


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Oregon Pinot Noir Sixpack 750ml x 6:

Sixpack of superb Oregon Pinots ready to drink now at a super price of 89.99 for the six. Klay 2006, Pug Dog 2006, Chris Bridge 2005, Stangeland 2006, Viridian 2006 and Kaison 2006.


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*** Now Available ***


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Deschutes Mirror Mirror 22oz:


5/28 We had a few orders fall through so there is some more Mirror Mirror opened back up. Their loss is your gain.
Cheers!
Matt


From the brewery.......

Deschutes Brewery"s - 2009 Reserve

Mirror Mirror, the flavorful brew that officially kicked off our Reserve Series back in 2006, is returning due to popular demand by both our brewers and our fans. Mirror Mirror is an inspired version of the brewery’s flagship, Mirror Pond Pale Ale, which has been doubled up to barley wine strength – yielding a rich malt base with hints of raisin and oak tinged with the slightest citrus hop aroma.

After its initial release we kept a small stash of Mirror Mirror in a hidden corner of the warehouse, sending a few kegs here and there to select festivals. We also tapped a few kegs for special occasions at both our Bend and Portland pubs. From this, beer enthusiasts discovered this unique beer, and a loyal following was born.


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*** Back In Stock ***


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Elysian Avatar Jasmine IPA 22oz:


Copper / orange in color with a lean white head. The aroma is all of sweet Jasmine. The flavor is lightly floral bitter hop with sweet golden malt and grassy jasmine notes. Not as bitter and hoppy as most NW IPAs but the Jasmine aroma and flavor makes this one of the best flower beers there is.


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