Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brewing Collaboration) Bottle No. 11 – 9/4/2017
This is the second to last bottle of the case of Brux I laid down just over 5 years ago. Who knew where this journey […]
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Sierra Nevada Ovila White Ale
Ovila Abbey Ales is a collaborative project between Sierra Nevada Brewing and the Trappist Abbey of New Clairvaux in central California. The latest beer is […]
Brux Domesticated Wild Ale (A Russian River & Sierra Nevada Brewing Collaboration) Bottle No. 10 – 3/12/2017
Here we are! We’re in double digits with the 10th bottle of The Brux Project (You can read about the project and see the previous 9 reviews)! […]
Sierra Nevada Brewing Harvest Single Hop Yakima #291 Hops
Sierra Nevada Brewing has long been a pioneer in the use of hops. They’re the largest purchaser/user of whole cone hops in the world, enabling […]
North Coast Brewing Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
North Coast Brewing celebrates their 25th anniversary in 2013 and has done so in collaboration with other “Class of ’88” breweries Deschutes Brewing and Rogue […]
Russian River Redemption
Russian River Brewing‘s Redemption falls in the oft overlooked part of their portfolio that isn’t an IPA or a Sour. Redemption falls in their Belgian […]
Ballast Point Victory At Sea
I thought I’d do a fun, “thematic” review for the 4th of July. I decided to go with an American brewery that had an unintentional […]
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
San Diego, California’s Ballast Point Brewing just arrived in Oregon and Washington in June of 2013. Because I’d heard rumors they were coming to Oregon, […]
Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Saison
Sierra Nevada‘s Ovila project is a joint venture with the Trappist monastery of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. This project began in 2011 with the release of an Abbey […]
Dogfish Head + Sierra Nevada Rhizing Bines
Rhizing Bines marks the 3rd beer in the “Life & Limb” collaboration series between Dogfish Head Brewing and Sierra Nevada Brewing. The first two Life […]
Green Flash Flanders Drive
Green Flash Brewing’s Flanders Drive is a Flemish-style sour Red Ale that was released for the brewery’s 10th anniversary in 2012. Chuck Silva, brewmaster, toyed […]
Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Quad with Plums
Sierra Nevada‘s Ovila project is a joint venture with the Trappist monastery of New Clairvaux in Vina, California. This project began in 2011 with the […]
Russian River Brewing Consecration (Batch 008)
Russian River Brewing is probably one of the hottest names in the American craft brewing scene. Vinnie Cilurzo has reached the status of a cult […]
Sierra Nevada Brewing 2012 Narwhal Imperial Stout
It seems like there is no shortage of new and interesting beers from Sierra Nevada Brewing these days. What with their Ovila line, new 4-pack […]
Stone/Iron Fist/Ken Schmidt Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout
The Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout is the newest collaboration beer from the Stone Brewing lineup. This one in particular is between Iron First and Ken […]