Collaborations

Rogue Pendleton Pilsner, A Oregon Collaboration

Rogue Pendleton Pilsner, a special collaboration with fabrics producer Pendleton Woolen Mills debuts in July.

Pendelton has been weaving fabric in Rogue’s home state of Oregon for 152 years. Both companies are deep-rooted and handcrafted in Oregon.

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Posted in Headlines, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest, a German-American Collaboration

This fall, shelves across the United States will see Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest in bottles. If you know anything about Sierra Nevada, then you probably know there is much more to the story than just a well made festbier.

Starting in August and changing each release, Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest will be a collaboration with a German brewery. First up is Brauhaus Riegele from Augsburg, Germany. Active since 1386, the brewery is run by Master Brewer Dr. Sebastian Priller-Riegele and his son Sebastian Priller-Riegele (very much like the Grossmans of Sierra Nevada).

“We’re honored that Brauhaus Riegele, a real cornerstone of German craft brewing, is kicking off this Oktoberfest collaboration with us,” said Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada’s founder. “We’re both family owned, our children are hands on, and we share a passion for great beer. We’re aligned in so many ways, and we’re excited about the outstanding beer that’s emerged.”

Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest, a collaboration with Brauhaus Riegele, will be available in 12 ounce bottles in August, 2015.

Style: Oktoberfest
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: August, 2015

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by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Off Color Corybantic

Off Color Corybantic

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers

Two Evil Geyser Gose

Two Evil Geyser Gose

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Southern Brewing Company, Wild Heaven Craft Beers

Wild Heaven Swan Swan Hummingbird, a Southern Brewing Company Collab

Wild Heaven Swan Swan Hummingbird ships this week, a collaboration with Southern Brewing Company.

Wild Heaven’s Eric Johnson joined forces with Brian Roth and cultivated their own wild yeast strains and bacteria at their respective breweries. Combined is a Georgia based “super strain” used to create Swan Swan.

Swan Swan Hummingbird retains bright, tropical fruity notes from the Athens strain and earthy, citrusy sour notes from the Avondale Estates strain, combining to create a truly remarkable, clean, bright example of a wild ale.

Wild Heaven Swan Swan Hummingbird is a draft only offering.

Style: American Wild Ale
Availability: Draft Only, Wild Heaven Markets
Release: Mid-June, 2015

6% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Burnside Brewing, New Releases

Burnside Fruit of the Garden of Good & Evil, A Fest Exclusive

Burnside Fruit of the Garden of Good & Evil, a Portland Fruit Beer Festival exclusive release.

Burnside Fruit of the Garden of Good & Evil is a collaboration with Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider. The beer is a blend of fruit beer with pineapple and apricot, plus ghost chilies scotch bonnet peppers, and aji peppers.

This unholy marriage of beer and cider is the ultimate temptation of luscious, juicy and tropical fruit character with notes of Pineapple and Apricot that pulls you in before ending in a firey tropical heat of Ghost Peppers, Scotch Bonnets and Aji peppers and a thirst quenching 4.5%

Burnside Fruit of the Garden of Good & Evil is available in 22oz bottles, at Burnside Brewing during the festival and special events around Portland, Oregon.

Style: Fruit Beer (w/ Pineapple, Apricot, Chili Peppers.)
Availability: 22oz bottles. Limited.

4.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Rogue Brewing

Rogue Pendleton Pilsner, A Oregon Collaboration

Rogue Pendleton Pilsner, a special collaboration with fabrics producer Pendleton Woolen Mills debuts in July.

Pendelton has been weaving fabric in Rogue’s home state of Oregon for 152 years. Both companies are deep-rooted and handcrafted in Oregon.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to work alongside Mort Bishop and his team at Pendleton,” said Rogue President, Brett Joyce. “In the process of creating Pendleton Pilsner, we discovered that we have a lot of common DNA- we are both generational Oregon companies that come from small towns, we both focus on innovation and product excellence, and we share a passion for creating long lasting, enduring brands and products that we love to share with fellow Oregonians and true fans everywhere.”

Rogue Pendelton PIlsner will be available in 22oz bottles and draft from July 22nd through the 26th at Rogue Pubs, Pendleton stores, and retailers in Oregon.

Style: Pilsner
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.
Release: July, 2015

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Breakside Brewery, Coming Soon, Fremont Brewing

Breakside Back to the Future IPA, with Fremont Brewing

A Pacific northwest collaboration debuts in June – Breakside Back to the Future IPA.

This new collaboration features Fremont Brewing (Seattle, WA) creating a big India pale ale, with a mix of fun hop varietals, like Azacca, Ella, Jarrylo, Equinox.

We specifically chose new varietals that we think have a lot of promise, and it’s named after the futuristic hops used in each version: Jarrylo and Equinox in Fremont’s, and Azacca and Ella in ours. These beers very might well introduce you to new hop varietals that will be front and center in many IPAs to come.

Broadside Back to the Future IPA will be available in 22oz bottles and draft, starting June 12th.

Style: IPA
Hops: Chinook, Ella, Azacca
Malts: Two Row, Light Crystal
Availability: 22oz Bottles, Draft.

Release: 6/12/15

7% ABV, 68 IBUs

If you go:

Bottle Release Party
Friday June 12th, 2015 6pm
Whole Foods Market – Pearl
1210 NW Couch St, Portland, OR 97209
by Reid Ramsay