The NW Icons: Part Two – The Rogue Brewing Nation
Rogue is the perfect evocation of All Things Oregon and the beer is absolutely in the top five of all the “Old Guard” breweries in the entire West.
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The NW Icons: Part One – Boundary Bay Brewing Company
Boundary Bay Brewing is possibly the greatest obscure brewery in the United States.
Seriously.
Laphroaig Select: Select THIS.
Laphroaig Select is Splendid, in every aspect, in the immediacy of its flavors and textures and Attitude.
Deschutes “Fresh Haze” IPA: Cloud Nine in a 12 oz. Can
It’s fresh and sexy and engrossing and smoooooth and delicious and, really, what more can you ask from either a new beer or its brewery?
Hacienda Lopez de Haro: The Soul of Rioja
With this tannic structure, lovely acidity, and forward fruit, this is a genuine stunner.
Dave and Shawna & The Pig That Ate Poulsbo: A Twisted Tail
PROMISE YOU, if you go into Slippery Pig, you WILL taste that ONE (at least, possibly two) ales that will linger in your head for YEARS, the experience as fresh as when you first sipped it.
Deschutes “The Ages: As in “One For…”
It comes as NO surprise to me at all that The Ages is among the top two American Gueuze ales that I’ve tasted yet.
Stone VirtuAle: The Most Significant Subtlety
Unless everybody at Stone loses their senses, we’ll see this ale again and if you actually do see a bottle of this, buy it and drink it ASAP. It’s going to change the way you think about what the term “India Pale Ale” means.
