The Abyss 2015 x 3: Fresh Out of Adjectives

  I had intended to write this post about the THREE(!) versions of Deschutes Brewery’s “The Abyss” – that legendary, Continue reading →

The 15 into 16 Bounty of Deschutes: Dissident, Hop Trip, Hop Henge, Red Chair, EHop, And MORE!

At various points during this exhausting fall into winter, packages would arrive via FedEx from a fella named Brett Counsellor Continue reading →

The Drinktanks Thermal Growler: A Quick 8-Month Progress Report

  I first wrote about the stunningly good thermal steel growlers from Drinktanks, the Bend, Oregon company which finally gave Continue reading →

Deschutes Jubealale, 2015 Edition: #BestJubelYet

  I can tell this twisted tale now, with a year’s remove, because A) it’s kinda funny, now, and B) Continue reading →

Deschutes “Pinedrops”: The Signpost to Tomorrow’s IPA

I usually beat around the bush quite a bit and that’s on purpose. I spent several decades turning my newspaper/magazine Continue reading →

DrinkTanks Rethinks the Growler: Maintaining One’s Cool – and Then Some!

Over the past year, since starting the website version of The Pour Fool, I’ve been going into my email files Continue reading →

The Short Life and Ugly Death of 10 Barrel Brewing

It was like a punch in the face, today… I was out all day and away from the computer. I Continue reading →

Deschutes Brewery: Going Dark, A Belgian Foray, and “Dinkel” Spelt Correctly

(Quick Note: When I posted this piece, it contained some rather comically WRONG information about the new Black Butte XXVI…Yes, XXVI, NOT XXVII. Continue reading →