Reviews

BOULEVARD RYE ON RYE MAPLE

BOULEVARD RYE ON RYE MAPLE

During a trip to Europe in 1984, John McDonald discovered Belgian beers in a local bar. He fell in love with the style and variety and returned home wanting to start a brewery. He aimed to create a vintage Bavarian brewhouse and was so committed to his new business idea that he sold his house to … Read more

LAKEWOOD RELEASING ALESMITH COLLABORATION MECHANICAL UNICORN IPA FRIDAY

LAKEWOOD RELEASING ALESMITH COLLABORATION MECHANICAL UNICORN IPA FRIDAY

This Friday, Lakewood Brewing Co. will be releasing a brand new collaboration with AleSmith Brewing Co. just in time for Father’s Day. That beer is Mechanical Unicorn, an 8.6 percent ABV hazy IPA brewed with Loral, Meridian and Sabro hops. “It’s a tropical vacation in a glass with notes of pineapple, coconut, bananas, banana leaf, palm, cane … Read more

ALESMITH/BREWERY OMMEGANG PHILOSOPHY AND VELOCITY WEST COAST EDITION

ALESMITH/BREWERY OMMEGANG PHILOSOPHY AND VELOCITY WEST COAST EDITION

AleSmith Brewing Co. of San Diego, and Brewery Ommegang, located in Cooperstown, N.Y., are more than 2,700 miles apart. However, collaborating on two very similar beers brought them close together. AleSmith was founded in 1996 by Skip Virgilio and Ted Newcomb. Virgilio was the original brewmaster until Peter Zien, the only BJCP Grand Master Level … Read more

BLOCK 15 SUPER NEBULA EPISODE VIII (2017)

BLOCK 15 SUPER NEBULA EPISODE VIII (2017)

As a beer nerd, it is no surprise to anyone that the Pacific Northwest is one of my favorite places to visit.  Oregon specifically has over 300 hundred breweries that offer more delicious beers than I could drink in a lifetime.  Whether it is a crispy pilsner from Heater Allen or Occidental, a deliciously intricate … Read more