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Double Mountain of Hood River has added Vaprorizer to its regular line-up, joining their Kölsch, India Red Ale, and Hop Lava NW IPA. Vaporizer was a seasonal last summer, and it must have passed the test to graduate a level.
It is a Pale Ale which features hops primarily of the Challenger variety, grown on a single farm in the Yakima Valley and Gambrinus malt. Brewmaster Matt Swihart and his crew dry-hop Vaporizer to amp up the hop. It is 6.0% alcohol by volume with 50 bittering units.
TODAY: URUGUAY V. GERMANY
The game for 3rd place. This will either be a cracker of a game because there is no pressure or all the stars will be on the bench as the rookies get a taste of World Cup action.
And it is a match for past cup winners as well!
So we head to Uruguay for the penultimate beer of the 2010 World Cup!
And we toast the fighting spirit of the Uruguayan squad with Dorada from Mastra…”A moderately strong English Ale. The balance is almost even between malt and hops, or sometimes to the bitterness. The easy thing to drink is essential in this style. Emphasizes the use of hop bitterness, as opposed to the aggressive middle and end hopping is seen in American ales.
To Canada we go for a Nut Brown…
I have highlighted Brau Brothers once before and here I go again!
Sheephead is an 88 IBU bitter made with Sterling, Cascade, Centennial and Willamette hops that should make any hop lunatic happy. It certainly is on my list.
Elysian Brewing of Seattle had a beer named Loser that was Sub-Pop related now they have another special named after a local radio show. And it is one of the best beer names around. A little gross too but clever.
Here is what the brewery says:
TASTING NOTESAmber in color with a light hop aroma and toasty malt finish.
MALTS
Pale, Munich, Cara-Red, C-60 and small amounts of Special B and chocolate malts
HOPS
Bittered with Chinook and finished with Cascade and an abv of 5.6%
“A portion of the net proceeds from every Mens Room Original Red sold goes to helping support the families of our military vets through the VA Puget Sound Fisher House and Ft. Lewis Fisher House.”
TODAY: GERMANY V. SPAIN
At the beginning of the tournament, Spain would have been the heavy favorite in this match up. But now. All the momentum is with goal scoring Germany. So to be contrary. Here is a light beer from Spain for your pleasure.
“Reserved for the most demanding palate. Alhambra Reserva 1925 is a high quality beer crafted to perfection. With its deep, exquisite taste and exclusive masterpiece in bottle design. Reserva 1925: Our vast brewing experience, to enchant the beer connoisseur.”
From Los Angeles we head cross country to Newport, Rhode Island and a little beer bar that I have heard mentioned on blogs a couple times now. Pour Judgment has a great name and a great reputation. Notably picky websites like Beer Advocate and Yelp give it super high marks so you know they must be doing something right.
If you want Northeast beers and a great burger then this is your destination. You can find it at 32 Broadway in Newport. Phone number: (401) 619-2115
TODAY: HOLLAND V. URUGUAY
OK. The only reason I chose this beer was because of the “controversy” with the ticket selling and jailing of Bavaria beer girls. That is the power of PR.
“Bavaria Brouwerij was founded by Laurentius Moorees in 1719 and produced around 88 barrels of beer annually. Jan Swinkels, born in 1851, great-grandson of Laurentius Moorees, received ownership of the brewery and expanded their production and distribution.
In 1910 a malting plant was built, which still produces malt for Bavaria and other breweries. By 1924 the brewery had become too small and a new brewery was built and in 1933 the brewery added a bottling plant, which produced 2,000 bottles-per-hour.”
I admit, upfront, that I have been slow in adding PDF’s to the travel section of the website. My bad.
But since it is Oregon Craft Beer month, the time is ripe to reinvigorate this portion of the site. So here you go! Part one of four of my suggestions of where to go in Portland.
To kick off Oregon Craft Beer MONTH! Here is a review of the Widmer special release # 2. The Braggot of Prickly Pear….