Deschutes “The Abyss” 2011: Hitting The Wall On The Praise Thing
This is just simply fabulous, world-class, ale; a masterpiece that would make the reputation of any brewery that produced it.
View ArticleDeschutes Black Butte XXIV: Beauty in the Beast
Deschutes ad campaign for XXIV coyly asks, "The Best One Yet?" My answer: Yes. Hell, yes.
View ArticleThe Pour Fool Lists 2012: By “Popular” Demand
I’m cranky. I admit it. Getting worse, in fact, as I age ungracefully. I like to write about what I want, not what I’m assigned. That was a pet peeve when I was writing for newspapers, which I did for...
View ArticleDeschutes “The Abyss” 2012: Passages & Perfection
This 2012 "The Abyss" fits that benchmark idea of "this good, never better" more than any beverage other than its own 2007 sibling.
View ArticleDeschutes “The Abyss” 2013: The Beer They’d Serve at God’s Wedding
The Abyss one of America's most sought-after beers every year for a good and basic reason: it really is That Good. 100 Points
View ArticleFoDA 2014 @ Fort George Brewing: “It Was a Dark and Yummy Night…”
The Festival of Dark Arts 2014 was possibly the ideal beer fest: expertly run, spacious, friendly, and awash in outstanding beers.
View ArticleWinemakers in Bondage: Who Took the “Fun” Out of ProFUNdity?
Instead of the artsy rationalizations and suggestive tasting notes offered by many wineries, why not just fix what the winemaker finds lacking?
View ArticleDeschutes Jubealale, 2015 Edition: #BestJubelYet
Jubelale, the 2015 version, is the best Jubel yet. I have 22 versions of this ale stored in my freakish sense-memory and this new one is the best they've ever done with this glorious beer.
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