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Well, it’s the height of Barleywine season. I also say that in April, July, September, and the rest of the months. I just can’t turn them down. I didn’t turn them down last night either. After the first two, I had some ama ...
Abyss After the release of my “12 Days of Abyss” posts, I was accused of buying, and then drinking, all of the Abyss in Portland. Sure, I drank a lot. But based on unbiased third-party research, it turns out that I only bought a ...
Welcome to the Abyss. OK. I tried. It was a dare. Actually, it was a bet. But it was a bet without money, and that’s pretty much just a dare. The idea was to buy a case of Deschutes’ Abyss and drink one a day for 12 days. Simple ...
Tonight’s intake (at home, on the couch, with a sitter): 1) Lazy Boy IPA (22oz)2) Stone Old Guardian (22oz)3) Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard (12oz)4) Deschutes’ The Abyss (22oz) OK. Normally, I’d segregate and enjoy my beers ...
So far, I’ve done a good job of talking about the idea of the beer, now I’m going to talk about the actual beer. Deschutes’ The Abyss is categorized as an Imperial Stout. I’m going to slide it into the Russian Imperi ...
11 bottles of beer in a box, 11 bottles of beer, take one out… You’ll notice something strange in the photo below. When I got the case home, there was already one missing. Don’t worry, it’s not a mistake. Within ten ...
By now, everyone has either uttered the word, or heard it whispered in the dark corners of your favorite bar: abyss. As soon as the word hits the air, it evaporates into a ghost of a rumor, a tall tale, a big fish. It’s nice when it&# ...
Dear Deschutes Brewing, I’ve just read that you will be opening a brewery in the Pearl, here in the beer capital of the world. Too many breweries? Never! I say welcome! A mug from the 2007 Bend Brewfest, a stone’s throw from the ...
I’m torn up about this. Really. I think I’m going to take a half day at work, just to ponder (and, of course, drink). What I probably won’t drink though, is Beertown Brown, Bridgeport’s newest brew to hit the streets ...
I was in a market last night looking to pick up a six pack when I noticed myself leaning toward choosing some California beers. Specifically, Lagunitas and Stone varieties. As I stood there I thought to myself that California has a lot of g ...
