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Deschutes Red Chair NWPA.

• Spring Seasonal (6-packs, 12-packs and draft)
• From the brewery: “Not up for a full–on hop assault? Red Chair NWPA is a smoother ride. Seven select European and domestic malts take a surprisingly plush, satin turn on the way to a citrusy hop kick. Edges out, layers in. Witness the subtle, aromatic seduction of the debut Northwest Pale Ale.  Red Chair NWPA is named for the oldest operating chairlift at Mt. Bachelor: a classic, old-school lift that locals seek out on fresh powder mornings.”
• Available everywhere except Oregon and Washington in January; Oregon and Washington will receive Red Chair NWPA when Cinder Cone Red runs out.

Looks like the faster we drink all of the Cinder Cone Red, the sooner we’ll see Red Chair NWPA in Oregon and Washington.  Luckily for us, there’s an event that will help us do just that:

The Last Run of Cinder Cone: Celebrating the Life of Cinder Cone Red

WHAT: That’s right, we are toasting a fond farewell to Cinder Cone Red this year, and making way for the Red Chair NWPA. Are you clutching your hair and screaming “WHY!?” Well, we’d love to bottle and distribute every beer we come up with, but if we tried that our team would be the ones screaming. Come give us your own words of farewell on our “Memorial Wall” and enter to win some great raffle prizes, including ski lift tickets, lodging, beer and more.

WHEN: January 5^th, 2010  / 6 pm

WHERE: Deschutes Brewery Pubs

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Laurelwood’s Auld Battle Axe. This year, for their limited addition 1 Liter swing-top release, Laurelwood brings us a Scotch-style ale.  This is a style that’s not seen too often around Portland.  Big on malt, high in alcohol, and very low on bitterness, this falls way outside of the comfort zone of many a PDX hop head.  But during these last few bitter cold days, this beer really hits the spot–warming you up from the inside with its 10% ABV.  Roasty, nutty, and sweet, this beer is a great example of a Strong Scotch Ale.

My fingers are crossed that some is tucked away in a single oak barrel.  Hmm, maybe a bourbon, scotch whisky, or sherry barrel.  And there it will sit, until March, just before Winter breaks.  And I will get an anonymous call, just a whisper,  saying “Matt, get to Laurelwood quickly!  They’ve just tapped the barrel of lightly aged Auld Battle Axe and they want you take take the inaugural sip.  Hell, they’ve even named this edition after you: Matt’s Barrel-aged Battle Axe…”

Well, while I’m dreaming, I might as well make it great, right?  Laurelwood, I’ll be waiting by the phone.

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