Beer News – Boulevard and Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery to collaborate on White India Pale Ale

I am not a fan of beer styles. It just never seemed right to me to shove beer into neat little categories for convenience’s sake. Yes, styles have their place, but that place is usually in marketing campaigns and in homebrew competitions. So, when I find out that a brewery or two are bucking the traditional styles to come up with something interesting, it makes me smile.

That’s why when I read this article on bizjournals.com about Boulevard Brewing Company’s upcoming collaboration with Oregon’s Deschutes Brewery, I had a pretty big grin on my face. The collaboration is exciting simply because it puts two of the best craft breweries in the country together on a project. The fact that their collaboration is a White India Pale Ale, which doesn’t fit neatly into any of the BJCP beer styles, just makes me smile a bit wider.

Springfield Brewing Company Upcoming Releases

I visited with Ashton Lewis and Trey Manning down at the Springfield Brewing Company on Wednesday evening, and Ashton took me through the brewery for a sneak peek at what to expect from their fine Mueller Steel tanks in the coming weeks.

First, I got to try a sample of their upcoming pilsner. Ashton informed me that one of the things they are trying to do in the near future is to update their menu of beers, particularly those that are on tap all the time. As Springfield’s taste for craft beer and Lupulin Threshold has increased, so has the demand for beers which are slightly “bigger” in flavor. To all you session drinkers: don’t worry. Ashton still intends to make all of the beers at SBC extremely drinkable, but he plans on changing the lineup to suit the change in peoples’ tastes.

On the potential list in the future is a pilsner which is currently lagering in their bright tanks, and which will be available for everyone in about three weeks. I got to taste a sample (it’s not quite finished and hasn’t been filtered, so the flavor will most likely be different), but from what I can tell, it’s on its way to being a clean, well-balanced pils. It’s a little hoppier than their current lager, but not as hoppy as your typical pilsner, so it will make an excellent lawnmower beer. Interestingly, this pils was dry-hopped with Saaz hops, which isn’t something you necessarily see or taste often.

Mother's Brewing - Update - Slideshow on sbj.net

Just a quick note today, beer lovers. The Springfield Business Journal has posted an excellent slideshow of in and around Mother's Brewing Company.

Check out the slideshow here.


Photos in this post are from the slideshow on sbj.net and are property of the Springfield Business Journal.