I wish I could give you a better answer than the one I'm going to offer because first, I seldom drink IPA's anymore. As I indicated, I was around during the first wave of microbrews and I got burned out on IPA's. There were way too many 'stunt' beers being produced. When you start putting pumpkin, chocolate, apricot and God knows what else in the recipe you've lost me. These days I'm drinking Pilsners, Kolsch's and Japanese-style dry lagers.Honeyman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:03 pmWhat other Oregon beers should I try outside of Deschutes, Lester? I like fresh squeezed very much. I've got a couple great beer stores near me that would probably stock them. I'm open to all types, partial to IPA's which I have plenty to choose from here in the state south of you.Lester The Nightfly wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 2:08 pmFirst, that quote is attributed to a Monty Python bit which explains the American reference. Second, I've been drinking micro's from just after the Oregon legislature approved in-house brewing (brewpubs) in 1985, while you were nursing a Natty or Milwaukie's Best.craig11152 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 10:32 amThat might have been worth a chuckle 20-30 years ago.
But so called craft beer brewing is a thing now. Close to 10,000 and growing across the country. The beers they produce are far from "close to water"
Crawl out from under your rock and visit the 21st century.
It was a joke, get the stick out of your ass.
BTW - If you're at all interested in getting an education about the history of microbrews of Oregon (arguably where the much of the movement was born) here's a short documentary produced by Oregon Public Broadcast some years ago:
https://watch.opb.org/video/oregon-experience-beervana/
Second reason I'm probably not the best person to ask is I seldom drink anything in a can or bottle. In my neighborhood there are probably a dozen or so brewpubs or micro breweries within walking distance. If I want to take something home, I'll just pack a growler with me and get it right out of the tap.
That said, a google search of Oregon microbrews is as good a resource as any. The thing is, if you're making a 7 or 8 on a scale of 10 product, you're not going to be in business very long around here. It's that competitive. Stick with any brewer that's been around for awhile and you're probably not going to get burned. A couple of places that I can vouch for are Stormbreaker and Von Ebert. Ninkasi made in Eugene has a lot of fans as well.
Cheers and good luck!